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Privileges instead of jobs : politically connected firms receive generous policy privileges undermining competition and job creation

Policies in MENA countries often limit competition and job creation by constraining firm startup and productivity growth. Policies have often been captured by a handful of politically connected firms...
النوع : Brief تقرير #: 91706 التاريخ : July 1, 2014
Predictions, perceptions and economic reality

This issue of the MENA quarterly brief assesses the macroeconomic performance of seven of the MENA countries: Egypt, Tunisia, Iran, Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen and Libya. All of these countries experienced...
النوع : Brief تقرير #: 89844 التاريخ : July 1, 2014 المؤلف: Devarajan,Shantayanan ; Mottaghi,Lili
Climate-smart development : adding up the benefits of actions that help build prosperity, end poverty and combat climate change (Vol. 2 of 2) : Executive summary

This report describes efforts by the ClimateWorks Foundation and the World Bank to quantify the multiple economic, social, and environmental benefits associated with policies and projects to reduce em...
النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 88908 التاريخ : June 1, 2014 المؤلف: Akbar,Sameer ; Kleiman,Gary ; Menon, Surabi ; Segafredo, Laura
Economic, fiscal and social challenges in the early phase of a post conflict Yemen

This note is a part of a series of policy notes prepared by the World Bank in anticipation of a post-conflict transition in Yemen. These notes aim to identify immediate priorities for stabilization, r...
النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 120535 التاريخ : May 27, 2014 المؤلف: Engelke,Wilfried
Mauritania : counting on natural wealth for a sustainable future

A data set of key macro-sustainability indicators, constructed after several fact-finding missions, and World Bank methodologies on estimating wealth accounting are used to study Mauritania's wealth,...
النوع : Policy Research Working Paper تقرير #: WPS6887 التاريخ : May 1, 2014 المؤلف: Mele,Gianluca
Harnessing the global recovery : a tough road ahead

This edition of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regional economic update focuses on recent economic developments and outlines the economic challenges and opportunities facing countries in the ...
النوع : Economic Updates and Modeling تقرير #: 86446 التاريخ : April 1, 2014 المؤلف: Mottaghi,Lili ; Devarajan,Shantayanan
Global economic prospects, January 2014 : coping with policy normalization in high-income countries - executive summary

This report presents a summary of the projected global economic growth for 2014. Global growth is projected to accelerate at a greater rate in 2014 than the previous year. Much of the initial accelera...
النوع : Publication تقرير #: 83731 التاريخ : January 24, 2014 المؤلف: World Bank
Growth slowdown heightens the need for reforms

This brief concerns the ongoing regional tensions, together with a challenging (albeit slightly improving) external environment, that have hit the economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) ...
النوع : Brief تقرير #: 86489 التاريخ : January 1, 2014 المؤلف: Devarajan,Shantayanan ; Mottaghi,Lili
Toward a sustainable energy future for all : directions for the World Bank Group's energy sector - executive summary

See also report no. 79597. As global energy markets evolve rapidly, producing and maintaining a reliable power supply for many countries in the developing world remains a significant issue. The World ...
النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 83261 التاريخ : December 9, 2013
Asset recovery handbook : a guide for practitioners

This handbook is designed as a how-to manual that guides practitioners as they grapple with the strategic, organizational, investigative, and legal challenges of recovering assets that have been stole...
النوع : Publication تقرير #: 59464 التاريخ : December 3, 2013 المؤلف: Brun,Jean Pierre ; Gray,Larissa Alanna ; Scott, Clive ; Stephenson,Kevin Mark
Building resilience : integrating climate and disaster risk into development - the World Bank Group experience (Vol. 2 of 2) : Executive summary

