• Groundwater : legal and policy perspectives - proceedings of a World Bank seminar
    The structure of this report follows closely the design and format of the seminar on "Groundwater: Legal and Policy Perspectives" held in Washington on April 19,1999. The report consists of an introdu...
    النوع : Publication تقرير #: WTP456 التاريخ : January 1, 1999 المؤلف: Salman, Salman M.A. [editor]
  • Curbing the epidemic - governments and the economics of tobacco control
    Besides the often asked questions on smokers' health related risks, and cost-bearing of their consumption choices, the report examines basically, the economic questions that policymakers should addres...
    النوع : Publication تقرير #: 19638 التاريخ : January 1, 1999
  • The World Bank annual report 1999
    This annual report, covering July 1, 1998 to July 30, 1999, chronicles the World Bank's response to the formidable global challenges it confronted in the wake of the financial crisis in East Asia. The...
    النوع : World Bank Annual Report تقرير #: 19758 التاريخ : January 1, 1999
  • Rural finance : issues, designs, and best practices
    This report is intended to serve as a sourcebook to aid decisionmakers as they create environments conducive to the development of rural financial markets. As a sourcebook, it explores both the tradit...
    النوع : Publication تقرير #: 17094 التاريخ : January 1, 1999 المؤلف: Benjamin, McDonald P., Jr. ; Piprek, Gerda Lize ; Yaron, Jacob
  • Making microfinance work in the Middle East and North Africa
    This report analyzes microfinance in the Middle East and North Africa and makes recommendations to improve current practices and narrow the gap between demand and supply. The mainsource of information...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 23076 التاريخ : December 1, 1998 المؤلف: Brandsma, Judith ; Chaouali, Rafika
  • The consultative group to assist the poorest : a microfinance program : The Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest : a microfinance program
    Consultative group to assist the poorest (CGAP) was formally constituted on June 27, 1995, for a three-year period, with the participation of 10 bilateral and multilateral member donors. Its mission i...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 18596 التاريخ : September 1, 1998 المؤلف: Malhotra, Mohini ; Mukherjee, Joyita
  • How CGAP member donors fund microfinance institutions
    How do the member donors of CGAP fund micro-finance institutions (MFIs)? What are the structures, funding instruments, procedures, and points of entry within each agency? Consultative Group to Assist ...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 18625 التاريخ : August 1, 1998 المؤلف: Malhotra, Mohini ; CHIDZERO, ANNE-MARIE N.
  • Savings mobilization strategies : lessons from four experiences
    Around the world, poor households save in various forms and for various purposes. Although empirical evidence suggests that the poor would deposit if appropriate financial institutions and savings fac...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 18655 التاريخ : August 1, 1998 المؤلف: Mukherjee, Joyita ; Wisniwski, Sylvia
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC) annual report 1998
    This report summarizes investments and policies at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) during fiscal year 1998. The year marked the launch of an internal exercise in strategic planning to exam...
    النوع : World Bank Annual Report تقرير #: 20799 التاريخ : August 1, 1998
  • International watercourses : enhancing cooperation and managing conflict - proceedings of a World Bank seminar
    Over 245 river basins are shared by two or more states. About 40 percent of the world population and 50 percent of its land are either dependent on or stand to benefit from the waters available in the...
    النوع : Publication تقرير #: WTP414 التاريخ : July 31, 1998 المؤلف: Boisson De Chazournes, Laurence ; Salman, Salman M. A.
  • Commercial banks in microfinance : new actors in the microfinance world
    Commercial banks have been so notably absent from micro-finance. In their absence, a large number of non-governmental organizations and other specialized institutions have created financial technologi...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 18627 التاريخ : July 1, 1998 المؤلف: Graham, Douglas ; Valenzuela, Liza ; Baydas, Mayada
  • Cost allocation for multi-service micro-finance institutions
    Micro-finance institutions (MFIs) increasingly see financial viability as a core element of their business strategy. To implement this strategy, MFI managers must analyze their financial statements fo...
    النوع : Working Paper (Numbered Series) تقرير #: 18659 التاريخ : April 1, 1998 المؤلف: Helms, Brigit S.
  • Study of GEF's overall performance
    The report presents the findings and recommendations of the Study of the Overall Performance of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), which was requested by the GEF Council at its October 1996 meetin...
    النوع : Global Environment Facility Working Paper تقرير #: 18251 التاريخ : January 1, 1998 المؤلف: Porter, Gareth ; Clemencon, Raymond ; Ofosu-Amaah, W
  • The World Bank annual report 1998
    This Annual Report, covering July 1, 1997 to June 30, 1998, chronicles a year of further changes from last year -- the implementation of the Cost Effectiveness Review; further decentralization of deci...
    النوع : World Bank Annual Report تقرير #: 18418 التاريخ : January 1, 1998
  • Study of GEF project lessons : Study of GEF project lessons : summary report
    The study of GEF Project lessons was commissioned by GEF's senior monitoring and evaluation coordinator in April 1992. The study, conducted by Resource Futures International of Ottawa, Canada, synthes...
    النوع : Global Environment Facility Working Paper تقرير #: 33661 التاريخ : January 1, 1998
  • State-owned development banks in microfinance
    The well-intentioned objective of state-owned development finance institutions is too often subjected to political influence. Politicized mandates place undue emphasis on credit outflows over recovery...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 18606 التاريخ : December 1, 1997 المؤلف: Mukherjee, Joyita ; Malhotra, Mohini
  • Anatomy of a microfinance deal : the new approach to investing in microfinance institutions
    What is the best way to support a micro-finance institution (MFI) that has a track record of extending quality financial services to significant numbers of poor people on a progressively financially s...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 18605 التاريخ : November 1, 1997 المؤلف: Helms, Brigit S. ; Malhotra, Mohini
  • Child labor : issues and directions for the World Bank
    Child labor is a global issue. An estimated 250 million children are working worldwide. This paper proposes that the World Bank take stronger action to help address the issue more proactively, and o...
    النوع : Publication تقرير #: 17418 التاريخ : October 1, 1997 المؤلف: Fallon, Peter R. ; Tzannatos, Panagiotis Zafiris
  • The challenge of inclusion
    These remarks were delivered by James D. Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank Group, to the Board of Governors during the 1997 Annual Meetings in Hong Kong, China. Wolfensohn announced that this ye...
    النوع : President's Speech تقرير #: 22379 التاريخ : September 23, 1997 المؤلف: Wolfensohn, James D.
  • Efficient public sector downsizing
    Most downsizing operations show high financial returns, but their economic returns depend crucially on their design. After comparing public sector employment across countries, the author analyzes the...
    النوع : Policy Research Working Paper تقرير #: WPS1840 التاريخ : September 1, 1997 المؤلف: Rama, Martin G.