The Zambezi River Basin (ZRB) is one of the most diverse and valuable natural resources in Africa. Its waters are critical to sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction in the region. The overa...
Tipo: Investment Climate Assessment (ICA)Relatorio#: 58404Data: 1 de junho de 2010
Hospitals are the most essential and most costly component of health systems. They account for up to two-thirds of health spending. As a result, they greatly influence the overall quality of health ca...
Tipo: BriefRelatorio#: 56685Data: 1 de junho de 2010Autor:
Medici,Andre C. ;
Murray,Robert B.
This document consists of seven chapters including the introduction. The second chapter presents the findings of the literature review on hospital information systems. The second chapter is a review a...
Tipo: Other Health StudyRelatorio#: 72380Data: 1 de junho de 2010
The purpose of these guidelines is to inform those carrying out a project that is financed in whole or in part by a loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) or a cred...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 95475Data: 1 de maio de 2010
Guinea-Bissau is highly dependent on international trade even when compared to other nations of its size and income level. However, it is equally clear that the country could derive far more benefit f...
Tipo: Integrative Fiduciary AssessmentRelatorio#: 59562Data: 1 de maio de 2010
These remarks were delivered by Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank, at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington D.C. on April 14, 2010. He discusses the following ...
Tipo: President's SpeechRelatorio#: 124460Data: 14 de abril de 2010Autor:
Zoellick,Robert B.
The risk of HIV infection associated with new roads can be reduced. The World Bank Africa transport team gives high priority to the campaign against the HIV and AIDS pandemic and they have pledged to ...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 53485Data: 12 de março de 2010
The main purpose of an appraisal framework for transport infrastructure projects and programs is to provide an objective and transparent basis for decision-makers to ascertain the feasibility and leve...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Relatorio#: 56955Data: 1 de março de 2010Autor:
Veron,Adrien J.
This research report studies some of the more visible constraints to faster growth and economic transformation in Mozambique. The issues presented in the report are those that can be characterized as ...
Tipo: Country Economic MemorandumRelatorio#: 59356Data: 1 de março de 2010
Today, Brazil has the second longest highway network under private concessions in the world. This paper analyzes Brazil's experience under the two first phases of the federal road concession program, ...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Relatorio#: 56956Data: 1 de março de 2010Autor:
Cellier,Jacques L. ;
Veron,Adrien J.
Egypt's first public-private partnership will have a major impact on the quality of basic services in a satellite city on the outskirts of Cairo. With International Finance Corporation's (IFC) help, t...
Tipo: BriefRelatorio#: 53172Data: 1 de fevereiro de 2010
This handbook updates and expands upon the learning in IFC's 2000 community development resource guide entitled, Investing in People: Sustaining Communities through Improved Business Practice. It was ...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 57787Data: 1 de fevereiro de 2010Autor:
Arsenova,Maria V. ;
Sequeira,Debra Tina
Thirty years ago, half the developing world lived in extreme poverty today, a quarter. Now, a much smaller share of children are malnourished and at risk of early death. And access to modern infrastru...
Tipo: World Development ReportRelatorio#: 53077Data: 1 de janeiro de 2010Autor:
Bierbaum,Rosina M. ;
Fay,Marianne ;
Ross-Larson, Bruce [editor]
The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency's (MIGA's) mandate to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries to improve people's lives and create more opportunities remains more impo...
Tipo: World Bank Annual ReportRelatorio#: 65781Data: 1 de janeiro de 2010
Developing countries have been increasingly providing the demand that is pulling the global economy out of the crisis. Developing-world imports have accounted for more than half of the increase in wor...
Tipo: World Bank Annual ReportRelatorio#: 56795Data: 1 de janeiro de 2010
This report for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) incorporates a strong thematic, visual, and story-telling approach to describing the IFC's activities and results. It provides a comprehensi...
Tipo: World Bank Annual ReportRelatorio#: 60238Data: 1 de janeiro de 2010
This report synthesizes the findings for the energy sector of a broader study, the Brazil low carbon study, which was undertaken by the World Bank in its initiative to support Brazil's integrated effo...
Tipo: Working PaperRelatorio#: 59358Data: 1 de janeiro de 2010Autor:
De Gouvello,Christophe ;
Schaeffer, Roberto ;
Szklo, Alexandre
This note aims at providing feedback on Brazil's successful experience in using performance based contracts in the rehabilitation and maintenance of the road networks. Since its introduction in the ea...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Relatorio#: 56957Data: 1 de janeiro de 2010Autor:
Lancelot,Eric R.
This study points out that Brazil's commitment to combat climate change had already been started when the country hosted in June 1992 the Conference of the United Conference on Environment and Develop...
Tipo: Energy-Environment ReviewRelatorio#: 69867Data: 1 de janeiro de 2010Autor:
Nassar, Andre ;
Soares Filho,Britaldo ;
De Gouvello,Christophe
This study aims to underpin Brazil's efforts to explore methods for reducing total emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) arising from all areas of human activity. More specifically, this study seeks to...
Tipo: Energy-Environment ReviewRelatorio#: 69858Data: 1 de janeiro de 2010
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