Natural geographic advantages have
historically attracted human settlements to rivers and
coasts. The attraction to the coast is so strong that people
are willing to...
Type: BriefReport#: 78607Date: June 1, 2013Author:
Sanchez-Reaza, Javier ;
Carletto, Andre
The global economic crisis, microfinance
over indebtedness debate, and increasing number of
individuals in developing countries using credit cards for
the first time...
Type: BriefReport#: 83945Date: June 1, 2013Author:
Bruhn,Miriam ;
Lara Ibarra,Gabriel ;
Mckenzie,David J.
Turkey has committed to a target that
30% of its total energy come from renewable sources by 2023.
The World Bank Group has provided more than $1 billion for
renewable...
Type: BriefReport#: 180637Date: May 30, 2013Author:
World Bank
This brief is on the Migration and
Remittance Peer-assisted Learning (MiRPAL), a network for
migration practitioners in the CIS countries that is set up
to collect,...
Type: BriefReport#: 180816Date: May 22, 2013Author:
World Bank
This brief summarizes the findings of
the World Bank study ‘Latvia: Who is Unemployed,
Inactive or Needy? Assessment of Post-Crisis
Options’. Unemployment...
Type: BriefReport#: 180378Date: May 17, 2013Author:
World Bank
Youth unemployment in Albania is over
22%. 39% of young people in Albania have just a lower
secondary education and the dropout rate for upper secondary
education is...
Type: BriefReport#: 180582Date: May 16, 2013Author:
World Bank
This brief focuses on a public lecture
delivered by Andrew Burns, World Bank Manager of Global
Macroeconomics and lead author of the Global Economic
Prospects Report,...
Type: BriefReport#: 180069Date: May 14, 2013Author:
World Bank
Confidence in combining
inflation-targeting-cum-flexible-exchange-rate regimes with
isolated micro prudential regulation as a means to guarantee
both macroeconomic and...
Type: BriefReport#: 77453Date: May 1, 2013Author:
Canuto, Otaviano; Cavallari, Matheus
High transport costs, a lack of reliable
price information, and an inability to verify the quality of
produce leave many farmers who produce cash crops in
developing...
Type: BriefReport#: 77954Date: May 1, 2013Author:
Goyal, Aparajita
The Education Resilience Rapid
assessment (RES-360 degree) for Mali was conducted within a
wider World Bank technical assistance framework, Mali:
impact of the crisis...
Understanding the demands and priorities
of poor persons is important to effectively target services
in the justice sector. To help enhance data, in 2012 the
Department...
Type: BriefReport#: 77426Date: May 1, 2013Author:
Prettitore,Paul Scott
This Education Note concerns education
systems in countries at all levels of development
increasingly need to manage the challenges of crisis,
conflict, and violence....
Type: BriefReport#: 77673Date: May 1, 2013Author:
Reyes,Joel E.
This note sets out approaches to reform
which start with identifying the shortcomings in results and
which then look for pragmatic solutions that fit the
particular...
Type: BriefReport#: 98815Date: May 1, 2013Author:
Manning, Nick ;
Watkins,Joanna Alexandra
Enda Inter-Arabe (ENDA), a
market-leading microfinance institution (MFI) in Tunisia,
was one of the first MFI's affected by a repayment
crisis linked to the so-called...
Type: BriefReport#: 80913Date: May 1, 2013Author:
Leonard, Matt
The World Bank is focused on developing
and supporting programs that help children reach their
potential and live lives free of poverty. To help build a
body of evidence...
Type: BriefReport#: 77086Date: May 1, 2013Author:
Gertler,Paul J. ;
Heckman,James J. ;
Pinto,Rodrigo Ribeiro Antunes ;
Zanolini, Arianna ;
Vermeersch,Christel M. J. ;
Walker, Susan ;
Chang, Susan M. ;
Grantham-Mcgregor,Sally
With the introduction of the universal
health insurance scheme Aasandha in January 2012, the
Government of Maldives aimed at achieving five key
objectives, namely: (i)...
Since 2004, 75 percent of countries have
adopted at least one reform making it easier to register a
business. Yet, despite these efforts, the majority of firms
in most...
Type: BriefReport#: 78241Date: May 1, 2013Author:
de Andrade, Gustavo Henrique ;
Bruhn,Miriam ;
McK
In an era of digital governance,
information technology, internet, mobile devices, and social
media have transformed the organization, management, and
delivery of public...
Type: BriefReport#: 98812Date: May 1, 2013Author:
Karippacheril, Tina George
In 2013, Middle East and North Africa
(MENA) regional growth is expected to slow to 3.8 percent
from 6.1 percent in 2012. Growth deceleration into 2013
reflects a return...
Type: BriefReport#: 78074Date: May 1, 2013Author:
Ianchovichina,Elena
This note outlines the critical barriers
that constrain trade between Nigeria and Cameroon, describes
the practical norms that have emerged as a response to those
constraints,...
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