• Improved roads in Ethiopia stimulate integration of markets
    Annual income per capita in Ethiopia was just over US$140 in 2005. Ethiopia’s development has been held back by an infrastructure gap- it has one of the lowest road densities in Africa. For the govern...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 92853 التاريخ : March 27, 2007
  • Policy note : export marketing of gum arabic from Sudan
    This paper suggests that decontrol of the gum arabic export market could increase export revenues for Sudan and raise significantly the income of small scale farmers. One of the key commitments made b...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 41099 التاريخ : March 1, 2007
  • Supporting investment in the new Armenia
    This paper includes the following headings: challenge, approach, results, IDA contribution, partners, and next steps.
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 92779 التاريخ : February 12, 2007
  • World development report 2008 : agriculture for development - overview : World development report 2008 : agriculture for development - overview
    The overall message of this year~^!!^s World Development Report (WDR), the 30th in the series is that agriculture is a vital development tool for achieving the millennium development goal that calls f...
    النوع : World Development Report تقرير #: 41456 التاريخ : January 1, 2007
  • Women entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa : characteristics, contributions, and challenges (Vol. 2 of 2) : Executive summary
    This report is the result of a research effort by businesswomen's associations and research institutions in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to gather the opinions, concerns and recommendations...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 44201 التاريخ : January 1, 2007
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC) annual report 2007 : creating opportunity : Highlights from IFC annual report 2007
    Financial year 2007 was a remarkable one for International Finance Corporation (IFC). The author delivered strong, measurable development impact and continued to show how the private sector creates op...
    النوع : World Bank Annual Report تقرير #: 60328 التاريخ : January 1, 2007
  • ICP Newsletter 3(3)
    The International Comparison Program (ICP) is the world's largest statistical initiative, involving 107 countries. It produces internationally comparable price levels, economic aggregates in real term...
    النوع : Newsletter تقرير #: 39654 التاريخ : October 1, 2006
  • Use of agents in branchless banking for the poor : rewards, risks, and regulation
    This Focus Note offers insights on questions concerning new approaches to branchless banking: what are the risks and are they different from the risks of conventional branch-based banking. It examines...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 38413 التاريخ : October 1, 2006
  • Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) 2006 annual report : executive summary
    This executive summary of the Annual Report records the achievements of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency during fiscal year 2006. MIGA's investment insurance, dispute mediation services, a...
    النوع : World Bank Annual Report تقرير #: 37400 التاريخ : September 30, 2006
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC) annual report 2006 : increasing impact - the year in review (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main report
    The International Finance Corporation (IFC) set a record in fiscal 2006 for new investment commitments. This report explores IFC's increasing development impact and provides information on its investm...
    النوع : World Bank Annual Report تقرير #: 37399 التاريخ : September 1, 2006
  • World Bank annual report 2006 (Vol. 1 of 2)
    This World Bank Annual Report for FY2006 notes that the past year saw both progress and continued challenges in the global fight against poverty and inequality. The Report discusses the following topi...
    النوع : World Bank Annual Report تقرير #: 37390 التاريخ : September 1, 2006
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC) annual report 2006 : Highlights from IFC annual report 2006
    This report is an abbreviated version of the 2006 International Finance Corporation's annual report. Its highlights include an operational reports summary, key financial indicators, a general overview...
    النوع : World Bank Annual Report تقرير #: 37398 التاريخ : September 1, 2006
  • Libya - Country economic report
    The Libyan economy is dominated by hydrocarbons and the public sector. Sizeable oil wealth has supported decent living standards for Libya's population and socioeconomic development compares favorabl...
    النوع : General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth Study تقرير #: 30295 التاريخ : June 11, 2006
  • ICP Newsletter 3(2)
    The International Comparison Program (ICP) is the world's largest statistical initiative, involving 107 countries. It produces internationally comparable price levels, economic aggregates in real term...
    النوع : Newsletter تقرير #: 39653 التاريخ : June 1, 2006
  • World Bank Disbursement Guidelines for Projects
    The purpose of these Guidelines is to set out the Bank's procedures for disbursement of loan proceeds for projects. Specifically, the Guidelines explain (a) the different methods used by the Bank to ...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 38575 التاريخ : May 1, 2006
  • Community-managed loan funds : which ones work?
    Government and donor projects that deliver microfinance-that is, credit and other financial services for poor and low-income people-usually involve microfinance institutions (MFIs) with professional s...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 37822 التاريخ : May 1, 2006 المؤلف: Murray,Jessica ; Rosenberg,Richard
  • Improving management of public funds in Guatemala
    When 36 years of armed conflict ended in the late 1990s, Guatemala's public sector institutions were seriously degraded and needed urgent attention to fulfill even the most basic administrative functi...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 92486 التاريخ : April 26, 2006
  • Increasing rural incomes in Guatemala
    Guatemala suffers from very high inequality, both between urban and rural inhabitants, and between indigenous and non-indigenous people. With the participation of civil society, the government has dev...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 92488 التاريخ : April 26, 2006
  • International financial reporting standards : a practical guide - fifth edition
    The publication of this fifth edition coincides with the convergence in accounting standards that has been a feature of the international landscape since the global financial crisis of 1998. The event...
    النوع : Publication تقرير #: 48334 التاريخ : April 24, 2006 المؤلف: Greuning, Hennie van
  • Competition and microcredit interest rates
    In many countries, including Uganda, Bangladesh, and Bolivia, microfinance has become more competitive in recent years. Competition is generally expected to benefit consumers by offering a wider choic...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 35821 التاريخ : February 1, 2006 المؤلف: Porteous,David John