The latest impact evaluation note looks at whether mobile money benefits households in poor and remote areas of Northern Uganda and finds large increases in non-farm self-employment and food security.
In 2010, 231 infrastructure projects with private participation reached financial or contractual closing in 41 low and middle-income countries. Infrastructure projects implemented in 1990?2009 had additional...
In order for agricultural development to fulfill its potential role as a source of growth and reducer of poverty, it must be constantly renewed through knowledge and innovation. Getting resources into...
Even the most mature microfinance institutions (MFIs) need to pay attention to their balance sheet to manage financial risks. All financial institutions take risks to make money. Risk management helps...
Even the most mature microfinance institutions (MFIs) need to pay attention to their balance sheet to manage financial risks. All financial institutions take risks to make money. Risk management helps...
Even the most mature microfinance institutions (MFIs) need to pay attention to their balance sheet to manage financial risks. All financial institutions take risks to make money. Risk management helps...
Even the most mature microfinance institutions (MFIs) need to pay attention to their balance sheet to manage financial risks. All financial institutions take risks to make money. Risk management helps...
Even the most mature microfinance institutions (MFIs) need to pay attention to their balance sheet to manage financial risks. All financial institutions take risks to make money. Risk management helps...
More than 90 percent of the population in the Sahel lives on agriculture. The fact that crop production has not kept up with population growth during the last two decades is attributed to land degradation...
Inspired by the success of the pilot study tour, the Africa Region embarked on an initiative to build cross-regional partnership between East Africa and South Asia seeking to integrate indigenous knowledge...
Inspirée par le succès d’un voyage d’étude pilote, la Région Afrique de la Banque s’est lancée dans une initiative visant à établir des partenariats transrégionaux entre l’Afrique de l’Est et l’Asie du...
Decentralization holds a lot of promise, but whether it improves public service delivery depends on the institutional arrangements governing its implementation. Several conditions must be met before the...
Decentralization holds a lot of promise, but whether it improves public service delivery depends on the institutional arrangements governing its implementation. Several conditions must be met before the...
Decentralization holds a lot of promise, but whether it improves public service delivery depends on the institutional arrangements governing its implementation. Several conditions must be met before the...
The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Basic Education Pilot Project and the national India District Primary Education Project exemplify good social development practices. The pilot project in UP to assist girls to achieve...
The World Bank operations over the past seven years have included substantial activities in support of private participation in infrastructure (PPI). The author shows that, in keeping with its mandate...