Sub-Saharan Africa has only 12 percent
of the global population, yet this region accounts for 50
percent of child deaths, more than 60 percent of maternal
deaths, 85...
Type: PublicationReport#: 77020Date: November 11, 2013Author:
Ghebreyesus, Tedros Adhanom [editor] ;
Scheffler,Richard M. ;
Soucat,Agnes L. B.
Financial inclusion, defined as the
proportion of individuals and firms that use financial
services, has become a subject of considerable interest
among policy makers,...
Type: PublicationReport#: 82556Date: November 6, 2013
An acceptable coherent framework of
fundamental accounting principles is essential for preparing
financial statements. The major reasons for providing the
framework...
Type: PublicationReport#: 60807Date: November 5, 2013Author:
Greuning, Hennie van ;
Scott, Darrel ;
Terblanche, Simonet
Doing Business 2014 is the 11th edition
of the Doing Business series. The report assesses
regulations affecting domestic firms in 189 economies and
ranks the economies...
Type: PublicationReport#: 82360Date: October 29, 2013
Doing Business 2014 is the 11th edition
of the Doing Business series. The report assesses
regulations affecting domestic firms in 189 economies and
ranks the economies...
Type: PublicationReport#: 82360Date: October 17, 2013
Today, the world is at a conjuncture
where issues of exclusion and inclusion are assuming new
significance for both developed and developing countries.
The imperative...
Type: PublicationReport#: 81478Date: October 17, 2013Author:
Das, Maitreyi Bordia ;
Fisiy,Cyprian F. ;
Kyte,Rachel
The twenty-second Annual Bank Conference
on Development Economics (ABCDE) took place in Stockholm,
Sweden, from May 31 to June 2, 2010. The main theme of the
conference...
Type: PublicationReport#: 47048Date: October 15, 2013Author:
Harrison,Lori Ann ;
Lin, Justin Yifu ;
Sepulveda,Claudia Paz
Global growth momentum accelerated
during the second and third quarters of 2013, while many
downside risks lingered in the background. Strengthening of
global growth...
Type: PublicationReport#: 81681Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Mishra,Deepak K. ;
Mohapatra,Sanket ;
Nguyen,Trang Van ;
O'Keefe,Philip B. ;
Ollero,Antonio M. ;
Packard,Truman G. ;
Rocha, Roberto ;
Smits,Karlis ;
Somanathan,Aparnaa ;
Spatafora,Nikola L. ;
Umapathi,Nithin ;
Vashakmadze,Ekaterine T. ;
Wang, Jun
Economic and financial news in the past
six months confirm that the external tailwinds that
propelled economic activity in Latin America and the
Caribbean (LAC) over...
Type: PublicationReport#: 81896Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Didier Brandao,Tatiana ;
Pienknagura,Samuel Jaime ;
Schmukler,Sergio L. ;
Levy-Yeyati,Eduardo ;
De La Torre,Augusto
Global capital rebalancing has
highlighted structural weakness and vulnerability in South
Asia, acting as a wake-up call for policy makers. While
recent economic developments...
Type: PublicationReport#: 81730Date: October 1, 2013
The little data book is a pocket edition
of the global financial development database published as
part of the work on the Global Financial Development Report
2014 :...
In recent years, the topics of budget
transparency and open data have been increasingly discussed.
Most discussants agree that for true transparency, it is
important...
Type: PublicationReport#: 81332Date: September 25, 2013Author:
Dener,Cem ;
Min,Saw Young
Tanzania exemplifies the developing
world's struggle to achieve 'middle-income'
country status while confronting widespread poverty and
substantial health challenges-such...
Type: PublicationReport#: 81114Date: September 16, 2013Author:
Callahan,Sean ;
Chee,Grace ;
Coarasa,Jorge A. ;
Kimambo,Adeline I. ;
Levey, Ilana Ron ;
Malangalila,Emmanuel G. ;
Mckeon,Kimberly M. ;
O'Hanlon, Barbara ;
White,Jameson
The importance of weather, climate, and
water1 information is rising because of the need to serve
more elaborate societal needs, minimize growing economic
losses, and...
Type: PublicationReport#: 81113Date: September 12, 2013Author:
Rogers, David P. ;
Tsirkunov,Vladimir V.
Overwhelming evidence indicates that
climate change, caused in large part by human activities, is
already adversely impacting all people, with the very real
prospect...
Type: PublicationReport#: 81112Date: September 12, 2013Author:
Limaye,Dilip R. ;
Mostert,Wolfgang ;
Stern, Richard ;
Wang,Xiaodong ;
Zhang,Yabei
Fast-growing cities in the East Asia and
Pacific (EAP) region will define the region's energy
future and its greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint. Rapid
urbanization and growing...
Type: PublicationReport#: 81111Date: September 11, 2013Author:
Bose,Ranjan K. ;
Krambeck,Holly ;
Lim,Suk Harn Jeanette ;
Ostojic,Dejan R. ;
Zhang,Yabei
Tales from the development frontier is
an important publication that presents analytical reviews
and case studies that show how selected developing countries
have developed...
Type: PublicationReport#: 81049Date: September 10, 2013Author:
Dinh,Hinh Truong ;
Mavroeidi,Eleonora ;
Rawski,Thomas G. ;
Wang, Lihong ;
Zafar,Ali
A dynamic and vibrant private sector is
crucial to economic growth, with firms making new
investments, creating jobs, improving productivity, and
promoting growth. Entrepreneurial...
Type: PublicationReport#: 81048Date: September 4, 2013Author:
Kuriakose,Smita
This report is based on seven papers for
the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 published in The
Lancet (December 13, 2010; 380). This publication summarizes
the global...
Type: PublicationReport#: 80848Date: August 27, 2013Author:
Human Development Network the World Bank ;
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Univ
This report is based on seven papers for
the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 published in The
Lancet (December 13, 2010; 380). This publication summarizes
the global...
Type: PublicationReport#: 80853Date: August 27, 2013Author:
Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation
University of Washington ;
Human Development Network the World Bank
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