Determining which girls to work with and
deciding how to recruit them are initial steps in program
design. In many places these tasks are complicated by
restrictive...
One way the International Finance
Corporation (IFC) strengthens the overall business
environment is by making excellent training programs
available to small and medium...
Type: BriefReport#: 75671Date: February 1, 2013Author:
Gomes,Mario Joao
India is highly vulnerable to natural
hazards, particularly earthquakes, flood, drought, cyclone
and landslides. In the last decade, India has seen some
major disasters...
Brazilian exports of goods and services
have grown sharply in recent years, with sales nearly three
times higher in 2010 than in 2000. However, Brazil faces
considerable...
Type: BriefReport#: 75182Date: February 1, 2013Author:
Canuto, Otaviano ;
Cavallari, Matheus ;
Reis, Jose Guilherme
In India 35 percent of adults have a
formal account and 8 percent a formal loan, according to new
data from the Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex)
database....
Type: BriefReport#: 82396Date: February 1, 2013Author:
Demirguc-Kunt, Asli ;
Klapper, Leora ;
Randall, Douglas
Access to sanitation in Cameroon fell
from 61 percent in 2000 to 58 percent in 2010. While rates
of access to drinking water and improved sanitation in
Cameroon are...
Type: BriefReport#: 80104Date: February 1, 2013Author:
Ginneken, Meike van ;
Drozdz, Jan ;
Vargas-Ramirez, Miguel
In fragile and conflict-affected states
just 15 percent of adults have an account at a formal
financial institution while 26 percent report having saved
in the past...
Type: BriefReport#: 82394Date: February 1, 2013Author:
Demirguc-Kunt, Asli ;
Klapper, Leora ;
Randall, Douglas
The annual performance report (APR) of
the global environment facility (GEF), prepared each year by
the GEF independent evaluation office, provides a detailed
overview...
Transparency and openness in government
is not easy to achieve where there has been a history of
patronage and favoritism underlying service delivery. In
Cambodia however,...
Receding tail risks provide support to
improving financial market conditions. The easing of
financial market tensions that commenced in Q32012 has
continued through...
Knowledge has always been central to
development. A thousand years ago the Arab civilization led
the world in knowledge, prosperity, and development. More
generally,...
Type: BriefReport#: 75660Date: February 1, 2013Author:
Aubert,Jean-Eric ;
Utz,Anuja
Established in 2010, the Eurasian
Customs Union (ECU) carries significant economic weight as
three of its member countries represent a potentially large
consumer market....
Type: BriefReport#: 75656Date: February 1, 2013Author:
Carneiro, Francisco G.
Croatia`s current economic challenges
include sluggish growth, excessive public spending, high
unemployment, and a deteriorating external environment.
Croatian economy...
Type: BriefReport#: 76218Date: February 1, 2013Author:
Madzarevic-Sujster,Sanja
This brief includes the following
headlines: does the Bank finance commercial logging in
ancient primary forests? What is the Bank’s position on
commercial logging in...
This brief focuses on an energy audit
supported by the World Bank on the request of the Tajikistan
government, which has made it a priority to address
electricity shortages...
Type: BriefReport#: 180589Date: January 28, 2013Author:
World Bank
Belarus takes seriously its obligation
under the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic
pollutants to minimize any release of persistent organic
pollutants (POPs)...
Type: BriefReport#: 180126Date: January 28, 2013Author:
World Bank
Mozambique is experiencing its worst
flooding since 2000, primarily in the Limpopo river basin.
More than 50,000 people are reported to be affected. The
Government has...
Type: BriefReport#: 75394Date: January 25, 2013Author:
Wielinga,Doekle Geert
Code4Kenya was a 6-month experiment to
help accelerate the ability for the public to make sense of
data and to galvanize engagement around critical public
issues. The...
The Private Sector Renewable Energy and
Energy Efficiency Project has helped increase privately
owned and operated energy production in Turkey from
renewable sources...
Type: BriefReport#: 180364Date: January 23, 2013Author:
World Bank
The Private Sector Renewable Energy and
Energy Efficiency Project has helped increase privately
owned and operated energy production in Turkey from
renewable sources...
Type: BriefReport#: 180367Date: January 23, 2013Author:
World Bank
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