As a region, Europe and Central Asia faces a unique problem in the form of long, harsh winters. This means families have to pay a lot more to stay warm and eat enough to survive such unrelenting condi...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 180572Fecha: 10 de febrero de 2014Autor:
World Bank
In Armenia, many people living outside urban areas lack proper education that can help them find jobs. Stable jobs are tough to find and the pay is often not enough to match expenses. The World Bank i...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 180026Fecha: 10 de febrero de 2014Autor:
World Bank
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the lowest level of access to finance of any region in the world, with an average banked population of only 24 percent (Findex 2012). The region's banking systems are smal...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 67997Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2014Autor:
Flaming,Mark Wayne ;
Earne,Julie Fawn ;
Jansson,Tor F. ;
Koning,Antonique M. ;
Gourdon,Julien
In 2012, the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region continued its successful drive to reduce poverty and build the middle class. The proportion of the region's 600 million people living in extre...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 85162Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2014
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...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 83731Fecha: 24 de enero de 2014Autor:
World Bank
This issue focuses on a regional study and technical assistance initiative to strengthen climate adaptation planning for small and medium-sized cities in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). City pl...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 84441Fecha: 3 de enero de 2014
The Dominican Republic has low economic mobility, with less than 2 percent of its people climbing to a higher income group during the decade, compared to an average 41 percent in the Latin America and...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 85760Fecha: 1 de enero de 2014Autor:
Baez Ramirez,Javier Eduardo ;
Lopez-Calva,Luis-Felipe ;
Castaneda Aguilar,Raul Andres ;
Sharman, Ali
This report contributes to the design and implementation of policies that promote healthy living in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), thus effectively preventing premature mortality from non-comm...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 83277Fecha: 1 de enero de 2014Autor:
Bonilla-Chacin, Maria Eugenia [editor]
This issue of the ICSID Caseload Statistics updates the profile of the ICSID caseload, historically and for the calendar year 2013. It is based on cases registered or administered by ICSID as of Decem...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 93620Fecha: 1 de enero de 2014
Although much has been written on the traditional role and key responsibilities of a company secretary, these writings are not sufficient to fully prepare an individual for the enormous task undertake...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 91342Fecha: 1 de enero de 2014Autor:
Wulfsohn,Loren
This paper on the role of the provinces as it obtains in the social protection in Argentina points out that the social protection system in Argentina developed gradually since the beginning of the las...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 90381Fecha: 1 de enero de 2014Autor:
Rofman,Rafael P.
Despite international commitments, significant barriers remain in the process of recovering the proceeds of corruption from foreign jurisdictions. This volume identifies and analyzes the impact of the...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 63258Fecha: 1 de enero de 2014Autor:
Brun,Jean Pierre ;
Dunker,Gabriele ;
Gray,Larissa Alanna ;
Panjer,Melissa ;
Power,Richard John ;
Stephenson,Kevin Mark
Bitcoin has had a volatile journey since it was launched in 2009, attracting attention among conventional investors as well as the black market. Regulators and policy makers are also following Bitcoin...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 88164Fecha: 1 de enero de 2014Autor:
Rotman,Sarah Catherine
This issue of the Inequality in focus newsletter contains the following topics of interest: aspiration traps: when poverty stifles hope; and, explaining the gap between facts and perceptions of inequa...
Tipo: NewsletterInforme#: 84370Fecha: 1 de enero de 2014Autor:
Flechtner, Svenja ;
Verme,Paolo
Yet the current situation differs from 2007-2008 in critical respects. First, recent international price increases are more widespread across agricultural commodities than in 2008, when price spikes w...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 87932Fecha: 1 de enero de 2014Autor:
Cord,Louise J. ;
Sennhauser,Ethel ;
De La Torre,Augusto
The percentage of smallholders with access to finance is equally difficult to quantify. According to estimates, even promising approaches to expanding smallholder lending, such as value chain finance,...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 94905Fecha: 1 de enero de 2014Autor:
Hishigsuren,Gaamaa ;
Kioko,Catherine Makanda ;
Miller,Heather Anne ;
Spahr,Martin ;
Varangis, Panos
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