This report analyzes selected issues of Slovenia's foreign trade sector on the road to the European Union (EU) accession. Following an introduction, Section 2 discusses developments in the external sector...
The El Nino Emergency Assistance Project will help a) restore the country's agricultural capacity in drought-stricken areas; b) provide safe and reliable potable water service to marginal urban and remote...
This report is the synthesis of a sector-wide program undertaken in partnership between the Government of India and the Bank. India faces an increasingly urgent situation: its finite and fragile water...
The Caracas Slum-Upgrading Project aims to improve quality of life for the inhabitants of a selected number of barrios in Caracas, Venezuela, by developing and implementing a community-driven, sustainable...
This report reviews the evolution of Argentina's financial system, particularly since the "Tequila Crisis" of 1995, and identifies future challenges to further financial deepening. The report offers recommendations...
This strategy report identifies broad directions the Bank's work should take in developing infrastructure in Europe and Central Asia. They include the following: 1) Help provide external capital in countries...
The Health Sector Development Program Project for Ethiopia aims to develop a health system which provides comprehensive and integrated primary care services, primarily based at community health level facilities...
The Fourth Social Protection Project aims at: a) building capacities in poor communities to better manage the process to improve their welfare: b) providing poor communities with technical assistance and...
The Population and Family Planning Project for Malawi tests the feasibility of a comprehensive and district-wide Community-Based Distribution (CBO) approach by the government to population/family planning...
Thailand has enjoyed enormous success in its development over the last three decades. This study aims to review past achievements in education in Thailand and also to look at what is being achieved under...
The National Agricultural Extension and Research Program Support Project will seek to improve farmers' agricultural productivity and incomes through providing support to an integrated, farmer-orientated...
The Second Social Action Fund Project for Malawi aims to a) address the need for socio-economic infrastructure development in rural and urban areas; b) support safety net programs by creating temporary...
The Title Registration Project seeks to promote private sector development by implementing a transparent, parcel-based, and easily accessible registration system for land and other real property. Specifically...
India's irrigated agriculture sector has been fundamental to India's economic development and poverty alleviation. Irrigation is the base for about two-thirds of total agricultural output. This report...
The Guadalajara Environmental Management Pilot Project (GEMP) is a practical tool to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to improve their environmental performance. The preliminary results of GEMP...
The Restructuring of the Ministry of Transport (MOT) Project seeks to a) transform a traditional Soviet style ministerial structure into the transport sector's policy formulation and deregulation entity...
The Sana'a Emergency Power Project development objectives are to: a) relieve critical supply constraints and meet the growing demand for'a reliable and adequate power supply, particularly in Sana'a, the...
What accounts for the dire extent of poverty in Haiti? This report points to a number of key factors. Fundamental is the long history of political instability and the lack of governance. Corruption and...
What accounts for the dire extent of poverty in Haiti? This report points to a number of key factors. Fundamental is the long history of political instability and the lack of governance. Corruption and...
What accounts for the dire extent of poverty in Haiti? This report points to a number of key factors. Fundamental is the long history of political instability and the lack of governance. Corruption and...