• West Bank and Gaza update
    Contents: Tertiary Education Project in the West Bank and Gaza. The humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt): year in review 2004. Recent economic developments. WBG: the econ...
    النوع : Newsletter تقرير #: 33539 التاريخ : June 1, 2005 المؤلف: Koussa, Mary [editor]
  • The World Bank in Iraq : Iraqi ownership for sustainability
    This paper examines the experiences of the World Bank Group in other countries, and explores its work in Iraq in light of its mandate and areas of impact. It outlines the objectives the Bank Group has...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 39023 التاريخ : June 1, 2005 المؤلف: Hadad-Zervos, Faris H.
  • Public expenditure and financial accountability (PEFA) : public financial management - performance measurement framework
    The public financial management (PFM) performance measurement framework is an integrated monitoring framework that allows measurement of country PFM performance over time. The information provided by ...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 48963 التاريخ : June 1, 2005
  • Commercial banks and microfinance : evolving models of success
    There is a vast potential market for retail financial services among low-income clients, and a growing number of commercial banks have successfully entered this market. These are the findings of recen...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 33458 التاريخ : June 1, 2005 المؤلف: Isem, Jennifer ; Porteous, David John
  • Third overall performance study on the Global Environmental Facility OPS3 : progressing toward environmental results (Vol. 1 of 2) : Executive summary
    The purpose of the Third Overall Performance Study (OPS3), commissioned by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council, is "to assess the extent to which GEF has achieved, or is on its way towards a...
    النوع : Publication تقرير #: 36404 التاريخ : June 1, 2005 المؤلف: Wagner, Mark Chandler
  • Table Ronde du Maghreb : emploi, commerce exterieur, genre ey gouvernance : Valoriser le potentiel de prospérité
    This paper points out that the innovative nature of the Round Table is that the majority of contributions comes from North African and non-participants of presentations of the World Bank. Its purpose ...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 70479 التاريخ : May 25, 2005
  • Egypt - Country assistance strategy
    The Government of Egypt (GOE) seeks to make more use of the private sector as a development agent, as well as better leverage the role of the public sector in the economy. Broadly speaking, the growth...
    النوع : Country Assistance Strategy Document تقرير #: 32190 التاريخ : May 20, 2005
  • Protecting microfinance borrowers
    Worldwide, the microfinance community is paying more attention to consumer protection. Controversial topics, such as high interest rates and the over-indebtedness of borrowers, have raised public conc...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 33457 التاريخ : May 1, 2005 المؤلف: Helms, Brigit S. ; Porteous, David John
  • Old age income support in the 21st century : an international perspective on pension systems and reform (Vol. 2 of 2) : Old age income support in the 21st century: an international perspective on pension systems and reform
    The book has a comprehensive introduction and two main parts. Part I presents the conceptual underpinnings for the Bank's thinking on pension systems and reforms, including structure of Bank lending i...
    النوع : Publication تقرير #: 32672 التاريخ : May 1, 2005 المؤلف: Holzmann, Robert ; Hinz, Richard Paul ; Von Gersdorff, Hermann A. ; Gill, Indermit S. ; Impavido, Gregorio ; Musalem, Alberto Roque ; Rutkowski, Michal J. ; Palacios, Robert J. ; Sin, Yvonne Yee Mun ; Subbarao, Kalanidhi ; Schwarz, Anita M.
  • Environmental, health, and safety guidelines for foundries
    The environmental, health, and safety (EHS) guidelines are technical reference documents with general and industry specific examples of good international industry practice (GIIP). The EHS guidelines ...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 113620 التاريخ : April 30, 2005
  • Funding microfinance technology
    New technologies are available to help microfinance providers improve efficiency, track operations more accurately, increase transparency, and reach new customers. Yet the majority of microfinance ins...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 34243 التاريخ : April 1, 2005 المؤلف: Ivatury, Gautam J. ; Pasricha, Gita Angeli Nicole
  • Oil booms and revenue management : overview
    The edtion of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) economic developments and prospects reportsanalyzes the region's short-term growth prospects given global forecasts and current structural feature...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 32993 التاريخ : April 1, 2005
  • A water sector assessment report on the countries of the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf
    The main objective of the Water Sector Review in the member countries the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) is to (1) conduct a diagnosis of the current situation of the water s...
    النوع : Other Rural Study تقرير #: 32539 التاريخ : March 31, 2005
  • Egypt Outreach
    The newsletter discusses activities at the Bank's Cairo Offices during the first quarter of 2005. Contents include: High level retreat in Luxor on emerging economies: Egypt Prime Minister hosts dialog...
    النوع : Newsletter تقرير #: 37111 التاريخ : March 30, 2005 المؤلف: El Kouesny, Nehal [editor] ; El Naggar, Dina [editor]
  • Crafting a money transfers strategy : guidance for pro-poor financial service providers
    Although much has been written about the benefits that money transfers could bring to pro-poor financial service providers and their clients, relatively little information is available on how they mig...
    النوع : Working Paper (Numbered Series) تقرير #: 33480 التاريخ : March 1, 2005 المؤلف: Deshpande, Gauri Rani ; Isern, Jennifer ; Van Doorn, Judith
  • 2005 Report to the donor community
    This report gives a comprehensive description of the main achievements of the partnerships between IFC and the donors in reducing poverty and in helping member countries to achieve the Millennium Deve...
    النوع : Annual Report تقرير #: 33820 التاريخ : March 1, 2005
  • Issues and options for improving engagement between the World Bank and civil society organizations
    The purpose of this paper is to assess the World Bank's recent relations with civil society organizations (CSOs), that is, nongovernmental organizations and not-for-profit organizations, and to propos...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 34160 التاريخ : March 1, 2005 المؤلف: Mandell, Carolyn Reynolds ; Reuben, William ; Thindwa, Jeff ; Garrison, John W. ; Gears, Cynthia ; Monico, Carmen
  • Microfinance consensus guidelines : developing deposit services for the poor
    Access to deposit services can enable the poor to better manage emergencies; smooth consumption; meet expected demands for large sums of cash, such as school fees; and take advantage of investment opp...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 37830 التاريخ : February 1, 2005
  • Maximizing aid effectiveness in microfinance
    Five core elements of effectiveness - strategic clarity and coherence, strong staff capacity, accountability for results, relevant knowledge management, and appropriate instruments are a key for devel...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 34242 التاريخ : February 1, 2005 المؤلف: Cook, Tamara B.
  • Sustaining microfinance in post-tsunami Asia
    As the communities most affected by the recent devastating tsunami courageously begin to rebuild their lives, microfinance institutions (MFIs) can play a powerful part in the path to recovery. Since t...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 44589 التاريخ : February 1, 2005