This newsletter is a quarterly publication of the Jordan country unit. This issue features: World Bank Contacts Economic Advancement of Woman in Jordan: A Country Gender Assessment; Recent Economic Developments;...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 37128Date: March 1, 2005Author:
Bou Habib,Chadi ;
Henderson, Margaret ;
Kane, Janine C. ;
Ofosu-Amaah,Adyline Waafas ;
Warlop,Sophie W. ;
Zacchia,Paolo B.
Centers respond to Asian Tsunami. New Director General for IRRI - International Rice Research Institute. Assuring excellence in CGIAR Centers; by Uzo Mokwunye. Accessing expertise : new CGIAR "Contacts"...
The civil society engagement eNewsletter includes the following headings: improving World Bank-civil society engagement: World Bank's Board endorses "issues and options" paper; World Bank Presidential...
The contents of this newsletter focus on status of operations concerning emergency infrastructure reconstruction project, emergency community empowerment and public works project, national emergency employment...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 91540Date: March 1, 2005Author:
Zia,Abdul Raouf ;
Manasseh,Karina Maria
A fair share for women launched. WB (World Bank) East Asia regional disability advisor visits Cambodia. Social accountability is important to strengthen governance. Small grants program assists communities...
Albania Quarterly aims to inform about overall economic developments in Albania and the World Bank Group activities in the country. The newsletter consists of eight sections: 1) highlights of major policy...
Bank ready with US$ 553 million for tsunami relief in India. Bank Executive Directors visit India. Partnership grows with Orissa. Development Dialogue - Knowledge-sharing activities of the Public Information...
Contents: Russian entrepreneurs: tell me who your friends and family are...; by Simeon Djankov, Gerard Roland, Edward Miguel, Yingui Qian, and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya. Entrepreneurs in Latvia: a few pieces...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 32637Date: March 1, 2005Author:
Aidis,Ruta Kristina ;
Bartelsman,Eric Jan ;
Bertrand,Marianne ;
Bery,Suman K. ;
Bhaumik, Sumon ;
Brown, David ;
Djankov,Simeon ;
Dombrovsky, Vyacheslav ;
Earle,John Sutherland ;
Estrin,Saul ;
Haltiwanger,John Couch ;
Klapper,Leora ;
Kozlov,Konstantin ;
Laeven,Luc A. ;
Lokshin,Michael M. ;
Lup, Dana ;
Mickiewics, Tomasz ;
Miguel, Dward ;
Perotti,Enrico C. ;
Qian, Yingui ;
Rajan,Raghuram Govind ;
Roldan, Gerard ;
Scarpetta,Stefano ;
Schoar,Antoinette ;
Thesmar, David ;
Thompson, William ;
Volpin, Paolo ;
Volz, Ulrich ;
Yemtsov,Ruslan G. ;
Zamulin, OlegYudaeva, Ksenia ;
Zhuravskaya,Ekaterina
Over the past few years, the United States has pursued an increasing number of bilateral and regional free trade agreements (FTAs) in different parts of the world. This has marked a considerable shift...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 32111Date: February 7, 2005Author:
Fink,Carsten ;
Reichenmiller,Patrick G.
This newsletter highlights some of the many policies, programs, and initiatives of the World Bank (WB) which may involve or be of interest to Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). This includes: for comment:...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60510Date: February 1, 2005
Contents: A commitment to partnership (Interview with Gregor Wolf). In focus: Twelve years in Brazil. Developments: Brazil and World Bank Institute partnerships. Objectives of the Rain Forest Unit. Report:...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 33335Date: February 1, 2005
This paper by the Department for International Development (DFID) discusses collecting better data on access to financial services. Financial sector development is important for growth in developing countries....
Type: NewsletterReport#: 38849Date: February 1, 2005Author:
Blis, Karen
This newsletter serves as a forum for analysis and debate on water and sanitation issues in Kenya. Its focus is on water sector reforms. This issue includes the following headlines: "Handing over" the...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 33060Date: February 1, 2005
The project involves the repair and reinstatement of roads selected by the relevant government authorities. A labor-based rapid repair method was chosen to create employment opportunities and to develop...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 34066Date: February 1, 2005
Despite the unexpected high growth in the last quarter of 2004, the risk of China's economy overheating has declined, as domestic demand growth and consumer price inflation have come down in the wake of...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 34457Date: February 1, 2005
In this issue: catalytic fund update; millennium project - task force report on education; World Bank's report on global programs; joint USA/United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 48540Date: February 1, 2005
Data gathered during the past four years in Mexico, Colombia and Brazil suggests that in these countries somewhere between 65 and 85 percent of urban households do not hold any kind of deposit account...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 38938Date: February 1, 2005Author:
Solo,Tova M.
Each issue of this newsletter includes the following sections: Leadership Forum, Featured Reading, Event, Bulletin Board, Archives and information on newsletter subscription. The featured reading in this...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 121245Date: February 1, 2005Author:
Ellena,Guy M.
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