The fifth edition of the Development
Digest begins with an article on why it’s important to look
beyond averages when it comes to the country’s development,
followed...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 132530Date: October 1, 2018Author:
Schmillen,Achim Daniel ;
Kamarulzaman,Adeeba ;
Aviles,Ana Maria ;
Suleiman,Anita ;
Myers,C. Bernard ;
Larson,Bradley Robert ;
Sitorus,Djauhari ;
Simler,Kenneth ;
Chuah,Lay Lian ;
Warwick,Mara K. ;
Lee,Min Hui ;
Loayza,Norman V. ;
Tatucu,Radu ;
Record,Richard James Lowden ;
Llovet Montanes,Ruth ;
Wahba Tadros,Sameh Naguib ;
Schmukler,Sergio L. ;
Teh Sharifuddin,Shakira Binti ;
Raja,Siddhartha ;
Osornprasop,Sutayut ;
Trujillo Tejada,Veronica Paola ;
Kwakwa,Victoria ;
Loh,Wei San ;
Chong,Yew Keat
The IFC Food Safety Toolkit is designed
to help companies in developing markets reduce a risk in
growing a sustainable food business: meeting the
ever-increasing demands,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 131339Date: October 1, 2018
There is a strong link between efficient
and effective public procurement and good governance. Public
procurement is at the core of translating public policy into
tangible...
Type: BriefReport#: 131377Date: October 1, 2018Author:
Tayler,Yolanda ;
Mc Gann,Nora Elizabeth
The World Bank prepared three background
studies as inputs for the development of the Cambodia
Logistics Master Plan led by the Royal Government of
Cambodia (RGC) in...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 131518Date: October 1, 2018Author:
Nguyen,Lan Van ;
Nghardsaysone,Konesawang ;
Varela,Gonzalo J. ;
Artuso,Fabio ;
Chea,Marong ;
Ganz Carulla,Federico ;
Kunaka,Charles ;
Meeuws,Rene ;
de Leijer, Harrie ;
Banomyong,Ruth
The World Bank Group began evaluating
projects in 1970 when President Robert McNamara created an
Operations Evaluation Unit in the World Bank’s
Programming and...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 130398Date: September 30, 2018
This Annual Report, which covers the
period from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, is prepared by
the Executive Directors of the International Bank for
Reconstruction...
Type: World Bank Annual ReportReport#: 130320Date: September 28, 2018Author:
World Bank
This handbook walks project decision
makers through each step of the project development process,
highlighting the key risk-reward decisions at each step and
the techniques...
Type: PublicationReport#: 130474Date: September 20, 2018Author:
Pulido,Daniel ;
Darido,Georges Bianco ;
Munoz-Raskin,Ramon ;
Moody,Joanna Charlotte
The shares of manufacturing in value
added and employment across a range of developing economies
peaked at lower levels of per capita income compared with
their high-income,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8596Date: September 20, 2018Author:
Nayyar,Gaurav ;
Vargas Da Cruz,Marcio Jose ;
Zhu,Linghui
Bangladesh’s export growth has been
remarkable. Bangladesh aims to generate $54.1 billion in
export earnings by FY2020, a significant increase over the
$35 billion earned...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 130025Date: September 19, 2018
The Department of Trade and Industry
(DTI) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) held
back-to-back Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) workshops in
Manila and Davao...
Type: Deliverable DocumentReport#: 143235Date: September 18, 2018
This World Bank Group Boards'
calendar covers the period of September to November 2018,
specifying the Boards' engagements, such as meetings
and briefings.
Type: Board ReportReport#: 130006Date: September 18, 2018
Disruption of infrastructure services
can cause significant social and economic losses,
particularly in the event of a natural disaster. The World
Bank Group and the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8584Date: September 13, 2018Author:
Marcelo Gordillo,Darwin ;
House,Ruth Schuyler ;
Raina,Aditi
The objective of this paper is to study
the evolution of the incidence and profile of nonstandard
workers in selected countries in Latin America and the
Caribbean and...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8581Date: September 12, 2018Author:
Apella,Ignacio Raul ;
Zunino,Gonzalo
The Annual Report is prepared by the
Executive Directors of the International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International
Development Association...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 130407Date: September 11, 2018
The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region
has a rich history of regional integration and connectivity
to the broader world economy, which has stimulated the
growth of...
Type: PublicationReport#: 129794Date: September 5, 2018Author:
Gould,David Michael ;
Abate,Megersa Abera ;
Artuc,Erhan ;
Bamieh,Omar ;
Briceno-Garmendia,Cecilia M. ;
Fiorini,Matteo ;
Hoekman,Bernard M. ;
Kenett,Dror Yossef ;
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria ;
López-Garcia,Paloma ;
Özden,Çag˘lar ;
Panterov,Georgi Lyudmilov ;
Rocha,Nadia ;
Taglioni,Daria ;
Tan,Shawn Weiming ;
Varela,Gonzalo J. ;
Winkler,Hernan Jorge ;
Yde-Jensen,Thea
The Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region
has a rich history of regional integration and connectivity
to the broader world economy, which has stimulated the
growth of...
Type: PublicationReport#: 129794Date: September 5, 2018Author:
Gould,David Michael ;
Abate,Megersa Abera ;
Artuc,Erhan ;
Bamieh,Omar ;
Briceno-Garmendia,Cecilia M. ;
Fiorini,Matteo ;
Hoekman,Bernard M. ;
Kenett,Dror Yossef ;
Lebrand,Mathilde Sylvie Maria ;
López-Garcia,Paloma ;
Özden,Çag˘lar ;
Panterov,Georgi Lyudmilov ;
Rocha,Nadia ;
Taglioni,Daria ;
Tan,Shawn Weiming ;
Varela,Gonzalo J. ;
Winkler,Hernan Jorge ;
Yde-Jensen,Thea
Fifty-three percent of subjects who
owned a high-fee account with a local bank in Malawi did not
switch to a new, lower-fee account when given the choice. In
contrast,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8576Date: September 5, 2018Author:
Gine,Xavier ;
Goldberg,Jessica Ann
This World Bank Group Boards'
calendar covers the period of September to November 2018,
specifying the Boards' engagements, such as meetings
and briefings.
Type: Board ReportReport#: 129776Date: September 5, 2018
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