This report contains the World Bank Group Boards' calendar for the period of February to April 2015, specifying the Boards' engagements, such as meetings and briefings. ... See More +   See Less -

Document Type: Board Report Report No.: 94472 Document Date: FEB 19, 2015

This report contains the World Bank Group Boards calendar for the period of January 2015 to March 2015, specifying the Boards engagements, such as meetings, briefings, and other Bank happenings. ... See More + It is updated as of February 2, 2015.  See Less -

Document Type: Board Report Report No.: 94024 Document Date: FEB 02, 2015

This report contains the World Bank Group Boards’ calendar for the period of January 2015 to March 2015, specifying the Boards’ engagements, such as meetings, briefings, and other Bank happenings. ... See More + It is updated as of January 15, 2015.  See Less -

Document Type: Board Report Report No.: 93711 Document Date: JAN 15, 2015

Document Type: Minutes Report No.: 93727 Document Date: JAN 13, 2015

Singapore has been a powerful magnet for foreign direct investment and in recent years has also made significant investments abroad, especially in developing countries and increasingly in services. ... See More + This paper analyzes the determinants of Singapores investment using the Knowledge-Capital Model and compares the impact of skill endowments on manufacturing and service sector investments. The results suggest that inward and outward investment with respect to industrialized countries in manufacturing and services was skill-seeking. A 10 percent decline in skill differences with industrialized countries resulted in a 19 percent rise in inbound manufacturing investment stocks, but only a 7 percent rise in inbound services stocks. Inward investment from developing countries in services was also skill-seeking, but outward investment to developing countries in both sectors was labor-seeking. A 10 percent increase in skill differences with developing countries resulted in a 23 percent rise in outbound manufacturing investment stocks and a 13 percent rise in outbound services stocks. Furthermore, when the analysis distinguishes between services on the basis of skill intensity, there is a significant difference between the determinants of foreign direct investment in skill-intensive services and foreign direct investment in other services and goods. However, when services are disaggregated on the basis of proximity needs, there is no significant difference in the determinants of foreign direct investment in proximity services compared with foreign direct investment in non-proximity services.  See Less -

Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS7186 Document Date: JAN 01, 2015

Author: Chellaraj, Gnanaraj; Mattoo, Aaditya

Document Type: Minutes Report No.: 93451 Document Date: DEC 18, 2014

Document Type: Minutes Report No.: 93374 Document Date: DEC 16, 2014

The development objective of the Urban Investment Planning Project for Somalia is to provide feasibility assessments and preliminary design for an urban development operational intervention in South-Central Somalia, Puntland, and Somaliland. ... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) developing environmental and social criteria and guidance for the planned technical and engineering studies; (2) reviewing and screening of scope of potential investments; (3) contributing to design criteria which will include the development of environmental and social criteria and guidance for the planned technical and engineering studies; (4) developing terms of reference (TOR) for the specific environmental and social (E and S) due diligence instruments that - within the context of for environmental and social management framework (ESMF) preparation - have been found to be required for identified investment projects; and (5) preparing and executing consultations with public.  See Less -

Document Type: Environmental Assessment Report No.: E4698 Document Date: DEC 02, 2014

Document Type: Minutes Report No.: 92949 Document Date: DEC 02, 2014

Document Type: Minutes Report No.: 92799 Document Date: NOV 20, 2014