Mongolia’s working age population is young, educated, and predominantly urban – creating a pool of well-educated young people living in urban centers. But Mongolia struggles to utilize its human resources...
Mongolia’s working age population is young, educated, and predominantly urban - creating a pool of well-educated young people living in urban centers. But Mongolia struggles to utilize its human resources...
The energy sector worldwide faces growing challenges related to rising demand, efficiency, changing supply and demand patterns, and a lack of analytics needed for optimal management. These challenges are...
This paper examines the extent to which the three key underlying determinants of nutrition - food security; adequate caregiving resources at the maternal, household, and community levels; and access to...
The records of the World Bank Group maintain and communicate the Bank’s institutional memory through their evidential and informational qualities. These records, in the form of correspondence, research...
Lebanon is a typical example of a country where the banking sector is stable with high levels of liquidity, and where the government has put in place various incentive mechanisms and programs to encourage...
In 2011, 53 new infrastructure projects reached financial or contractual closure in low and middle income countries in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region: Albania (3), Bulgaria (4), Georgia (2)...
In the current political and economic environment, jobs are at the center of political debates in both developed and developing economies. There are many expectations that small enterprises can create...
In the current political and economic environment, jobs are at the center of political debates in both developed and developing economies. There are many expectations that small enterprises can create...
The international community has been increasing investment in projects that promote trade facilitation and improve logistics in the developing world, including in ports. In Africa, a key motivation for...
This paper focuses on the political economy of United States (U.S.) farm policy since the Uruguay round trade negotiations concluded in 1994 and established the World Trade Organization (WTO). The continued...
On October 13, 2008, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Council of Governors adopted resolution number eighty-one. It was resolved that the Council of Governors of the Agency should consider...
The prospect of European integration presents huge opportunities and challenges for the development of non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) in Ukraine. By most measures, the development of the NBFI...
Accueillie par le gouvernement malien à Bamako, la capitale du Mali, la réunion annuelle 2005 des parties prenantes du Programme de politiques de transport en Afrique subsaharienne (SSATP) s’est déroulée...
Hosted by the Government of Mali in the capital city of Bamako, the main part of the 2005 Annual Meeting of Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) stakeholders took place from November 14th...
Chile successfully completed the first generation of reforms during the 1980's and 1990's. Privatization, deregulation, trade liberalization, and sound fiscal and monetary policies were pursued over several...
Chile successfully completed the first generation of reforms during the 1980's and 1990's. Privatization, deregulation, trade liberalization, and sound fiscal and monetary policies were pursued over several...
This report updates and extends previous work by a statistical analysis of the relationship between crude price differentials and three quality differentials, as well as transport costs and seasonal effects...
Les savoirs locaux (IK) des éleveurs autochtones en matière d’écologie et d’organisation sociale ont conduit à des stratégies de gestion des pâturages pour faire face aux conditions de pluviométrie irrégulières...
Pastoralists' indigenous knowledge (IK) about ecology and social organization led to rangeland-management strategies appropriate to deal with the erratic rainfall in African drylands. Herd mobility was...