• Developing trends : October 2012
    After months of decelerating economic activity following earlier turbulence in financial markets in the second quarter, economic activity is picking up once again. Global...
    Type: Brief Report#: 75192 Date: October 1, 2012
  • Private sector development in Iraq : an investment climate reform agenda
    Despite decades of war and instability, Iraq's abundant natural resources, strategic geographic location and cultural history endow it with tremendous potential for...
    Type: Brief Report#: 73758 Date: October 1, 2012 Author: Dabidian,Hooman ; Stone,Andrew H. W.
  • Horn of Africa situation report
    This includes the following headings: at a glance; latest situation; country by country situation; and World Bank response key actions.
    Type: Brief Report#: 73449 Date: October 1, 2012
  • Business training for new and existing female-owned firms in Sri Lanka
    This note discusses one of a number of recent impact evaluations of business training programs. Further reading provides a link to a critical overview of this new literature.
    Type: Brief Report#: 76387 Date: October 1, 2012 Author: De Mel,Suresh ; Mckenzie,David J. ; Woodruff,Christopher M.
  • Status of pilot implementation
    This brief gives status of pilot project implementation for Afghanistan - Female Youth Employment Initiative (FYEI); Haiti - Adolescent Girls Initiative (AGI); Jordan...
    Type: Brief Report#: 81675 Date: October 1, 2012
  • The Indonesia Early Childhood Education and Development (ECED) Project : findings and policy recommendations
    The Government of Indonesia is pursuing a number of initiatives related to Early Childhood Education and Development (ECED). These include increasing access to early...
    Type: Brief Report#: 73667 Date: October 1, 2012
  • Can skills training programs increase employment for young women : the case of Liberia
    Young people age 15 to 29 make up about a quarter of the world's population, yet they constitute nearly half of the world's unemployed. The World Bank is helping to...
    Type: Brief Report#: 81683 Date: October 1, 2012
  • Pakistan : can low-cost private schools improve learning
    Education is central to giving children the building blocks for a life free of poverty. When schools fail to deliver quality education, children are left without the...
    Type: Brief Report#: 73367 Date: October 1, 2012 Author: Marcus, Aliza [editor] ; Barrera-Osorio, Felipe ; Raju, Dhushyanth
  • PPIAF assistance in Zimbabwe
    In 2011 Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) provided technical assistance for a public-private partnership (PPP) assessment to provide guidance for...
    Type: Brief Report#: 75910 Date: October 1, 2012
  • Gender sensitive post disaster assessments
    This note on gender-sensitive post-disaster assessments is the eighth in a series of guidance notes on gender issues in disaster risk management (DRM) in the East Asia...
    Type: Brief Report#: 73371 Date: October 1, 2012 Author: Rex, Helene Carlsson ; Trohanis, Zoe ; Burton, Cynthia ; Stanton-Geddes, Zuzana
  • PPIAF assistance in Benin
    Cotonou, Benin's largest city has a population of more than 550,000 inhabitants spread over 70 k
    Type: Brief Report#: 75591 Date: October 1, 2012
  • PPIAF Assistance in the Republic of Cameroon
    The Republic of Cameroon (Cameroon) is a country with a vast natural and economic potential, as its geographic diversity favors varied economic and agricultural activities....
    Type: Brief Report#: 75599 Date: October 1, 2012
  • The GEF in the South China Sea and adjacent areas
    The South China Sea (SCS) is one of the most productive marine areas in the world, but political, economic, and social drivers have created great environmental pressures...
    Type: Brief Report#: 105999 Date: October 1, 2012
  • Tanzania - Country results profile : Sustaining and sharing economic growth
    This country results profile focuses on sustainable reform and economic growth in Tanzania. For the last decade, Tanzania has sustained high economic growth driven by...
    Type: Brief Report#: 93650 Date: September 25, 2012
  • Burundi - Country Results Profile : accelerated and shared growth for peace consolidation
    This country results profile briefly is about Burundi growth for peace consolidation. With a history of conflict and widespread poverty, Burundi has been working with...
    Type: Brief Report#: 93649 Date: September 24, 2012
  • Warming up schools and hospitals in Montenegro
    This Results Profile talks about school and hospitals in Montenegro. Boško Buha is in Pljevlja, in Montenegro's north, where winters are fierce and temperatures can...
    Type: Brief Report#: 93647 Date: September 20, 2012
  • Rwanda : Improving the investment climate for private sector development
    This result profile report talks about improving the investment climate for private sector development in Rwanda. Rwanda has steadily reformed its commercial laws and...
    Type: Brief Report#: 93646 Date: September 20, 2012
  • Warming up schools and hospitals in Montenegro
    This Results Profile talks about school and hospitals in Montenegro. Boško Buha is in Pljevlja, in Montenegro's north, where winters are fierce and temperatures can...
    Type: Brief Report#: 93647 Date: September 20, 2012
  • Rwanda - Financial Sector Development Program (FSDP)
    This result profile report talks about the Financial Sector Development Program (FSDP) in Rwanda. First and second phases of the project were supported by the Financial...
    Type: Brief Report#: 93648 Date: September 20, 2012
  • Developing trends : September 2012
    Economic activity has slowed down significantly in recent months. The recent bout of financial market tensions in Europe and weaker growth in some of the larger developing...
    Type: Brief Report#: 75191 Date: September 19, 2012
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