This edition of the Law Digest for the World Bank Group's Sanctions Board presents structured summaries of the Sanctions Board's precedent as set out through more than 100 decisions issued since 2007...
Ethiopia, the second-most populous nation in Sub-Saharan Africa, is one of the fastest-growing economies in the region and aims to achieve lower middle-income status by 2025. For the country to continue...
When Agnes Sithole’s marriage began to fall apart in 2019, she was scared. She had spent nearly 50 years raising her four children, supporting her husband’s business, and running her own. Now, her husband...
While Nigeria has made some progress in socio-economic terms in recent years, human capital development remains weak due to under-investment, and important challenges in terms of oil dependency, governance...
Over the last decade, Rwanda has been able to make important economic and structural reforms and sustain its economic growth rates. The government has put in place a strong legal and policy framework for...
Despite important development successes, Sri Lanka still faces challenges as it works toward greater competitiveness, inclusion, and resilience. One of these key challenges is achieving gender equality...
India, the world’s third-largest economy, still faces the important development challenge of closing the gap in women’s economic inclusion. While the country has taken important steps toward gender equality...
Over the last several decades, Kenya has made significant political and economic reforms that have contributed to sustained economic growth, social development, and political stability. Gender equality...
This edition of the Law Digest for the World Bank Group's Sanctions Board presents structured summaries of the Sanctions Board's precedent as set out through more than 100 decisions issued since 2007...
The purpose of this book is to provide a coherent overview of the insolvency systems found around the world. Its intended audience includes academics, judges, lawyers, and policymakers. Its focus is on...
The book analyzes five major bilateral treaty regimes on the South Asian subcontinent: between India and Bangladesh for the Ganges River; between India and Nepal for the Kosi, Gandaki, and Mahakali rivers;...
This is the sixth edition of The World Bank Legal Review. Many developing countries have the capacity to develop broad development policy directions and formulate development programs that are logical...
This is the fifth edition of The World Bank Legal Review, which highlights the breadth of reach of the rule of law and, most critically, its centrality to development. This volume is made up of 32 chapters...
This is the fourth edition of The World Bank Legal Review, which gathers this input from around the world and compiles it into a useful resource for all development practitioners and scholars. The subtitle...
The 2011 Law Digest summarizes for informational purposes the evolving case law of the Sanctions Board from its inception in 2007 through October 31, 2011. The Law Digest, as prepared by the Sanctions...
This is the third edition of The World Bank Legal Review. The rule of law is not just a set of rules and their judicial application. As the third volume of the World Bank legal review makes clear in its...
The purpose of this book is to provide a coherent overview of the insolvency systems found around the world. Its intended audience includes academics, judges, lawyers, and policymakers. Its focus is on...
This study deals with the evolution and context of the Bank policy for projects on international waterways. It starts with a brief description of how the Bank has faced the challenges stemming from such...
Les menaces posées par le changement climatique dépassent désormais le cadre de l’environnement et touchent également le cadre géopolitique en raison de l’effet qu’elles peuvent avoir sur les frontières...
This study is intended to be a systematic and practical guide to the basic features of modern forestry legislation. It identifies a range of issues that should be considered in assessing the adequacy of...