Some of the headings included in this issue of the World Bank in Laos are: efforts to combat Avian Flu begin; sustainable mining: assesses options; youth forum discussed educational opportunities; trade...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 62048Date: October 1, 2006
This newsletter is a quarterly publication of the Jordan country unit. This issue features: World Bank contacts; Strategy for public private partnerships; Recent economic developments; Bank group operations;...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 116694Date: October 1, 2006
As the World Bank places renewed emphasis on understanding the relationship between human rights and economic development, Development Outreach features a special report aimed at raising debate and sharing...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 40633Date: October 1, 2006
The flow of funds from migrant workers back to their families in their home country is an important source of income in many developing economies: for some individual recipient countries, remittances can...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 38962Date: October 1, 2006Author:
Andreassen,Ole E. ;
Cirasina, Massimo
The International Comparison Program (ICP) is the world's largest statistical initiative, involving 107 countries. It produces internationally comparable price levels, economic aggregates in real terms,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 39654Date: October 1, 2006
This Business Issues Bulletin provides those interested in business issues with a short summary and analysis of a particular topic affecting the business environment in Cambodia. Also included are opinions...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 38225Date: October 1, 2006Author:
Naryth, Hem H. ;
Neam, Koy ;
Pisey, Kong ;
Sciaroni, Bretton G. ;
Visoth, Prom
This issue's highlights include news of IFC and other World Bank Group activities (including Lars Thunell's call for more support to women entrepreneurs during the Women's Network lunch in September),...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 38220Date: October 1, 2006
In this issue: There were no Government of Indonesia (GoI) and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) GAM-GoI incidents reported in October. Local level conflict continues to drop. Aid-related conflict remains high.
Type: NewsletterReport#: 40469Date: October 1, 2006
Access to finance is often raised in World Bank Enterprise Surveys as one of the top three constraints. This constraint is particularly acute for small businesses. As a result, small businesses finance...
This Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region poverty team newsletter includes some of the following headlines: new Department for International Development (DfID) Trust Fund for Western Balkans programmatic...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 49215Date: October 1, 2006
The Guarare newsletter includes the following headings: How effective is development policy lending? UK supports microfinance technical assistance program for Andean countries; Household Questionnaires...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 46207Date: October 1, 2006
This newsletter highlights some of the many policies, programs, and initiatives of the World Bank (WB) which may involve or be of interest to Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). This includes: outcomes...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60969Date: October 1, 2006
This China Project and Development Facility (CPDF) newsflash includes: recent business highlights -- Private Enterprise Project for China (PEP-China) Partners' Meeting held in Chengdu on December 7; International...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 38786Date: October 1, 2006
The number of national export promotion agencies (EPAs) has tripled over the last two decades. While more countries made them part of their national export strategy, studies criticized their efficiency....
A challenge for many small exporters is access to financing. In particular, many exporters find it difficult to finance their production cycle, since after goods are delivered most buyers demand 30 to...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 38239Date: September 15, 2006Author:
Klapper,Leora
The proliferation of free trade agreements and customs unions since the early 1990s has been remarkable. Today most countries are party to one or more regional trade initiatives (World Bank 2004). Economic...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 38238Date: September 15, 2006Author:
Walkenhorst,Peter
For the past ten years, the World Bank has acknowledged corruption as a major impediment to economic development. More recently, it has played an increasingly active role in supporting anti-corruption...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 43621Date: September 1, 2006
Some of the headings included in this issue of the Public Private partnership (PPP) for handwashing newsletter are as follows: updates from the country programs; new publications; news in brief; capacity-building,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 42979Date: September 1, 2006
About the World Bank Group and Staff Exchange Program (SEP). Partnership programs at a glance. A word of Thanks, by Benedicte Boullet. Moving in, moving on. A first Voice Secondment Program (VSP) cohort...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 48962Date: September 1, 2006Author:
Boullet,Benedicte M. ;
Eren-Baig,S. Gizem ;
Seiter,Andreas ;
Broemmel,Michael ;
Ondoki,Isidore ;
Viloria-Williams,Julie G. ;
Posthuma, Anne ;
Akporji,Chii ;
Einfeldt,Christiane Marlies ;
Julian,Bradley Christopher ;
Tomowski,Arno ;
Baur, Joerg ;
Toledano,Josef ;
Babu,Suresh Chandra ;
Mouton,Francois-Regis ;
Hassan,Fareed M. A. ;
Ritter, Konard Von
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