There are four main messages that emerge
from this book. First, no matter how authors look at the
issue, remittances are extremely important in the Latin
American context....
Type: PublicationReport#: 42699Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Fajnzylber, Pablo ;
Lopez, J. Humberto
This evaluation examines the track
record of the regional development programs that the World
Bank has supported over the past 10 years. While these are
relatively few...
Type: PublicationReport#: 39991Date: January 1, 2007
The objectives of the project - a credit
of US$ 28.5 million equivalent over the period 2001-05 -
were to: (i) improve decentralized local government and
capacity; (ii)...
Type: BriefReport#: 38492Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Munasinghe,P. C. Mohan
International Finance Corporation (IFC),
with the support of the European Commission, presents the
results of the tenth survey of the business environment in
Ukraine....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 41977Date: January 1, 2007
The economic impact of increase in gas
prices has been the topic of much analysis. Researchers are
hampered in their efforts by the lack of transparency in the
energy...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 47375Date: December 29, 2006Author:
Raiser, Martin; Piontkivsky, Ruslan;
The Bank, in coordination with the Iraqi
Ministry of Electricity (MoE), has agreed to finance the
rehabilitation of two generating units (currently out of
order) in...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 38303Date: December 27, 2006
The Government of Niger has continued to
implement its reform agenda for the third and fourth year,
which is grounded on the four pillars of its Poverty
Reduction Strategy...
Type: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)Report#: 38271Date: December 15, 2006
Any serious attempt to address the
issues of the rural sector in Georgia will require the
development of a comprehensive and coherent strategy,
together with an action...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 38199Date: December 14, 2006
Any serious attempt to address the
issues of the rural sector in Georgia will require the
development of a comprehensive and coherent strategy,
together with an action...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 38199Date: December 14, 2006
On December 13, 2006, the World Bank and
the Government of Georgia today signed a Credit Agreement
for the First East-West Highway Improvement Project for US19
million...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165537Date: December 13, 2006
This Country Assistance Evaluation (CAE)
reviews the Bank's assistance strategy for Madagascar
for the period 1995-2005 (FY94-06). Overall, the objectives
that the Bank...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 38213Date: December 13, 2006
On December 12, 2006, a pilot project
looking to attract private investment into transport
infrastructure in Russia, launched in London thisweek, will
herald a series...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164775Date: December 12, 2006
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank.
Roundtable with ambassador Andrew Young and Dean Bahl,
Georgia State, GA...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101367Date: December 11, 2006Author:
Wolfowitz,Paul
On December 5, 2006, the World Bank
today approved a US250 million dollars loan to the Indian
state of Punjab for the rehabilitation and expansion of the
State’s road...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 167496Date: December 5, 2006
Market forces and government policies,
including the Tenth National Development Plan (2007-2012),
are moving Thailand toward a more geographically specialized
economy....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 66262Date: December 1, 2006Author:
Webster, Douglas
This report provides a comprehensive
review of how transport corridors function, what
institutional and operational structures are used to manage
their performance,...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 38459Date: December 1, 2006
On February 7, 2005 the Federal Supreme
Court of Switzerland authorized the repatriation by
Switzerland to Nigeria of funds deposited by the Abacha
family in Switzerland....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 39390Date: December 1, 2006Author:
Libman, Mai Le
Recent research suggests that isolation
from regional and international markets has contributed
significantly to poverty in many Sub-Saharan African
countries. Numerous...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4097Date: December 1, 2006Author:
Buys,Piet ;
Deichmann,Uwe Klaus ;
Wheeler, David
The authors offer a general analytical
framework illustrating the complex two-way interactions
between trade and transnational terrorism. Then they survey
the recent...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4093Date: December 1, 2006Author:
Mirza,Daniel ;
Verdier,Thierry
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