This is a statement by H.E. Michel Sapin, Minister for the Economy and Finance, France at the ninety-fourth meeting of the Development Committee held on October 8, 2016. He states that a year ago in Lima,...
This is a statement by H.E. Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs at the ninety-fourth meeting of the Development Committee held on October 8, 2016. He states that the number of people...
This is a statement by Guy Ryder, Director-General of International Labor Organization at the ninety-fourth meeting of the Development Committee held on October 8, 2016. He states that the number of people...
This is a statement by H.E. Jiwei Lou, Minister of Finance, China at the ninety-fourth meeting of the Development Committee held on October 8, 2016. He states that the global economy continues a mild recovery...
This is a statement by H.E. Alfonso Prat-Gay, Minister of Finance at the ninety-fourth meeting of the Development Committee held on October 8, 2016. He states that today’s meeting takes place against a...
This is a statement by H. E. Matia Kasaija, Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, of Uganda at the ninety-fourth meeting of the Development Committee held on October 8, 2016. He states...
This is a statement by H.E. Ilho Yoo, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance, Korea at the ninety-fourth meeting of the Development Committee held on October 8, 2016. He states that...
This is a statement by Mr. Ignazio Visco,Governor of the Bank of Italy and Governor of the Constituency of Albania, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, San Marino and Timor-Leste at the ninety-fourth meeting...
This is a statement by Mrs. Rt. Hon. Priti Patel, Secretary of State for International Development and Mr. Rt. Hon. Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer at the ninety-fourth meeting of the Development...
In keeping with our goal of informing the World Bank Group's activities and operations with timely, relevant evaluations, IEG refocused its work during the year. We introduced three strategic engagement...
Johannesburg, one of South Africa’s metropolitan municipalities and one of the 52 health districts has more people living with HIV (PLHIV) than any other city worldwide at ~600,000. This brief provides...
Type: BriefReport#: 110317Date: Author:
Arendse, Clairissa ;
Govender, Nevashan ;
Ikhile, Albert ;
Kganakga, Connie ;
Massawe, Dianne ;
Medeiros, Nelson ;
Modibedi, Charlotte ;
Mohideen, Feroza ;
Munthree, Chantal ;
Nel, Dawie ;
Sibeko, Vusi ;
Wijk, Emay van
Health services (HS) are crucial for development. HS include all services dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disease, or the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health. They include personal...
Water is an essential component of Turkey’s economy and environment. Water resources are under strong pressure in terms of both quantity and quality.Freshwater productivity in Turkey is low compared to...
This document, which supports the final engagement with Executive Directors in this year's planning discussions, presents the FY17 World Bank Budget for Board approval. This budget proposal reflects close...
The Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE) met to discuss the IEG report entitled with Industry Competitiveness and Jobs: An Evaluation of World Bank Group Industry-Specific Support to Promote...
This paper advances the proposal for an IFC-MIGA Private Sector Window (PSW) in IDA18 based on Participants’ broad support for its creation at the second IDA18 replenishment meeting. As recognized by Participants...
As the SDGs become reality, countries continue to seek for options to meet the new goals and to keep track of their progress. This includes efforts related to the new Goal 16, “Justice and Peace”. Achieving...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 108234Date: Author:
Bosio, Erica ;
Ebeid, Omniah ;
Gramckow, Heike P. ;
Silva Mendez, Jorge Luis
The newly adopted post-2015 development agenda is centeredon 17 sustainable development goals to be reached by 2030. This volume of The World Bank Legal Review looks at how law andjustice systems can support...
Type: PublicationReport#: 108171Date: Author:
Boisson de Chazournes, Laurence [editor] ;
Davis, Kevin E. [editor] ;
Frank Anthony, Fariello [editor] ;
Lucas, Samuel V.P. [editor]
In 2015, 159 million children under the age of five were chronically malnourished or stunted, underscoring a massive global health and economic development challenge (UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank 2015)....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 108645Date: Author:
Dayton, Julia M. ;
Kakietek, Jakub Jan ;
Shekar, Meera ;
Walters, Dylan David
Forced displacement is emerging as an important development challenge. The reason: extreme poverty is now increasingly concentrated among vulnerable groups including people who had to flee in the face...
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