In this edition: Editorial: Lebanon's road to economic and social recovery: two fallacies and two lessons. Public expenditure reform priorities for growth and poverty alleviation. Recent economic developments....
Contents: Youth, Government and World Bank join forces. Youth Project helps to rebuild hope and reduce violence. Press release: The Royal Government of Cambodia and the World Bank announce the completion...
Contents: Development compatible with protection (Interview with Vinod Thomas). In focus: RFU partners develop projects aimed at sustainability. Development: Brazilian program wins award; Conference discusses...
In this issue: Global poverty reduction via expanding opportunities; by Timothy Besley, Robin Burgess, and David Donaldson. Interview with Alberto Alesina. Good_bye Lenin (or not)? The effect of communism...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 35666Date: April 1, 2005Author:
Alesina,Alberto ;
Alexandrova, Anastasia ;
Besley,Timothy John ;
Burgess,Robin Stuart L. ;
Denisova,Irina ;
Donaldson,David John ;
Fuchs-Schuendeln, Nicola ;
Garcia Marin,Alvaro Felipe ;
Grishina,Elena ;
Hazans,Mihails ;
Hertel,Thomas W. ;
Ivanov,Andrey Vladimirovich ;
Nussbaumer, Michel ;
Paci,Pierella ;
Rastrigina,Olga ;
Rutherford,Thomas F. ;
Sasin, Marcin, J. ;
Shepotylo, Olesandr ;
Smith, Preston ;
Tarr,David ;
Trapexnikova, Ija ;
Verbeek,Jos ;
Zhai,Fan
How do we measure financial access : despite the relatively high quantification of many aspects of financial systems, there has been a growing realization that information on the availability and use of...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 38946Date: April 1, 2005Author:
Kumar,Anjali
Each issue of this newsletter includes the following sections: Leadership Forum, Featured Reading, Event, Bulletin Board, Archives and information on newsletter subscription. The featured reading in this...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 121253Date: April 1, 2005Author:
Halvorson, George C.
This Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility Quarterly Report comprises a summary and the report. The summary includes: introduction; funding source; activity size; geographical focus; sectoral...
News: News from IFC GEM and the World Bank Group - IFC GEM celebrates International Women's Day; IFC to host global banking alliance for women secretariat; SEDF develops regional GEM initiative; World...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 35306Date: April 1, 2005Author:
Ellis,Amanda Natalie
The International Comparison Program (ICP) is a series of statistical surveys held worldwide to collect price data for a sample of commonly bought goods and services. This issue includes the following...
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...
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