Although international funders have been longstanding supporters of financial inclusion, their commitments have been put to the test in the past five years. The financial crisis led to a more challeng...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 96286Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2015Autor:
Lahaye, Estelle Marie ;
Dashi, Edlira ;
Dolke, Eda ;
Soursourian, Matthew Jacob Klein
Renato and Hecinta are raising six young children in a rural area of Mozambique’s northern Nampula Province. On just half a hectare, they grow rice, maize, beans, cashew, peanuts, cabbage, and tomatoe...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 96284Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2015Autor:
Anderson, Jamie Barbara ;
Ahmed, Wajiha
Air quality is best addressed through projects purposely designed to take on air pollution rather than as an add-on component in other types of projects. Building better infrastructure for air quality...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166620Fecha: 19 de febrero de 2015
Argentina reduced its HIV/AIDS burden by 21 percent from 2000 to 2010, saving an estimated 4,379 lives. This makes Argentinas HIV/AIDS burden the second lowest in South America after Chile. Argentina...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 91293Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2015Autor:
Lavadenz, Fernando ;
Miachon Silva, Lais
While Islamic finance is a growing industry with more than 1,000 Islamic finance institutions and combined assets in excess of $1.3 trillion (Reuters 2013), the development of sharia-compliant microfi...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 95213Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2015Autor:
Alvarez, Kaylene ;
El-Zoghbi, Mayada
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, provides a wide range of specialized advisory services designed to help strengthen companies by improving corporate governanc...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 178259Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2015Autor:
Karapetyan, Davit ;
Orton, Oliver James
Poor children face barriers to healthy development even before they are born. Their mothers may not have nutritious food or proper prenatal care, which can harm a babys brain development when it need...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 95197Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2015Autor:
Gertler, Paul J. ;
Givagnoli, Paula ;
Martinez, Sebastian
Bolivia is a lower-middle income country, but one of the poorest in South America, with a per capita GNI of US$ 5,750 in 2013 and an average GNI growth rate of 4.4 percent during the last ten years. N...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 92272Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2015Autor:
Cortez, Rafael A. ;
Lavadenz, Fernando ;
Medici, Andre C. ;
Saadat, Seemeen
Mobile network operators (MNOs) such as Safaricom in Kenya; Vodacom, Tigo, and Airtel in Tanzania; and Econet in Zimbabwe are collectively underscoring the importance and potential of MNO-led business...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 95201Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2015Autor:
Chen, Gregory C. ;
Hanouch, Michel
India has ambitious goals to deliver electronic welfare payments, banking services, and digital local government services to each of its 638,000 villages. The road is fraught with challenges as about ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 95211Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2015Autor:
Banerjee, Shweta S.
Worldwide, some 57 million primary school age children don't have the chance to go to school. Many factors hold these children back: poverty, poor health and overcrowded or faraway facilities. The pro...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 94784Fecha: 1 de febrero de 2015Autor:
Adelman, Melissa Ann ;
Holland, Peter Anthony ;
Marcus, Aliza
Green bonds are mobilizing billions of dollars a year for development projects that countries and cities need, carried out in ways that are good for the climate and environment. 2014 was a record year...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166519Fecha: 22 de enero de 2015
Faith-based organizations can play an important role in promoting conservation and sustainable natural resources management to help ecosystems and livelihoods more resilient. The World Bank, through t...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166640Fecha: 12 de enero de 2015
Globalization and rapid technological change have made knowledge a critical determinant of competitiveness in the world economy. The World Bank Group (WBG) is playing an important role in assisting co...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 98449Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015
In today’s global economy, merely attending school does not ensure an educated, well-rounded student. Students must learn core subjects such as languages, mathematics, and science; they must also lear...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 98447Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015
There is an indisputable link between learning outcomes and economic growth. From preschool to university to technical and vocational programs, education matters for human development and future emplo...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 98451Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015
With the exception of parents, few individuals exert as much influence on children’s future as do their teachers. In today’s world, teachers are no longer just a source of information and knowledge. T...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 98452Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015
Tertiary education refers to all postsecondary education, including but not limited to universities. Although universities are a key part of all tertiary education systems, in recent years a diverse a...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 98454Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015
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