This issue's highlights of major country updates: World Bank supports Nigeria's efforts to combat Avian Flu. Students from Abuja visit the Country Office. Nassarawa State University students also cam calling ....
Type: NewsletterReport#: 37231Date: March 1, 2006Author:
Tohomdet, Obadiah [editor-in-chief]
This newsletter is a quarterly publication of the Jordan country unit. This issue features: World Bank Contacts; Jordan Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Initiative; Recent Economic Developments;...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 37135Date: March 1, 2006Author:
Akkaya,Sebnem ;
Attiga,Ahmed Ali ;
Bou Habib,Chadi ;
Duncan,Reynold ;
Karam,Stephen George ;
Warlop,Sophie W.
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) comprise a substantial part of the economic activity of both developed and developing countries. In the U.S. SMEs employ about 55 percent of the workforce and contribute...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 38955Date: March 1, 2006Author:
Harvey,Matthew Peter ;
Wendel,Charles B.
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and IKEA drive responsible forest management, curb illegal logging and reward legal forestry in China and Russia. Toward a national declaration on forest sector transparency in...
In this issue: No Government of Indonesia (GoI) and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) GAM-GoI related conflict incidents reported in March. AMM (Aceh Monitoring Mission) investigates one serious incident of...
The state of corporate governance can have an important effect on the availability and cost of capital for all firms, and good corporate governance of financial firms is essential in fostering financial...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 36468Date: February 1, 2006Author:
Atacik, Mahmet Can ;
Jarvis,Michael
This newsletter includes following headings: what role do postal networks play in providing financial services?; how to expand access to financial services through the postal network: the high potential...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 88255Date: February 1, 2006Author:
Huynh,Isabelle Ngoc Dung ;
Porteous,David John
In this issue: One serious incident relating to the MoU was reported in February. Kidnapping in Aceh Utara, villagers call for support. Local level conflict increases. A high proportion of disputes continue...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 40439Date: February 1, 2006
Each issue of this newsletter includes the following sections: Leadership Forum, Featured Reading, Event, Bulletin Board, Archives and information on newsletter subscription. The paper featured in the...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 121260Date: February 1, 2006Author:
Yazbeck,Abdo S.
In this issue: Pledges, Commitments and Deposits. Status of ITF-Financed Projects. ITF Sources and Uses of Funds. Use of Future Deposits. Focus On: improving rural water infrastructure.
Type: NewsletterReport#: 38999Date: February 1, 2006
Investing in early child development (ECD) - and the parenting skills that necessarily accompany it - may be one of the most effective means for policymakers to reduce youth risk-taking behavior. While...
In this issue: Fostering Greater Equity; by Giovanna Prennushi, Francisco Ferreira, Peter Lindert and Michael Walton. Addressing Unequal Economic Opportunities: A case study of land tenure in Ghana; by...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 37250Date: February 1, 2006Author:
Ferreira, Francisco ;
Goldstein,Markus P. ;
Lanjouw, Jan O. ;
Lindert,Peter H. ;
Mai,Lu Aung ;
Moene, Karl Ove ;
Prennushi,Giovanna ;
Puri, Sunetra [editor] ;
Rao,Vijayendra ;
Ringold,Dena ;
Sokoloff,Kenneth L. ;
Udry,Christopher Robert ;
Wallerstein, Michael ;
Walton, Michael ;
Wiemer, Calla
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: spring meetings...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60515Date: February 1, 2006
This paper commences with an overview that provides the following observations: China's GDP growth hardly slowed in 2005, with domestic demand firmly taking the lead over net trade in the second half;...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 37737Date: February 1, 2006
Highlight of challenging development events. Key World Bank releases of the month. Using TV, radio, and newspapers for development work in Sierra Leone. Summary of key country events of the month.
Type: NewsletterReport#: 37239Date: February 1, 2006
Notes from the global manager. News in brief. Feature. Methodology. Regional spotlight. Regional reports in brief. Country spotlight. Calendar of events.
Type: NewsletterReport#: 39652Date: February 1, 2006Author:
Vogel,Frederic A. ;
Zieschang, Kimberly ;
Ducharme, Louis Marc ;
Mouyelo-Katoula,Michel ;
Tutelian, Maral ;
Abulata, Mohamed F. ;
Walujadi, Dedi ;
Budah, Sher Bahadur
This Cambodia newsletter has the following contents: Information is a form of power. World Bank statement on Cambodia. Gang head gives up bad ways to leader for good.
Type: NewsletterReport#: 35382Date: February 1, 2006
In this issue: who gets debt relief? Focus: improving access to finance; getting girls into school: evidence from Cambodia; diffusing new Knowledge among farmers: the role of opinion leaders; infrastructure...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 48381Date: February 1, 2006
The report reviews the macroeconomic developments in the region, which remained broadly favorable, with all EU8 countries having buoyant output growth in the third quarter of 2005. Fiscal performance in...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 35416Date: February 1, 2006
The report reviews the macroeconomic developments in the region, which remained broadly favorable, with all EU8 countries having buoyant output growth in the third quarter of 2005. Fiscal performance in...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 35416Date: February 1, 2006
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