SOCIAL MOBILIZATION AND HUMAN CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT. CHUI PROVINCE. STRENGTHENING CIVIL SOCIETY IN CENTRAL ASIA - INTRAC. SOCIAL PARTNERSHIP IN KYRGYZSTAN. WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER. UNDP WIDESPREADS...
"Twenty-Seven Months - Intifada, Closures and Palestinian Economic Crisis: An Assessment"(see report no. 26314), summarized in this newsletter, was prepared as a follow-up to a report published in March...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 26313Date: June 1, 2003Author:
Mary Kousa, John Wetter, Claus Astrup, Youssef H
In this issue: Interview with a donor. Russia's ICT gets a boost; new programs in the Caucasus. Leasing legislation in Central Asia. Focus on impact assessment. Sustainable forestry.
Contents: Iraq is a transition economy of the Middle East. The task is to transform the economy-dominated by central planning, price controls, and extensive state ownership-into a genuine market economy....
Type: NewsletterReport#: 28425Date: June 1, 2003Author:
Bartholomew,Ann ;
Barysch, Katinka ;
Berglöf, Erik ;
Fries, Steven ;
Fuenzalida-Puelma, Hernan Luis ;
Fulin, Chi ;
Guriev,Sergei M. ;
Hayhurst, David ;
Lister,Stephen ;
McKee, Martin ;
Mountfield,Edward ;
Nguyen,Minh Van ;
Ofer,Gur ;
Ovseiko, Pavel ;
Pajuste, Anete ;
Polanec,Saso ;
Shakarishvili,George ;
Stern,Nicholas H. ;
Taheri,Amir ;
Yudaeva,Ksenia
In this issue: Editorial: Renewing our strategic partnership with Lebanon - addressing new priorities, solving old problems. Trade, investment, and development in MENA. The World Bank prepares its Country...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 34603Date: June 1, 2003Author:
Bou Habib,Chadi ;
Dessus,Sebastien C. ;
El Khalil,Zeina ;
Razzaz,Omar Ahmad Munif ;
Saba,Joseph P. ;
Bjerde,Anna M.
This is quarterly economic monitoring report on Yemen. The report consists of five sections. The first section highlights key political, and major economic and policy developments. The second section provides...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 33563Date: June 1, 2003Author:
Al-Sabbry,Mohammed Mohammed ;
Handal,Maria A. ;
Mohammed,Nadir
This newsletter provides information on PPI-related news in the Maghreb and Mashrek regions on telecommunications, energy, water and sanitation, transport. It includes the article: Trade in services and...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 36352Date: June 1, 2003Author:
Müller-Jentsch, Daniel
Improving the investment climate and investing in the rural economy are critical to having an impact on poverty in Cambodia, said two senior World Bank officials who visited the country recently. Managing...
Among the many questions that WTO ministers will take up in their September meeting in Cancun, Mexico, is the issue of an international investment agreement. This is one of the four issues under discussion...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 26920Date: May 29, 2003Author:
Newfarmer,Richard S.
Although the principle of more favorable treatment for developing countries has a long history and is firmly embedded in the WTO,1 the existing system of differential treatment has left both developed...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 26921Date: May 29, 2003Author:
Hoekman,Bernard M.
Ascertaining the country of origin of imported products is necessary to be able to apply basic trade policy measures such as tariffs, quantitative restrictions, anti-dumping and countervailing duties and...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 26922Date: May 29, 2003Author:
Brenton,Paul
Recent negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on patents and public health have sought to im-plement the work program agreed in Doha in 2001 on improving access to generic drugs for poor countries....
Type: NewsletterReport#: 26923Date: May 29, 2003Author:
Fink,Carsten
Over the last year, the World Bank has significantly stepped up support for trade activities to help its client countries integrate better into the world trading system. It has augmented resources devoted...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 26919Date: May 29, 2003Author:
Tang,Helena
This newsletter provides information on PPI-related news in the Maghreb and Mashrek regions on telecommunications, energy, water and sanitation, transport. It includes the article: Public-private partnerships...
Water demand is increasing three times faster than the world's population growth rate. By 2025, 30 percent of the world's population-a record 2.3 billion people in 50 countries-will be threatened by water...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 25898Date: April 30, 2003
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...
This newsletter provides information on PPI-related news in the Maghreb and Mashrek regions on telecommunications, energy, water and sanitation, transport. It includes the article: The SMExchange program:...
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