The path to becoming an advanced economy can be a difficult one that is fraught with obstacles, traps, and frequent reversals. Yet in the past half century several East Asian nations have completed the...
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank's private sector arm. Created in 1956 in response to perceived capital limitations and structural challenges...
This paper investigates the impact of income diversification on farming households’ welfare in Nigeria on two rounds of Nigeria general household survey-panel, namely 2010-2011 and 2012-2013. The study...
In 2012, 32 new water and sewerage projects reached financial or contractual closure in nine lower- and upper-middle income countries. There were eleven projects in Brazil, fourteen projects in China...
In January 2012 a new banking business was about to emerge in the Philippines. After being in the wholesale microfinance lending business for two years, BanKO (which is licensed as a savings and thrift...
In January 2012 a new banking business was about to emerge in the Philippines. After being in the wholesale microfinance lending business for two years, BanKO (which is licensed as a savings and thrift...
In January 2012 a new banking business was about to emerge in the Philippines. After being in the wholesale microfinance lending business for two years, BanKO (which is licensed as a savings and thrift...
The Arab uprisings and the global financial and economic slowdown have negatively impacted the Jordanian economy and highlighted demands for a more level economic playing field and equity in access to...
Broadly defined as credit intermediation involving entities and activities outside the regular banking system, shadow banking raises important policy concerns. Given significant challenges with data availability...
To respond to high unemployment rates among youth (often educated entrants to the labor market), many countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have designed and implemented programs...
On October 8, 2010, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Council of Governors adopted resolution number eighty- eight. It was resolved that the Council of Governors of the Agency consider...
The objective of this paper is to evaluate the extent to which trade agreements affect agricultural trade policy volatility. Using a new panel database compiled as part of the World Bank's agricultural...
The strategic objective of the 2007 annual meeting was to launch the Second Development Plan (DP2) and lay the foundation for its implementation in 2008 and beyond. In this regard, the main theme of the...
L’objectif stratégique de la réunion annuelle de 2007 a été de lancer le deuxième Plan de développement (PD2) et d’ouvrir la voie à son exécution en 2008 et au-delà. À cet égard, le thème principal de...
Conflict and political instability have weakened Guinea-Bissau's productive infrastructure considerably during the past three decades. This situation contributes to an increase in the degree of vulnerability...
The Bank has hosted various conferences to address issues of male involvement in reproductive health and gender-based violence, yet no projects in the World Bank's portfolio have directly addressed either...
The Bank has hosted various conferences to address issues of male involvement in reproductive health and gender-based violence, yet no projects in the World Bank's portfolio have directly addressed either...
Most recent African indigenous knowledge (IK) literature, especially in agriculture, emphasizes that Africans are informed innovators. This literature is filled with success stories; excellent examples...
La littérature la plus récente sur les connaissances autochtones (CA) africaines, particulièrement dans le domaine de l’agriculture, souligne que les Africains sont des innovateurs avisés. Cette littérature...
The World Bank's assistance was requested to conduct a Poverty and Social Impact Analysis assessing the direct and indirect impacts, as well as options for electricity pricing for the poor. Results of...