Recent trends suggest domestic demand is cooling down, but external demand keeps GDP growth high, while slower money growth indicates that external surpluses pose as of yet little risk for China's monetary...
This newsletter is a quarterly publication of the Jordan country unit. This issue features: World Bank Contacts; World Bank Preparing a Country Assistance Strategy for Jordan; Recent Economic Developments;...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 37129Date: April 1, 2005Author:
Bou Habib,Chadi ;
Henderson, Margaret ;
Kane, Janine C. ;
Warlop,Sophie W. ;
Zacchia,Paolo B.
This Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region poverty team newsletter includes some of the following headlines: how important are growth and rural policies to reducing rural poverty and vulnerability? Are...
In this issue: Interview with Mr. E. Nassim. Legislation update: Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan. Program launch. Program update: Georgia. Program in focus: SME policy.
The newsletter discusses activities at the Bank's Cairo Offices during the first quarter of 2005. Contents include: High level retreat in Luxor on emerging economies: Egypt Prime Minister hosts dialogue...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 37111Date: March 30, 2005Author:
El Kouesny, Nehal [editor] ;
El Naggar, Dina [editor]
In this issue: Summary. Macroeconomic developments and outlook. Structural developments and policies: successes and challenges of basic education. Economic and sector dialogue. New and noteworthy. World...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 33569Date: March 22, 2005
Development outreach has asked the leaders of the WDR 2005 team, Warrick P. Smith and Mary C. Hallward-Driemeier to put together the special report featured in this issue in order to provide comments by...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 33250Date: March 1, 2005Author:
Al Arif,Muhamad ;
Warrick P. Smith ;
Mary C. Hallward-Driemeier ;
et al
This newsletter is a quarterly publication of the Jordan country unit. This issue features: World Bank Contacts Economic Advancement of Woman in Jordan: A Country Gender Assessment; Recent Economic Developments;...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 37128Date: March 1, 2005Author:
Bou Habib,Chadi ;
Henderson, Margaret ;
Kane, Janine C. ;
Ofosu-Amaah,Adyline Waafas ;
Warlop,Sophie W. ;
Zacchia,Paolo B.
Centers respond to Asian Tsunami. New Director General for IRRI - International Rice Research Institute. Assuring excellence in CGIAR Centers; by Uzo Mokwunye. Accessing expertise : new CGIAR "Contacts"...
The civil society engagement eNewsletter includes the following headings: improving World Bank-civil society engagement: World Bank's Board endorses "issues and options" paper; World Bank Presidential...
The contents of this newsletter focus on status of operations concerning emergency infrastructure reconstruction project, emergency community empowerment and public works project, national emergency employment...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 91540Date: March 1, 2005Author:
Zia,Abdul Raouf ;
Manasseh,Karina Maria
A fair share for women launched. WB (World Bank) East Asia regional disability advisor visits Cambodia. Social accountability is important to strengthen governance. Small grants program assists communities...
Albania Quarterly aims to inform about overall economic developments in Albania and the World Bank Group activities in the country. The newsletter consists of eight sections: 1) highlights of major policy...
Bank ready with US$ 553 million for tsunami relief in India. Bank Executive Directors visit India. Partnership grows with Orissa. Development Dialogue - Knowledge-sharing activities of the Public Information...
Contents: Russian entrepreneurs: tell me who your friends and family are...; by Simeon Djankov, Gerard Roland, Edward Miguel, Yingui Qian, and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya. Entrepreneurs in Latvia: a few pieces...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 32637Date: March 1, 2005Author:
Aidis,Ruta Kristina ;
Bartelsman,Eric Jan ;
Bertrand,Marianne ;
Bery,Suman K. ;
Bhaumik, Sumon ;
Brown, David ;
Djankov,Simeon ;
Dombrovsky, Vyacheslav ;
Earle,John Sutherland ;
Estrin,Saul ;
Haltiwanger,John Couch ;
Klapper,Leora ;
Kozlov,Konstantin ;
Laeven,Luc A. ;
Lokshin,Michael M. ;
Lup, Dana ;
Mickiewics, Tomasz ;
Miguel, Dward ;
Perotti,Enrico C. ;
Qian, Yingui ;
Rajan,Raghuram Govind ;
Roldan, Gerard ;
Scarpetta,Stefano ;
Schoar,Antoinette ;
Thesmar, David ;
Thompson, William ;
Volpin, Paolo ;
Volz, Ulrich ;
Yemtsov,Ruslan G. ;
Zamulin, OlegYudaeva, Ksenia ;
Zhuravskaya,Ekaterina
Over the past few years, the United States has pursued an increasing number of bilateral and regional free trade agreements (FTAs) in different parts of the world. This has marked a considerable shift...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 32111Date: February 7, 2005Author:
Fink,Carsten ;
Reichenmiller,Patrick G.
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: for comment:...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60510Date: February 1, 2005
This paper by the Department for International Development (DFID) discusses collecting better data on access to financial services. Financial sector development is important for growth in developing countries....
Type: NewsletterReport#: 38849Date: February 1, 2005Author:
Blis, Karen
Contents: A commitment to partnership (Interview with Gregor Wolf). In focus: Twelve years in Brazil. Developments: Brazil and World Bank Institute partnerships. Objectives of the Rain Forest Unit. Report:...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 33335Date: February 1, 2005
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