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
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
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...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 35960Date: February 1, 2006Author:
Dunkelberg, Erika ;
Mustard, Fraser ;
Young, Mary Eming
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
A growing number of Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, governments, regional organizations, and private sector operators have identified the development of affordable cross-border backbone infrastructure...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 36234Date: January 1, 2006Author:
Ampah, Mavis A. ;
Neto, Maria Isabel A. S. ;
Niang, Cecile Thioro
This issue of Access Finance has one highlighted article: Development of a national payment system: some lessons learned. Basically this article is a critique of a report published in January 2006 by the...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 38843Date: January 1, 2006
Organizations and policy-makers interested in the development of domestic and international economic and financial systems have become increasingly aware of the role and importance of the national payment...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 38954Date: January 1, 2006
Modernizing China's growth paradigm by Eswar Prasad and Raghuram Rajan. Understanding migration in Russia by Yuri Andrienko and Sergei Guriev. Insert : Invasion or Necessary Stimulant? by Zhanna Zaionchkovskaya....
Some of the headings included in this newsletter of the World Bank in India are: India's AIDS consultations hold lessons for the world; donors assess recovery needs in quake-hit Kashmir; development dialogue:...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 54070Date: January 1, 2006
In this edition: Editorial: as the political dialogue continues, advance the social and economic reform. Is Lebanon falling behind in education? Government takes step towards enhancing financial accountability....
Type: NewsletterReport#: 37136Date: January 1, 2006
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