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
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
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 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
The year began on a positive note. A marked improvement in market sentiment, combined with monetary policy easing in developing countries, was reflected in a rebound in economic activity in both devel...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 72593Fecha: 1 de junio de 2012Autor:
World Bank
Against the backdrop of rapidly rising urbanization in the developing world and the growing demand for basic services such as water and power, there is an increasing need to improve service delivery, ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 72609Fecha: 1 de junio de 2012Autor:
Ahmed,Wajiha ;
Menzies,Iain
This document is organized into three parts. The first part provides an overview of tax expenditures in Colombia. The second part addresses the issues of measuring the revenue loss of tax expenditures...
Tipo: Other Financial Sector StudyInforme#: 65879Fecha: 1 de junio de 2012Autor:
Moller,Lars Christian ;
Junquera-Varela,Raul Felix ;
Alvarez,Daniel Egidio
This paper states that in Colombia the population growth and property located in areas exposed to geological and hydro-meteorological phenomena are determinants in the increased risk. Deficiencies in ...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 75254Fecha: 1 de junio de 2012Autor:
Campos G., Ana ;
Diaz G., Carolina ;
Dickson,Eric ;
Rubiano V., Diana M.
The information compiled and analyzed in this work has generated knowledge from a new perspective. In addition to the valuable information provided in this study, the accompanying literature is expect...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 71542Fecha: 1 de junio de 2012
Eradication of under nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is still an unfinished agenda. Before the onset of the food and financial crises, LAC appeared to be on its way to meet first mi...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 71471Fecha: 1 de junio de 2012Autor:
Messier,Marie Chantal ;
Rodriguez,Evelyn
This study assesses the alignment of land use, land tenure, and land market outcomes in El Salvador with public policy aspirations in recent decades for efficient, inclusive, and environmentally susta...
Tipo: Other Agricultural StudyInforme#: 82312Fecha: 1 de junio de 2012Autor:
Sennhauser,Ethel ;
Rajack,Robin Michael ;
Galeana,Fernando ;
Munoz,Jorge A. ;
Mcwilliams,Katie L. ;
Morataya, Marcial ;
Vreugdenhil, Daan
This publication highlights some of the most noteworthy activities of the world Bank in Central America between July 2011 to June 2012. The selection focuses almost exclusively on non-lending activiti...
Tipo: Annual ReportInforme#: 73097Fecha: 1 de junio de 2012
This paper uses the shorthand term 'microfinance' to refer to financial services for low-income people. Apex facilities exist for other sectors besides microfinance for instance, lending to exporters ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 71311Fecha: 1 de junio de 2012Autor:
Forster,Sarah Jacqueline ;
Duflos,Eric Bertrand Pierre ;
Rosenberg,Richard
Despite significant efforts to implement macroeconomic policies and strong trade liberalization, towards the end of the first decade of the century, there is little change in either the economy or the...
Tipo: Other Social Protection StudyInforme#: 72923Fecha: 1 de junio de 2012
The Government of Peru is committed to improving rural electrification coverage, aiming to increase rural coverage from an estimated 55 percent at the end of 2010 to 88 percent by 2020. To achieve thi...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 74044Fecha: 1 de junio de 2012Autor:
Finucane,James Robert ;
Bogach,Victoria Susan ;
Garcia Crispin,Luis Enrique ;
Zolezzi,Eduardo H.
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