This report makes an in depth analysis of how telecommunications have evolved in Colombia, particularly after changes in government regulations since 1990. Despite the increase in private sector capit...
Tipo: Other Infrastructure StudyInforme#: 32086Fecha: 1 de septiembre de 2004Autor:
Mendoza Rincon, Ciro
An action plan to address serious groundwater contamination by naturally-occurring arsenic in the Terai Plains of Nepal, within a wider approach to groundwater quality management including institution...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 38812Fecha: 1 de septiembre de 2004Autor:
Nanni, Marcella ;
Tuinhof, Albert
This Public Expenditure Review (PER) concentrates on four main issues: the overall fiscal sustainability and rigidities in expenditure, the distribution of benefits of public spending across household...
Tipo: Public Expenditure ReviewInforme#: 27894Fecha: 1 de septiembre de 2004
The high interest rates charged by many microfinance institutions (MFIs) have attracted the attention of policy makers throughout the world. Several concerns have been raised: Why do institutions that...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 33479Fecha: 1 de septiembre de 2004Autor:
Helms, Brigit S. ;
Reille, Xavier
Microfinance enables the poor to build assets, diversify and increase incomes, and reduce their vulnerability to economic stress. Microfinance is sustainable: dozens of institutions have proved that f...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 83149Fecha: 1 de septiembre de 2004Autor:
Littlefield, Elizabeth L. ;
Rosenberg, Richard
As in most Latin American countries, the water and sanitation sector of Honduras is going through a decentralization process that induces profound changes. New regulatory, technical, planning and poli...
Tipo: Working PaperInforme#: 31717Fecha: 1 de septiembre de 2004
This study presents the evolution, present situation, and perspectives of the water supply and sanitation sector in Colombia. The sector is totally decentralized, given local administrators of the 110...
Tipo: Other Infrastructure StudyInforme#: 32088Fecha: 1 de septiembre de 2004Autor:
Tuzman Fernandez, Diego
The overall objective of this analysis is to identify investment priorities and need of reforms by assisting the government to develop a strategy for World Bank financing. The paper presents an exhaus...
Tipo: Other Infrastructure StudyInforme#: 32087Fecha: 1 de septiembre de 2004Autor:
Ospina Ovalle, German A.
This report covers how subsidies have been applied to utility users with differing income levels. Addressing subsidies in Colombia is complex. Prior to 1994 the Government was the owner, distributor, ...
Tipo: Other Infrastructure StudyInforme#: 32092Fecha: 1 de septiembre de 2004Autor:
Casas, Camila ;
Medina Guzman, Juan Pablo ;
Melendez Arjona, Marcela
This paper poses the key question as to what extent can carefully-deployed, low-cost, recharge structures be used to enhance groundwater resources and rejuvenate drinking water wells preferentially - ...
Tipo: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Informe#: 38811Fecha: 1 de septiembre de 2004Autor:
Foster, Stephen ;
Garduno, Hector
The issues addressed in this Country Financial Accountability Assessment (CFAA), lie at the very core of the Government of Paraguay's performance, and its fight against corruption. The outputs of the ...
Tipo: Country Financial Accountability AssessmentInforme#: 30084Fecha: 26 de agosto de 2004
Este comunicado de prensa anuncia que el Ministerio de Desarrollo Económico de Bolivia, en asociación con la Facilidad para la Pequeña y Mediana Empresa para América Latina y el Caribe de la Corporaci...
Tipo: AnnouncementInforme#: 204787Fecha: 20 de agosto de 2004Autor:
International Finance Corporation
In the province of Manabi, Ecuador, the Poverty Reduction and Local Rural Development Project (PROLOCAL) has partnered with a group of community based organizations to harness a community radio's pote...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 30732Fecha: 1 de agosto de 2004Autor:
Pichon, Francisco J. ;
Rueda, Manuel ;
Santi, Emanuele
Chile's public procurement system is considered generally free of corruption, supported by probity of the civil servants, decentralization, and good budgetary and control systems. However, it is affec...
Tipo: Country Procurement Assessment (CPAR)Informe#: 28914Fecha: 1 de agosto de 2004
Inadequate sanitation and housing threaten the lives and health of 600 million urban dwellers worldwide. By applying good microfinance practice to housing finance, a range of financial institutions ar...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 34240Fecha: 1 de agosto de 2004Autor:
Brusky, Bonnie
This latest Voices of the Poor study advances the participatory research tradition of the previous World Bank Voices works with new modules focusing on poor peoples' action recommendations. In the sum...
Tipo: PublicationInforme#: 29890Fecha: 1 de agosto de 2004Autor:
Arboleda, Jairo A. ;
Blackburn, James ;
Petesch, Patti L.
In this issue: Highlights of May Council Meeting. News from GEF focal areas. News from GEF implementing agencies. GEF country activities/issues. New GEF publications.
Tipo: NewsletterInforme#: 37622Fecha: 1 de agosto de 2004
Throughout the development of the microfinance industry, network support organizations (NSOs) have played a critical role in launching new institutions, developing standards, wholesaling funds, provid...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 33456Fecha: 1 de julio de 2004Autor:
Cook, Tamara B. ;
Isem, Jennifer
The Dominican Republic has 120,000 persons living with AIDS (PLWAs), 9 times the total number of reported cases. About 20,000 people have died from AIDS in the last decade. HIV/AIDS is the leading cau...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 30729Fecha: 1 de julio de 2004Autor:
Marquez, Patricio Vicente ;
Montalvo, Luis Emilio
Este comunicado de prensa anuncia Atul Metha se convirtió en Director para América Latina y el Caribe de la Corporación Financiera Internacional (IFC), la entidad del Grupo del Banco Mundial que promu...
Tipo: AnnouncementInforme#: 204326Fecha: 1 de julio de 2004Autor:
International Finance Corporation
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