Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs have become a preferred tool for investing in human development in many countries. The first generation of these programs focused on helping poor families invest...
This issue of the China Urban Development Quarterly includes the following headings: Shanghai urban environment program. Urban planning news in China. Urban events. Preservation and development of the...
Some of the topics covered in this issue: Financial institutions develop policies to ensure legal and sustainable forest operations; East Africa forest law enforcement and governance (EA FLEG) forum; the...
Yemen Economic Update is a quarterly report that consists of five sections. The first section highlights major economic and policy developments. The second section provides a special topic on the Yemeni...
This newsletter includes some of the following headlines: February issue: ask the expert about HIV/AIDS; gender quality focus on Berlin conference; impacts: stipends help triple girls access to school...
Some of the headings included in this issue of the daily brief economics and financial market commentary newsletter are as follows: Chinese stocks slip again on Thursday; U.S. factory activity rebounds...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60487Date: March 1, 2007Author:
Riordan, Mick ;
Savescu,Cristina ;
Kim,Eung Ju ;
Streifel,Shane S. ;
DeKleine, Annette
In this issue of Development in Partnership: Thailand and World Bank share experience on knowledge management applications. Two World Bank February events promote HIV/AIDS awareness among youth in Thailand....
In this issue: Donor's perspective -- we want to add value, not just sign a cheque. Improved corporate governance as a strategy for reform. Microfinance fund fills gap in the Far East. IFC focuses on internal...
Contents include: Era of good governance, by Madani M. Tall; Governance and anti-corruption by Mademba Ndiaye; Bank services for the poor, by Sameer Badawi and Jennifer Isern; Environment of the private...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 39389Date: March 1, 2007Author:
Badawi, Sameer ;
Derreumaux, Paul ;
Diop,Mohamadou ;
Isern,Jennifer ;
Morisset,Jacques ;
Ndiaye,Mademba ;
Tall,Madani M.
Some of the headings included in this issue of the daily brief economics and financial market commentary newsletter are as follows: Chinese stocks rebound following record falloff yesterday; U.S. gross...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60486Date: February 28, 2007Author:
DeKleine, Annette ;
Kim,Eung Ju ;
Riordan,Elliot Joseph ;
Savescu,Cristina ;
Streifel,Shane S.
Some of the headings included in this issue of the daily brief economics and financial market commentary newsletter are as follows: China stocks hit hard in trading today; U.S. existing home sales revive...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60485Date: February 27, 2007Author:
Riordan, Mick ;
Savescu,Cristina ;
Kim,Eung Ju ;
Streifel,Shane S. ;
DeKleine, Annette
The role of private philanthropic foundations in international development has drawn significant public attention over the past year, much of it centered on Warren Buffett's donation of $31 billion to...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 43273Date: February 27, 2007Author:
Sulla,Olga
Some of the headings included in this issue of the daily brief economics and financial market commentary newsletter are as follows: emerging market (EM) debt spreads return to all-time lows; Peru exchanges...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60484Date: February 26, 2007Author:
Riordan, Mick ;
Savescu,Cristina ;
Kim,Eung Ju ;
Streifel,Shane S. ;
DeKleine, Annette
Some of the headings included in this issue of the daily brief economics and financial market commentary newsletter are as follows: German business sentiment dips in February; and among emerging markets.
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60483Date: February 23, 2007Author:
DeKleine, Annette ;
Kim,Eung Ju ;
Riordan,Elliot Joseph ;
Savescu,Cristina ;
Streifel,Shane S.
Some of the headings included in this issue of the daily brief economics and financial market commentary newsletter are as follows: Japan's trade surplus widens in January; U.S. initial claims normalize...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60482Date: February 22, 2007Author:
Riordan, Mick ;
Savescu,Cristina ;
Kim,Eung Ju ;
Streifel,Shane S. ;
DeKleine, Annette
Some of the headings included in this issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG) daily brief economics and financial market commentary newsletter are as follows: U.S. Consumer Price Index...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60481Date: February 21, 2007Author:
Riordan, Mick ;
Savescu,Cristina ;
Kim,Eung Ju ;
Streifel,Shane S. ;
DeKleine, Annette
Some of the headings included in this issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG) daily brief economics and financial market commentary newsletter are as follows: France closes 2006 with...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60480Date: February 20, 2007Author:
Riordan, Mick ;
Savescu,Cristina ;
Kim,Eung Ju ;
Streifel,Shane S. ;
De Kleine Feige,Annette I.
Some of the headings included in this issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG) daily brief economics and financial market commentary newsletter are as follows: U.S. housing starts tumble...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60479Date: February 16, 2007Author:
Riordan, Mick ;
Savescu,Cristina ;
Kim,Eung Ju ;
Streifel,Shane S. ;
DeKleine, Annette
Some of the headings included in this issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG) daily brief economics and financial market commentary newsletter are as follows: U.S. retail sales: no change...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60478Date: February 15, 2007Author:
Riordan, Mick ;
Savescu,Cristina ;
Kim,Eung Ju ;
Streifel,Shane S. ;
DeKleine, Annette
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