• Performance standard four : community health, safety, and security
    IFC’s sustainability framework articulates the corporation’s strategic commitment to sustainable development, and is an integral part of IFC’s approach to risk management. The Sustainability Framework...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 113840 التاريخ : January 1, 2012
  • Overview of performance standards on environmental and social sustainability : performance standard 2 - labor and working conditions
    International Finance Corporation’s (IFC’s) sustainability framework articulates the Corporation’s strategic commitment to sustainable development, and is an integral part of IFC’s approach to risk ma...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 113838 التاريخ : January 1, 2012
  • Cultural heritage
    Performance standard eight recognizes the importance of cultural heritage for current and future generations. Consistent with the convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and heritag...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 113837 التاريخ : January 1, 2012
  • Labor and working conditions : guidance note two
    Performance standard two recognizes that the pursuit of economic growth through employment creation and income generation should be accompanied by protection of the fundamental1 rights of workers. For...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 113830 التاريخ : January 1, 2012
  • The grain chain : food security and managing wheat imports in Arab countries
    Arab countries face a number of food security risks due to their high dependence on wheat imports. This study explores ways in which countries can mitigate these risks. The authors evaluate the wheat ...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 68075 التاريخ : January 1, 2012 المؤلف: Battat, Michelle L. ; Erekat, Dana Mohamed ; Lampietti, Julian A. ; De Hartog, Arnold H. ; Michaels, Sean David
  • Indigenous peoples : guidance note 7 : Guidance note 7
    Guidance Note 7 corresponds to Performance Standard 7. Performance Standard 7 recognizes that Indigenous Peoples, as social groups with identities that are distinct from mainstream groups in national ...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 113836 التاريخ : January 1, 2012
  • Land acquisition and involuntary resettlement : guidance note 5
    Guidance Note 5 corresponds to Performance Standard 5. Performance Standard 5 recognizes that project-related land acquisition and restrictions on land use can have adverse impacts on communities and ...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 113834 التاريخ : January 1, 2012
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC) annual report 2012 : innovation, influence, demonstration (Vol. 1 of 3) : Impact
    This annual report of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) summarizes the innovation and leadership roles in the private sector during fiscal year 2012. The IFC invested a record $20.4 billion ...
    النوع : World Bank Annual Report تقرير #: 79883 التاريخ : January 1, 2012
  • Estimating staffing needs in the justice sector
    Justice system agencies around the world continue to seek adequate methods to estimate staffing needs. Especially when caseload rise and budgets are limited, the pressure is on to justify adequate sta...
    النوع : Working Paper (Numbered Series) تقرير #: 72928 التاريخ : January 1, 2012
  • World Bank civil society engagement : review of fiscal years 2010 to 2012 (Vol. 1 of 2)
    World Bank relations with civil society continued to expand throughout the institution during 2010–12. This evolution was experienced across the spectrum of the "engagement continuum," which includes ...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 80950 التاريخ : January 1, 2012
  • IFC access to information policy
    This document sets out the policy of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) regarding the scope of information that it makes available to the public either as a routine matter or upon request. IF...
    النوع : Working Paper تقرير #: 110692 التاريخ : January 1, 2012
  • Measure the success of interventions focused on the livelihoods of young people : a practical guide of the monitoring and assessment
    Program’s to actively support young people’s employment prospects have existed for decades in industrialized countries; however, they are relatively new in developing nations. In broad sense, youth li...
    النوع : Social Analysis تقرير #: 70011 التاريخ : January 1, 2012
  • Jordan - Country partnership strategy for the period FY11-FY15
    Jordan is sensitive to the economic and political volatility of the region. The political upheaval that swept the Arab region this year has had a significant impact on Jordan, taking the form of econo...
    النوع : Country Assistance Strategy Document تقرير #: 58114 التاريخ : December 23, 2011
  • Sudan - Public Expenditure Tracking Survey (PETS) : case study of the health sector
    The Sudan referendum on post-Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) arrangements was held during January 9-15, 2011 with results in favor of secession of the South by July 9, 2011. The economic effects w...
    النوع : Public Expenditure Review تقرير #: 67712 التاريخ : December 1, 2011
  • Preventing money laundering and terrorist financing : a practical guide for bank supervisors
    This book is specifically designed for bank supervisors, some of whom may be looking for ways to devise a program of anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) supervision. O...
    النوع : Publication تقرير #: 48895 التاريخ : November 1, 2011 المؤلف: Chatain, Pierre-Laurent ; McDowell, John ; Mousset
  • Incorporating consumer research into consumer protection policy making
    This focus note describes Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP's) experience to date gathering qualitative and quantitative information directly from low-income consumers to inform financial...
    النوع : Brief تقرير #: 68067 التاريخ : November 1, 2011 المؤلف: Collins, Daryl ; Jentzsch, Nicola ; Mazer, Rafael Keenan
  • Sudan - Rapid assessment of the public investment portfolio in the fiscal adjustment context
    Public investment to facilitate growth and poverty reduction is paramount to Sudan's development challenge. The acute need for rebuilding the country's deteriorated infrastructure and service delivery...
    النوع : Public Investment Review تقرير #: 72925 التاريخ : October 1, 2011
  • Credit reporting at the base of the pyramid : key issues and success factors
    Over the past five years, the microcredit sector has experienced unprecedented growth. The number of borrowers served by microfinance institutions (MFIs) has increased threefold to reach 120 million c...
    النوع : Working Paper (Numbered Series) تقرير #: 68097 التاريخ : October 1, 2011 المؤلف: Lyman, Timothy ; Lythgoe, Tony ; Miller, Margaret ; Reille, Xavier ; Sankaranarayan, Shalini
  • The World Bank annual report 2011 : year in review
    Executive Directors continued to play an important role as the World Bank faced many challenges in a global post crisis economy. The Board considered a number of key documents in preparation for the c...
    النوع : World Bank Annual Report تقرير #: 64440 التاريخ : September 23, 2011
  • Beyond aid by Robert B. Zoellick
    This speech was delivered by Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank, at George Washington University in Washington, DC, on September 14, 2011. The speech explains the importance of modernizin...
    النوع : President's Speech تقرير #: 111979 التاريخ : September 14, 2011 المؤلف: Zoellick, Robert B.