The majority of Papua New Guinea's
population lives in rural areas, largely dependent on
agriculture for their livelihoods. Coffee and cocoa are the
main cash crops,...
Type: BriefReport#: 93513Date: January 1, 2015Author:
Nouve,Kofi
The National Program for Community
Empowerment (PNPM) has been a main pillar of our poverty
elimination strategy since 2007. With a proven track record
of improving...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 107872Date: December 31, 2014
This board report covers one specific
matter: operational policy waivers for projects under
implementation and for trust-funded and other operations not
approved by...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 95089Date: December 31, 2014
This white paper has been prepared by
World Banks Transport and Information and Communication
Technologies (ICT) Global Practice at the request of the
MIOA . Delivery...
Type: Working PaperReport#: ACS11069Date: December 4, 2014Author:
Gelvanovska-Garcia,Natalija ;
Saliu,Artan ;
Viatchaninova,Ievgeniia
The highlights of Turkey regular
economic update for December 2014 are: economic growth
disappointed in the third quarter, due to a shift to
inventory destocking, downgrading...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 98248Date: December 1, 2014
The contents of this newsletter focus on
World Bank Group support, ongoing operations, International
Finance Corporation (IFC) advisory services projects, and
the Afghanistan...
Report#: 92601Date: November 1, 2014Author:
Zia,Abdul Raouf
The World Bank had organized a series of
consultations in Dhaka, Sylhet, Chittagong and Jessore with
different stakeholder groups in November 2014. The purpose
of the...
The world's urban population is
expected to increase by about 2.7 billion by 2050. Virtually
all of the increased population will be in developing
countries, leading...
During the period of September through
November 2014, the World Bank (“Bank”) conducted its fourth
annual Access to Information Survey (“2014 AI Survey”). The
Bank directed...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 104171Date: October 31, 2014Author:
George,Hannah Grace ;
Allen,Frances M. ;
Levy Molner,Davinia ;
Tepedino,Isabel
This is a statement by Lilianne Ploumen,
Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation at the
ninetieth meeting of the Development Committee held on
October...
This is a statement by Mr. Takehiko
Nakao, President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at the
ninetieth meeting of the Development Committee held on
October 11, 2014....
This issue is an analysis of issues
shaping Africa's economic future. Growth remains stable
in Sub-Saharan Africa. Some countries are seeing a slowdown,
but the region's...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 91207Date: October 1, 2014
The highlights of Turkey regular
economic note for October 2014 are: Economic activity
weakened in the second quarter, as European growth faltered
and geopolitical tensions...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 98247Date: October 1, 2014
Congo's current growth trend is
lower than the projected rate of growth in the 2012-2016
National Development Plan (NDP). Congo should continue
investing intensively...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 91187Date: September 1, 2014Author:
Diop,Mahine ;
Wa Dzon,Etaki ;
Kebede,Ephraim ;
Pinto Moreira,Emmanuel ;
Tchana Tchana,Fulbert
The development objective of the Gansu
Rural-Urban Integration Infrastructure Project for China is
to provide residents in select areas of Wuwei municipality
and Linxia...
Increasing numbers of countries
worldwide are putting in place regulatory regimes that allow
more poor people to access and use basic formal financial
services they...
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