The International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Secretariat has prepared this paper to assist Contracting states with a matter raised by the delegation of the Republic of th...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 72662Fecha: 10 de agosto de 2012
These remarks were delivered by the World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, at the United Nations, in New York, United States. Mr. Kim says that the World Bank’s simple mandate is to increase prosperity b...
Tipo: President's SpeechInforme#: 101825Fecha: 9 de agosto de 2012Autor:
Kim,Jim Yong
In Latin America and the Caribbean 8 percent of adults have a formal loan and 39 percent have a formal account, according to new data from the Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) database. The ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 82392Fecha: 1 de agosto de 2012Autor:
Demirguc-Kunt,Asli ;
Klapper,Leora ;
Randall,Douglas
The world's population of young people between the ages of 15 and 24 is estimated at 1.2 billion, with the vast majority living in poor countries. Global economic progress has driven down mortality ra...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 75148Fecha: 1 de agosto de 2012Autor:
Kilara,Tanaya ;
Latortue,Alexia
This report on the Human Opportunities Index (HOI) in Bolivia develops a measure of equal opportunity for children and youth, based on a human rights approach, including measures not only for average ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 74420Fecha: 1 de agosto de 2012Autor:
Vidal, Cecilia ;
Landa, Fernando ;
Pardo, Roland ;
Rodríguez, Ilychss ;
Facchini Palma,Gabriel Alejandro ;
Rodríguez, Samuel Freije ;
Loayza,Julio Ricardo ;
Romero Londoño, Olga Lucía ;
Velasco,Julio ;
Winkler-Seales,Hernan Jorge
This public financial management assessment for Cordoba has three main objectives: (i) to provide the provincial governments with a reference tool for dialogue and action to strengthen their public fi...
Tipo: Country Financial Accountability AssessmentInforme#: 72402Fecha: 1 de julio de 2012
This Note is part of a Central American Regional Study entitled "Best Jobs in Central America: The Role of Human Capital". The objective of this study is to provide information and advice to public po...
Tipo: Other Social Protection StudyInforme#: 72924Fecha: 1 de julio de 2012
Preventable diseases exact a high cost among the world's poor. Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections account for two thirds of deaths among children under five. Handwashing with soap can prevent t...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 74162Fecha: 1 de julio de 2012
This Inequality in Focus newsletter includes the following headings: Taxes, transfers, and income redistribution in Latin America; Income inequality in Europe and the U.S.: regional vs. social-class i...
Tipo: NewsletterInforme#: 71400Fecha: 1 de julio de 2012Autor:
Lusting, Nora ;
Milanovic,Branko L.
This public financial management assessment for San Juan has three main objectives: (i) to provide the provincial governments with a reference tool for dialogue and action to strengthen their public f...
Tipo: Country Financial Accountability AssessmentInforme#: 72400Fecha: 1 de julio de 2012
The assessment for the Province of Buenos Aires was prepared jointly by the Ministry of Finance of the Province of Buenos Aires and the World Bank (WB) on the basis of findings from missions. It seeks...
Tipo: Country Financial Accountability AssessmentInforme#: 72401Fecha: 1 de julio de 2012
To address the challenge of promoting economic growth and creating better job opportunities for Salvadorans, it is essential to complement policies of macroeconomic stability and openness with a stron...
Tipo: Other Social Protection StudyInforme#: 56824Fecha: 1 de julio de 2012Autor:
Bashir,Sajitha ;
Oviedo, Ana María ;
Luque,Javier ;
Acosta,Pablo Ariel
Diarrhea and acute respiratory infections cause two thirds of all deaths among children under five years old. Washing hands with soap can prevent these disease transmissions by reducing harmful pathog...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 72344Fecha: 1 de julio de 2012
The assessment for the Province of Santa Fe was prepared jointly by the Ministry of Finance of the Province of Santa Fe and the World Bank (WB) on the basis of findings from missions. It seeks to: (i)...
Tipo: Country Financial Accountability AssessmentInforme#: 72404Fecha: 1 de julio de 2012
In the current political and economic environment, jobs are at the center of political debates in both developed and developing economies. There are many expectations that small enterprises can create...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 75146Fecha: 1 de julio de 2012Autor:
Glisovic-Mezieres,Jasmina ;
Martinez,Meritxell
In fiscal year 2012, a total issue of $2.7 billion in guarantees for projects in Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency's (MIGA's) developing member countries and an additional $10.6 million was iss...
Tipo: World Bank Annual ReportInforme#: 73817Fecha: 30 de junio de 2012
Countries heavily dependent on imported oil to power a significant portion of their electricity generation are especially vulnerable to high and volatile oil prices. In net oil-importing countries wor...
Tipo: ESMAP PaperInforme#: 77454Fecha: 8 de junio de 2012Autor:
Rigoberto Ariel Yépez-García
Three-fourths of the Colombian population, around 34.5 million people, live in urban areas. Bogota, the capital, with almost 8 million inhabitants, is one of the densest cities in the Western Hemisphe...
Tipo: Other Urban StudyInforme#: 74823Fecha: 7 de junio de 2012Autor:
Samad,Taimur ;
Panman,Alexandra Patricia ;
Rodríguez, Alejandro ;
Lozano Gracia,Nancy
The purpose of this Public Expenditure Review (PER) is to take stock of Peru's public expenditure since the last PER and identify the main challenges. The key underlying questions addressed are: (i) H...
Tipo: Public Expenditure ReviewInforme#: 62586Fecha: 6 de junio de 2012Autor:
Calvo-Gonzalez,Oscar ;
Koehler-Geib,Fritzi ;
Aviles,Ana Maria ;
Coppola,Andrea ;
Cunha,Barbara ;
Vostroknutova,Ekaterina ;
Holt,Patricia Chacon ;
Paris,Michiel Pieter ;
Mendo Lopez,Fernando Jerico ;
Pertillar,Tammy Lynn
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