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The Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) was established by the government of Japan and the World Bank in June 2000 as a mechanism for providing direct assistance t... Show More + o the poorest and most vulnerable groups in eligible member countries of the World Bank group, while fostering long-term social development. JSDF grants target initiatives that provide rapid results in poverty alleviation and foster the direct participation of Non-Government Organization (NGOs), community groups and civil society. The main purposes of the JSDF are: (i) support innovative programs which directly respond to the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable groups in society; (ii) provide rapid and demonstrable benefits which can be sustained, to the poorest and most vulnerable groups; and (iii) build capacity, participation and empowerment of civil society, local communities and NGOs. Show Less -

The Status of Projects in Execution (SOPE) Report for FY10 provides information on all International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), International D... Show More + evelopment Association (IDA), and trust funded projects that were active as of June 30, 2010. The report is intended to bridge the gap in information available to the public between the project appraisal document or program document, disclosed after the Bank approves a project, and the implementation completion report, disclosed after the project closes. In addition to the project progress description, the FY10 SOPE report contains project level comparisons of disbursement estimates and actual disbursements, and a table showing the loan/credit/grant amount and disbursements to date. Show Less -

Doing Business 2011: making a difference for entrepreneurs is the eighth in a series of annual reports investigating regulations that enhance business activity and ... Show More + those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 183 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, over time. A set of regulations affecting 9 stages of a business's life are measured: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and closing a business. Data in Doing Business 2011 are current as of June 1, 2010. The indicators are used to analyze economic outcomes and identify what reforms have worked, where, and why. The paper includes the following headings: overview, starting a business, dealing with construction permits, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, and closing a business. Show Less -

The Status of Projects in Execution (SOPE) report for FY08 provides information on all International Bank and Rural Development (IBRD)/International Development Ass... Show More + ociation (IDA) projects that were active on June 30, 2008. The report is intended to bridge the gap in information available to the public between the project appraisal document, disclosed after the Bank approves a project, and the implementation completion report, disclosed after the project closes. In addition to the project progress description, the FY08 SOPE report contains project level comparisons of disbursement estimates and actual disbursements, and a table showing the loan/credit/grant amount and disbursements to date for all active projects. Show Less -

The Status of Projects in Execution (SOPE) report for FY07 provides information on all International Bank and Rural Development (IBRD)/International Development Ass... Show More + ociation (IDA) projects that were active on June 30, 2007. The report is intended to bridge the gap in information available to the public between the project appraisal document, disclosed after the Bank approves a project, and the implementation completion report, disclosed after the project closes. In addition to the project progress description, the FY07 SOPE report contains project level comparisons of disbursement estimates and actual disbursements, and a table showing the loan/credit/grant amount and disbursements to date for all active projects. Show Less -

The Status of Projects in Execution (SOPE) report for FY05 provides information on all International Bank and Rural Development (IBRD)/International Development Ass... Show More + ociation (IDA) projects that were active on and beyond June 30, 2005. The FY05 SOPE introduces a new element: in order to disclose project-by-project comparisons of disbursement estimates and actual disbursements, the SOPE report contains a line chart showing the original estimated disbursement schedule, the latest approved revised schedule (if any) and actual disbursements for investment operations and a table showing the loan/credit/grant amount and disbursements to date. Show Less -