This Banks World newsletter includes some of the following headings: Bank & Uganda: the inside story; the long goodbye to NRS, by Kevin Rafferty; first class envelop ban stirs controversy, by BW reporter;...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 56986Date: January 28, 1998Author:
Cullen, Timothy W. B. ;
Goto, Shihoko ;
Keynes ;
Rafferty, Kevin ;
Shen, Anna ;
Sopher, Jamil
Making sure social funds help the poorest, by Anthony G. Bigio. Regulators push investment awareness in Latin America, by Sophia Lynn. Korean Journal : aftermath of the crisis, by Shinok Park. World...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 81025Date: January 1, 1998Author:
Bigio, Anthony G. ;
English, Edward Philip ;
Lynn, Sophia ;
Mcneil, Mary L.
Water demand exceeds supply in most parts of the world. To address such deficits, agencies at the national, regional, and local levels often import water through inter-basin transfers, which can have enormous...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 22675Date: January 1, 1998Author:
Hirji, Rafik Fatehali
During February and March 1998, accidental fires raged out of control in parts of the northern Amazon state of Roraima, a consequence of a pronounced drought brought on by El Nino combined with normal...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18624Date: January 1, 1998Author:
Lisansky, Judith M. ;
Sprissler, Loretta
Tigers tamed: Asian danger, Asian opportunity, by Teresa C. Barger. Uzbekistan: three of a kind, by Ketki Bhagwati, Raymond Chiu, Per Kjellerhaug, and Paul Crystal. Tanzania: uplink, by Omari Issa and...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18587Date: January 1, 1998Author:
Barger, Teresa C. ;
Bhagwati, Ketki ;
Issa, Omari ;
Montague, Adrian A. ;
Clarke, Denis J. ;
Conger, Lucy ;
Asamoah, Solomon ;
Ndiaye, Papa M. ;
Crystal, Paul J. ;
Chiu, Raymond K. T. ;
Kjellerhaug, Per
Breaking the mold, by Howard French. The Euro Age, by Giovanni Padula. A survey of technology in cities, by Nigel Harris. New York's invisible construction, by Michael Fishman. Transportation : smart moves....
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18476Date: January 1, 1998Author:
Padula, Giovanni ;
Harris, Nigel ;
Fishman, Michael ;
Peirce, Neal R. ;
Hale, Jonathan ;
Webb, Michael G. ;
Auclair, Christine ;
French, Howard ;
Bergen, Margaret
Addis Ababa's infrastructure has not kept pace with the city's population growth. Poor sanitation has been identified as a major problem, and, the government, as well as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs),...
During a visit to the United Kingdom in December 1997, President Fernando Henrique Cardoso announced that the Brazilian government will set aside at least 10 percent of the country's forest ecosystems...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18623Date: January 1, 1998Author:
Batmanian, Garo J. ;
Lisansky, Judith M. ;
Sprissler, Loretta
Giant steps : can broader be better? by Erik D'Amato. Whale in a swimming pool, by Debora Spar. Different kind of banker, different kind of bank. The long view : Latin America's pension boom, by Lucy Conger....
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18588Date: January 1, 1998Author:
D'Amato, Erik ;
Spar, Deborah ;
Conger, Lucy ;
Voloshina, Aylona ;
Wright, Robert Palmer
West Bank and Gaza : a new direction. Israelis, Palestinians unite in $100 million fund. What's new about globalization? by Jane Fraser and Jeremy Oppenheim. Africa Business Network : web page for the...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 18586Date: January 1, 1998Author:
Fraser, Jane ;
Oppenheim, Jeremy M. ;
Gelston, Sally ;
Wright, Robert Palmer ;
Younger, Dana R. ;
Granda, Christopher A. ;
Thomas, Maria C. ;
Koskelo, Jyrki I. ;
Crystal, Paul J.
Utility regulators - the independence debate. Utility regulators - roles and responsibilities. Utility regulators - decisionmaking structures, resources and start-up strategy. Utility regulation - a critical...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 17407Date: December 31, 1997Author:
Green, Richard ;
Vass, Peter ;
Chisari, Omar Osvaldo ;
Estache, Antonio ;
Orton Romero, Carlos Rafael ;
De Rus Mendoza, Gines ;
Thompson, Louis Stanley ;
Budin, Karim-Jacques ;
Smith, Warrick P.
Developing countries should create a registration process that will make it easier to introduce new zero- and low-risk pest management inputs, thus giving farmers alternatives to more dangerous broad spectrum...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 21128Date: December 31, 1997Author:
Kiss, Agi ;
Benbrook, Charles ;
Gisselquist, David P.
Interview with Joseph Stigliz - transition economy is still a well defined category. Market failure and corruption in the Czech Republic. EBRD report predicts accelerated growth in most transition countries...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 17381Date: December 31, 1997Author:
Hirschler, Richard ;
Schwartz, Andrew ;
Tarr, David G. ;
Sergi, Bruno S. ;
Korengold, Adam ;
Polishchuk, Leonid ;
Deutsch, Antal ;
Michnik, Adam ;
Stiglitz, Joseph Eugene
This Banks World newsletter includes some of the following headings: handicrafts of internet, by Kristyn Schrader; budget banks on sunrise business, by Kevin Rafferty; wolfensohn pins faith in line managers,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 56984Date: December 5, 1997Author:
Cullen, Timothy W. B. ;
Drattell, Alan M. ;
Hay, Phillip Jeremy ;
Keynes ;
Rafferty, Kevin ;
Schrader-King, Kristyn E.
A recent World Bank study draws on data from two Indian villages to present a new empirical approach to assessing the impact of public works programs on net household income and poverty. The study estimates...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 17476Date: November 30, 1997Author:
Culhane, Brian [editor]
This Banks World newsletter includes some of the following headings: journey into open space, by Kevin Rafferty; Jaso conquers her butterflies to win over CEOs; Banks help to whether El ninos coming storm,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 56983Date: November 10, 1997Author:
Drattell, Alan M. ;
Hay, Phillip Jeremy ;
Rafferty, Kevin
The green light is on - a perspective from China. A roadmap for reform. China's state sector: bleak facts and figures. China's growth path to 21st century: recommendations from the World Bank. Albania...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 17229Date: October 31, 1997Author:
Chi Fulin ;
Broadman, Harry G. ;
Elbirt, Carlos ;
Ebel, Robert D. ;
Hotra, Karen ;
Jokay, Charles Zoltan ;
Peteri, Gabor ;
Heleniak, Timothy E. ;
Bjornlund, Britta
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