In 2004, at the time of appraisal, the poverty rate in rural areas of Bolivia, where approximately one-third of the population live, was 82 percent. Less than half of the rural population had access to...
Facing wide disparities in opportunity and service delivery across different parts of the country, Kenya’s government is in the midst of an ambitious push to give communities greater decision-making power...
Ensuring that scarce public resources are spent with integrity and effectiveness is at the core of effective governance. In Moldova, fighting entrenched corruption and making the vast bureaucracy more...
Corporate Governance (CG) Focus is a regular installment produced by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Corporate Governance Group in Indonesia to provide IFC clients with insights into the evolving...
Type: BriefReport#: 192091Date: March 31, 2017Author:
James Christopher Razook ;
Mohsin Ali Chaudhry
Coming to grips with the enormous challenge of climate change will require big decisions with the potential for long-term global impacts. Technological advances in geospatial mapping, digital networks...
Every year, World water day draws the world’s attention to key global water issues. World water day 2017 focused on water and wastewater, and how wastewater is a valuable resource in the circular economy...
Aquatic resources such as fish, coral reefs, seaweed, minerals, oil and gas, the services they provide, and resilient coasts are assets that can be sustainable exploited for the benefit of current and...
Type: BriefReport#: 113787Date: March 15, 2017Author:
Lovei,Magda
Education is one of the most important drivers for ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity, as well as for improving health, gender equality, peace, and stability. Guaranteeing the human right to...
As a GIIF partner for the development of index insurance in Burkina Faso, PlaNet Guarantee has implemented authorized index insurance solutions to meet the demands of agricultural producers, in particular...
This story highlights small-scale cross-border trade has risen sharply since the 1990s in the Mekong sub-region, particularly between Cambodia and Thailand. Women in Cambodia and Lao People’s Democratic...
As a GIIF partner for the development of index insurance in Mali, PlaNet Guarantee has implemented a range of authorized index insurance solutions responding to the demand of agricultural producers for...
As GIIF partners for the development of index insurance in Senegal, PlaNet Guarantee and the National Insurance Company of Senegal (Compagnie Nationale d’Assurance Agricole du Sénégal, or CNAAS) have implemented...
Women are the backbone of the rural economy, especially in developing countries. They make up almost half of the world’s farmers, and over the last few decades, they have broadened their involvement in...
Improved sanitation is high on the priority list for rural Egypt, where less than 20 percent of households are covered by public sewers. The sustainable rural sanitation services program for results (SRSSP)...
Niger’s sharp declines in neonatal and infant mortality since 1960s has raised the nation’s life expectancy at birth from 37 years in 1960 to 58.4 years in 2010 placing the country slightly above the Sub-Saharan...
Type: BriefReport#: 119483Date: March 1, 2017Author:
Atakhodjaeva,Raykhona ;
Rockmore,Christophe
This note explores the way traditional banks and financial technology companies, or Fintech’s, interact in Africa and Asia, and their ability to offer innovative digital financial services that grant unbanked...
Type: BriefReport#: 114396Date: March 1, 2017Author:
Alexander,Alexander Jonathan ;
Shi,Lin ;
Solomon,Bensam Biniam
The objectives of the Teresina Enhancing Municipal Governance and Quality of Life Project, approved in 2008, were to modernize and improve the financial, urban environmental, service delivery management...
The World Bank Group’s engagement in Turkey’s power sector, which began in the 1990s and continues today, has helped to expand independent power production and privatize electricity distribution in the...
Type: BriefReport#: 113247Date: March 1, 2017Author:
Mapila,Kopo Gary ;
Abdo,Hayat Abdulahi
In 2012, the World Health Assembly set the target of increasing the rate of exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months to at least 50 percent (from 38 percent) by 2025 (WHO 2012). This summary describes...
Type: BriefReport#: 113618Date: March 1, 2017Author:
Walters,Dylan David ;
Eberwein, Julia Dayton ;
Sullivan, Lucy ;
D'Alimonte, Mary ;
Shekar,Meera
Wasting (low weight-for-height) occurs when children lose weight rapidly, generally from low caloric intake and/or repeated infections; it is an indicator of acute undernutrition. In 2012, the World Health...
Type: BriefReport#: 113617Date: March 1, 2017Author:
Kakietek,Jakub Jan ;
Mehta,Michelle Ashwin ;
Shekar,Meera
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