This report presents the World Bank Group's experience in climate and disaster resilient development and contends that it is essential to eliminate extreme poverty and achieve shared prosperity by 203...
النوع : Other Environmental Study تقرير #: 82648 التاريخ : November 18, 2013 المؤلف: Urbano M De Bettencourt,Teresa Sofia ; Ebinger,Jane Olga ; Fay,Marianne ; Ghesquiere,Francis ; Gitay,Habiba ; Krausing,Jarl ; Kull,Daniel Werner ; Mccall,Kevin ; Reid,Robert Curle Jesse ; Simpson,Alanna Leigh
IFC Middle East and North Africa : fy13 achievements : فى منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا : أبرز إنجازات مؤسسة التمويل الدولية

More than two years after the Arab Spring, many countries in the Middle East and North Africa continue to grapple with political uncertainty, slow growth, unemployment, and a host of other economic ch...
تقرير #: 113593 التاريخ : October 1, 2013
Transforming Arab economies : traveling knowledge and innovation road (Vol. 2 of 2) : Overview

Over the past decade, some countries of the Middle East and North Africa region have spurred economic growth and improved their global competitiveness by taking the first steps in the direction of the...
النوع : General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth Study تقرير #: 82736 التاريخ : September 17, 2013
West Bank and Gaza - Public expenditure and financial accountability : public financial management performance report

The purpose of the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) assessment is to review the performance of the Palestinian Authority's (PA's) Public Financial Management (PFM) framework. The...
النوع : Public Expenditure Review تقرير #: AUS3141 التاريخ : September 1, 2013
Growth slowdown extends into 2013

This brief focuses on the recent change in government in Egypt, five countries in the Middle East and North Africa Region, including Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, Jordan and Iran are facing a growth slowdo...
النوع : Brief تقرير #: 84445 التاريخ : July 15, 2013 المؤلف: Mottaghi,Lili
Microcredit interest rates and their determinants (2004-2011)

From the beginning of modern microcredit, its most controversial dimension has been the interest rates charged by micro lenders, often referred to as microfinance institutions (MFIs). These rates are ...
النوع : Working Paper (Numbered Series) تقرير #: 81992 التاريخ : June 1, 2013 المؤلف: Ford, William ; Gaul,Scott ; Rosenberg,Richard ; Tomilova,Olga
Turn down the heat : climate extremes, regional impacts, and the case for resilience - executive summary

This report focuses on the risks of climate change to development in Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia and South Asia. Building on the 2012 report, turn down the heat: why a 4 degree celsius warmer ...
النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 78422 التاريخ : June 1, 2013 المؤلف: Adams, Sophie ; Baarsch, Florent ; Bondeau, Alberte ; Coumou, Dim ; Donner, Reik ; Frieler, Katja ; Hare, Bill ; Menon, Arathy ; Perette, Mahe ; Piontek, Franziska ; Rehfeld, Kira ; Robinson, Alexander ; Rocha, Marcia ; Rogelj, Joeri ; Runge, Jakob ; Schaeffer, Michiel ; Schellnhuber,Hans Joachim ; Schewe, Jacob ; Schleussner, Carl-Friedrich ; Schwan, Susanne ; Serdeczny, Olivia ; Svirejeva-Hopkins, Anastasia ; Vieweg, Marion ; Warszawski, Lila
Sudan economic brief : a review of Sudan's 2013 budget

This brief takes a detailed look at Sudan's 2013 budget, with three key aims: (i) to provide a reality check of the macro assumptions underlying the budget; (ii) to assess the structure of the expendi...
النوع : Brief تقرير #: 79069 التاريخ : May 1, 2013 المؤلف: Geiger,Michael Tobias ; Alamir,Mosllem Ahmed ; Nishiuchi,Toru
Drawing a roadmap for reforming oil pricing policy

Between 2003 and 2012 the average annual world prices of gasoline, diesel, and kerosene in 160 countries more than doubled, while the prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) used for cooking and heati...
النوع : Energy Study تقرير #: 79283 التاريخ : January 1, 2013 المؤلف: Kojima,Masami
Towards a strategic framework on climate change and development for the World Bank Group (Vol. 1 of 2) : Executive summary

Addressing climate change is central to the development and poverty reduction agenda. In its fourth assessment (2007), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes clear that warming of ...
النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 76429 التاريخ : January 1, 2013