Different agent networks offer payments and banking services in Peru. Their size and coverage varies, but different design choices have influenced their ability to operate viably in more remote areas ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 95200Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015Autor:
Garcia Arabehety, Pablo ;
Faz de los Santos, Pedro Xavier
The report argues that social inclusion takes poverty analysis beyond identifying correlates to uncovering its underlying causes. While it is possible to measure social inclusion, it is important to e...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 99894Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015
Education is one of the surest means to end poverty and boost shared prosperity, but much of this potential is lost if students do not acquire the literacy and numeracy in school that they need to suc...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 98264Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015
In many countries today, primary and secondary school enrolment rates are the same for boys andgirls. Two-thirds of all countries have reached gender parity in primary enrolment. Globally, however, 62...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 98450Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015
This paper discusses the corporate governance of microfinance institutions (MFIs). It is not meant to be comprehensive by any means, but it aims to draw lessons on governance from research studies, da...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 96022Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015
A child’s earliest years present a window of opportunity to address inequality and improve outcomeslater in life. The potential benefits from supporting early childhood development (ECD) range from he...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 98448Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015
The report argues that social inclusion takes poverty analysis beyond identifying correlates to uncovering its underlying causes. While it is possible to measure social inclusion, it is important to e...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 99894Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015
This focus note highlights where and how potential benefits can be realized, recognizing there are challenges and risks. Some hold that digital data are not a full substitute for the richness of an in...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 95202Fecha: 1 de enero de 2015Autor:
Chen, Gregory C. ;
Faz de los Santos, Pedro Xavier
Can Tho is the fourth largest city in Vietnam, and plays an important regional role as the Mekong Delta’s growth engine and transport hub. Chronic seasonal flooding, however, causes significant econom...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166870Fecha: 9 de diciembre de 2014
To stabilize warming at less than two degrees Celsius, as the international community agreed in 2009, the world will have to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero before 2100. Economic policy will ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166596Fecha: 8 de diciembre de 2014
Forests mean food and livelihoods for indigenous and forest-dependent peoples. Involving local communities in the design, decision making and management of forest programs makes them more successful. ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166649Fecha: 4 de diciembre de 2014
The poor are often on the front lines of climate change, living in the most vulnerable areas with the fewest resources to help them adapt. As climate change worsens, eradicating poverty will become mo...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166487Fecha: 4 de diciembre de 2014
Thailand’s solar power market was at a standstill in 2008, with solar energy accounting for less than two megawatts (MW) of installed capacity. Technology costs were falling, though, and the governmen...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166571Fecha: 25 de noviembre de 2014
This issue focuses on communities in Colombia at high-risk to natural disasters. Policymakers continue long-term efforts to understand the scope of the problem and target measures to reduce the vulner...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 93097Fecha: 8 de noviembre de 2014
Cities are expected to produce 2.2 billion tons of solid waste annually by 2025; enough waste to equal the weight of one Great Pyramid of Giza, every day. One of the greatest challenges that cities fa...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166815Fecha: 30 de octubre de 2014
Indices are frequently used to motivate behavior - think of the World Bank's doing business reports or the United Nations Development Program's (UNDP's) human development index. By measuring and bench...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 93306Fecha: 1 de octubre de 2014Autor:
El-Zoghbi, Mayada ;
Scola Gahwiler, Barbara Bernadette Maria
Against a backdrop of falling global food prices and relatively stable domestic food prices, the World Bank Group introduces a new, interactive tool to monitor food price crises, track food-related vi...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166699Fecha: 30 de septiembre de 2014
Carbon pricing helps lower overall emissions while giving businesses the flexibility to find their own most efficient solutions. China leads a list of 73 countries, 22 states, provinces and cities, an...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 166491Fecha: 22 de septiembre de 2014
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