Documents et rapports
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Issuing International Bonds : A Guidance Note (anglais)
Financial conditions in recent years have provided developing countries with unprecedentedopportunities to tap international bond markets, increasing access to commercial debtfinancing. On that background...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 135950 Date du document: 1 avril 2019 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: van der Wansem, Patrick B. G.,Jessen,Lars,Rivetti,Diego
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The ghost of a rating downgrade : what happens to borrowing costs when a government loses its investment grade credit rating? (anglais)
Since the global financial crisis and the end of the commodity super-cycle, weak growth and countercyclical fiscal policy have contributed to deteriorating public finances in many countries across the...
Type de document: Document de travail Numéro du rapport: 106667 Date du document: 28 juin 2016 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Hanusch,Marek,Hassan,Shakill,Algu,Yashvir,Soobyah,Luchelle,Kranz,Alexander
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The development of the student assessment system in the Republic of Armenia : achievements, challenges, and lessons learned (anglais)
In order to maximize effectiveness, every national education system needs a comprehensive and coherent approach to student assessment. The systems approach for better education results (SABER) framework...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 99368 Date du document: 28 juillet 2015 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Bethell,George S.,Harutyunyan,Karine
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Guidebook on capital investment planning for local governments (chinois)
The purpose of this guidebook is to provide practical advice to local governments (LGs) in developing countries on how to establish and maintain a process of planning and funding capital investment as...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 65600 Date du document: 13 octobre 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kaganova,Olga
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Guidebook on capital investment planning for local governments (anglais)
The purpose of this guidebook is to provide practical advice to local governments (LGs) in developing countries on how to establish and maintain a process of planning and funding capital investment as...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 65600 Date du document: 1 octobre 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kaganova,Olga
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Understanding the emerging role of motorcycles in African cities : a political economy perspective : Comprendre l'importance croissante de la motocyclette dans les villes Africaines : une perspective d'economie politique (français)
A decline in organized public transport systems has led to rapid growth in non-conventional means of public transport, initially provided by minibuses and shared taxi/vans, and more recently by commercial...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 66941 Date du document: 1 avril 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kumar, Ajay
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Understanding the emerging role of motorcycles in African cities : a political economy perspective (anglais)
A decline in organized public transport systems has led to rapid growth in non-conventional means of public transport, initially provided by minibuses and shared taxi/vans, and more recently by commercial...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 66941 Date du document: 1 avril 2011 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Kumar, Ajay
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The social dimensions of adaptation of climate change in Bolivia (anglais)
The study in Bolivia was based on the concepts contained in the document methodology for the social component (October 2008) prepared by the core team in Washington. These lists the social component objectives...
Type de document: Autre étude environnementale Numéro du rapport: 58900 Date du document: 9 décembre 2010 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Morales,Miguel
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Delivering assistance to conflict-affected communities : the BRA-KDP Program in Aceh (anglais)
The primary objective of BRA-KDP (Community-based Reintegration Assistance-Kecamatan Development Program) was to improve the living conditions of conflict-affected communities and conflict victims by delivering...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 53357 Date du document: 1 décembre 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Morel,Adrian,Watanabe,Makiko,Wrobel,Robert
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Delivering assistance to conflict-affected communities : the BRA-KDP program in Aceh (anglais)
The Community based Reintegration Assistance for Conflict Victims (or BRA-KDP) channeled over US$ 20 million to 1,724 conflict affected villages across 67 sub districts in 17 districts from August 2006...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 53715 Date du document: 1 décembre 2009 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Morel,Adrian,Watanabe,Makiko,Wrobel,Robert
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Transforming NGO MFIs : critical ownership issues to consider (anglais)
In most cases of transformation, nongovernmental organization (NGO) microfinance institutions (MFIs) have two primary objectives: (i) to provide clients with a range of financial services beyond credit...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 44890 Date du document: 1 juin 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Lauer,Katharine
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Enhancing the livelihoods of the rural poor through ICT : a knowledge map - South Africa country study (anglais)
The biggest challenge faced by South Africa for the new millennium, as for any other developing nation, is successfully resolving poverty and human development problems. Although different opinions exist...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 46628 Date du document: 1 juin 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Fourie, Louis
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Housing policy in developing countries : the importance of the informal economy (anglais)
All countries have a formal economy and an informal economy. But, on average, in developing countries the relative size of the informal sector is considerably larger than in developed countries. This paper...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 57713 Date du document: 1 janvier 2008 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Arnott,Richard J.
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Distortions to agricultural incentives in Chile (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main report (anglais)
This paper presents estimates of indicators of direct and indirect intervention in agriculture by the Chilean government since 1960, drawing on the methodology in Anderson et al. (2008). To put those indicators...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 55978 Date du document: 1 décembre 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Valdes, Alberto,Jara Torres,Esteban Andres
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Distortions to agricultural incentives in Chile (Vol. 2 of 2) : National spreadsheet for agricultural distortions (anglais)
This paper presents estimates of indicators of direct and indirect intervention in agriculture by the Chilean government since 1960, drawing on the methodology in Anderson et al. (2008). To put those indicators...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 55978 Date du document: 1 décembre 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Valdes, Alberto,Jara Torres,Esteban Andres
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The role of technology and institutions in the cost recovery of irrigation and drainage projects (anglais)
This report offers four carefully analyzed case studies in various countries that together may offer a reasonable framework to learn from. Moreover, the case studies present important indicators and demonstrate...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 38716 Date du document: 1 janvier 2007 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Agwe,Jonathan N.,Abdel-Dayem,Mohamed Safwat Youssef,Dinar,Ariel
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India-Bangladesh bilateral trade and potential free trade agreement (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main report (anglais)
The trading relationship between India and Bangladesh is currently of special interest in both countries for a number of reasons. Firstly, there are urgent and longstanding concerns in Bangladesh arising...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 38932 Date du document: 1 décembre 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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India-Bangladesh bilateral trade and potential free trade agreement (Vol. 2 of 2) : Methodology and selected case studies (anglais)
The trading relationship between India and Bangladesh is currently of special interest in both countries for a number of reasons. Firstly, there are urgent and longstanding concerns in Bangladesh arising...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 38932 Date du document: 1 décembre 2006 Mode de publication: Disclosed
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Weather-based insurance in Southern Africa : the case of Malawi (anglais)
The main purpose of this report is to conceptualize an ex-ante risk management framework for weather risk in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. The report lays out an overall food...
Type de document: Document de travail (série numérotée) Numéro du rapport: 37051 Date du document: 1 janvier 2005 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Hess,Ulrich C.,Syroka,Joanna
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Phase-out of leaded gasoline in oil importing countries of Sub-Saharan Africa : The case of Ethiopia - action plan (anglais)
This is one of four documents of a series presenting the results of studies, workshops and action plans recently undertaken for four sub-Saharan African countries (Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania and Tanzania)...
Type de document: Rapport de l'ESMAP Numéro du rapport: 28452 Date du document: 1 décembre 2003 Mode de publication: Disclosed Auteur: Bultynck,Patrick,Reliquet,Chantal