Attracting and retaining qualified
employees is a key priority for all businesses in Myanmar,
given the shortage of skilled workers in the country. When
employees leave...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 150799Date: March 31, 2019
This CG Updates newsletter for the month
of January to March 2019 includes the following headings:
(i) learning and networking at annual DFI corporate
governance conference;...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 141441Date: March 31, 2019
The development objective of Water
Supply Augmentation Project for Lebanon is to increase the
volume of water available to the Greater Beirut and Mount
Lebanon area....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 139598Date: March 1, 2019Author:
Mercier,Jean-Roger Roger ;
Ben Achour,Arbi
Building and maintaining roads have
significant economic and social benefits in terms of
increased production, lower transport costs, and increased
access to markets,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135918Date: March 1, 2019Author:
Plaku,Ani ;
Wittberger,Dolly ;
Kurshitashvili,Nato
This Analytical Framework is a product
of a World Bank initiative on Securing Forest Tenure Rights
for Rural Development, which seeks to enhance the World
Bank’s capacity...
Type: ReportReport#: 150328Date: March 1, 2019Author:
Springer,Jenny ;
Segura Warnholtz,Gerardo ;
Smyle,James W. ;
Childress,Malcolm D.
At 25 years old, many women are just
starting their careers. The decisions they make affect their
economic security, career growth and work-life balance. This
challenging...
Women's empowerment programs have
gained popularity in many low-income countries as a means to
improve women's economic Status, health and livelihood.
Such programs...
Type: CorrespondenceReport#: 136383Date: February 21, 2019Author:
Ambler, Kate ;
Jones,Kelly ;
O'Sullivan,Michael B.
While the Government of Romania
demonstrates support to the sector development through
policy adjustments, tax reductions, and financial
incentives, the statistics suggest...
The rate of informal firms is high in
Sub-Saharan Africa, especially for those that are
women-owned and in the poorest countries, despite a total of
107 business regulatory...
Type: BriefReport#: 134095Date: January 28, 2019Author:
Campos,Francisco Moraes Leitao ;
Goldstein,Markus P. ;
Mckenzie,David J.
The objective of the one-day event was
to elevate the dialogue and overall awareness of the
importance and benefits of enhanced economic participation
of women in the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 141571Date: January 19, 2019
The Better Factories Cambodia programme
(BFC) is a partnership between the International Labour
Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation
(IFC), part...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 150779Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Janssen,Nyske ;
Germans,Esther
A growing number of studies show board
gender diversity can positively affect a company’s financial
and organizational performance. Supported by this evidence,
initiatives...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 141473Date: January 1, 2019Author:
El Husseiny,Yehia Taher ;
Clark,Linda Jacqueline ;
Sadek,Mohamed Tamer Mustafa
The road to Santiago is a major
Christian walking pilgrimage route to the Cathedral of
Santiago to Compostela, where the remains of the apostle
Saint James are said...
The Nordic Trust Fund (NTF) launched in
2008 as the first initiative dedicated to helping the World
Bank incorporate human rights into its analytical activities
and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 142317Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Kloeve,Eva
A growing body of research establishes a
strong correlation between business performance and gender
diversity in leadership. In Pakistan, a baseline survey
conducted...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 134159Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Nasir,Rudaba ;
Essmat,Sammar ;
Mohamed,Yasmin Galal Mostafa ;
Shekha,Nazish ;
Laiq,Sara
Benefit sharing is an essential aspect
of emission reductions programs (ER Programs) under both the
forest carbon partnership facility (FCPF) and BioCarbon fund
initiative...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0000589Date: January 1, 2019
The number of people affected by
disasters around the world continues to rise, and countries
face recurrent disasters in contexts of conflict and
fragility. In 2016...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 142274Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Wrobel,Robert
Cultural heritage comprises of tangible
and intangible assets that have architectural, historical,
cultural, scientific, social, ecological, environmental or
spiritual...
This review focuses on women and girls
who have been forcibly displaced. Gender inequality is not
left behind when women and girls are forced to flee their
homes. In...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135375Date: January 1, 2019Author:
Hanmer,Lucia C. ;
Arango,Diana Jimena ;
Damboeck,Johanna ;
Rubiano Matulevich,Eliana Carolina ;
Villacres,Daniela Nicole
Early in 2018, the European Commission
(EC) launched the Catching-up Regions Initiative (CURI) in
Prešov. While Prešov (PSK) is the largest region in Slovak
Republic...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 138049Date: January 1, 2019
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