The development objective of Financing Innovative Startups and Small and Medium Enterprises Project for Morocco is to facilitate the increase of private equity and quasi-equity finance for innovative startups and small and medium enterprises in the Project Area.
... See More + This project has three components. 1) The first component, Financing Program, will target the following funding categories: angel/seed, early-stage, and VC stage. It has the following subcomponents: (i) Angel/Seed financing(s); and (ii) Early stage/VC fund(s). 2) The second component, Ecosystem Support, will support organizations within the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the project area to stimulate new innovative enterprises. It has the following subcomponents: (i) Pre-seed Grants; (ii) Soft Loans; and (iii) Entrepreneurship Support. 3) The third component, Project Management, Coordination, and Monitoring and Evaluation, will fund the Project Management Unit (PMU) and all of its incremental eligible operational and administrative costs for the management and supervision of the project over the project life (six years).
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The manufacturing or industrial sector is composed of several individual economic activities, according to the United Nations, International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities, Rev.4, New York, 2008.
... See More + It is to be noted that some countries, especially some developing countries may not conduct all the manufacturing activities and would need the list of activities to be adjusted to the actual conditions of the country affected by a disaster. The manufacturing sector is usually widespread in geographical terms and involves hundreds or thousands of individual manufacturing units of different sizes and types, which make the assessment of disaster impact more complex and time-consuming, and may require conducting more detailed surveys of affected establishments. This paper describes the procedure to assess the effects of a disaster on the manufacturing sector following the traditional methodology originally developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN-ECLAC) (Handbook for estimating the socio-economic and environmental impact of disasters, 4 volumes, United Nations, 2003), further developed by the World Bank´s Global Facility for Disaster Recovery and Reduction (GFDRR) (Guidance Notes for Damage, Loss and Needs Assessment, 3 volumes, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., 2010), and now expanded and adopted by the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA). Application of the methodology enables the assessment of disasters’ economic and social impacts on the manufacturing sector, and the estimation of post-disaster needs for recovery and reconstruction.
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Tanzania has great potential in the sunflower oil seeds sector, which can be scaled-up as one of its key sectors for industrial development. This policy note provides an overview of the government policies and initiatives in this sector, including the Rural Livelihood Development Company (RLDC) initiative and Dodoma cluster, financing scheme as well as the monitoring and evaluation framework.
... See More + It also identifies the key constraints for scaling-up the sector and the possible solutions.
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The development objective of the Anhui Xuancheng Infrastructure for Industry Relocation Project for China is to contribute to the economic, social, and environmental sustainability of the project area in the Xuancheng economic and technological development zone.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) compensation fee for land attachments and green crops will be owned by the owner, and the compensation is directly granted to the owner; (2) in the process of relocation, designate personnel, and provide assistance where necessary to help with the relocation work; (3) provide free employment training to members in vulnerable families who have the will and ability to work, and they will preferentially be recommended to the industrial park for employment; (4) enterprises and units relocated in this project will be rebuilt in a nearby place. The placement will be well done in planning and linking, so as to minimize the loss due to suspended production; and (5) during project construction, job priority will be given to the affected vulnerable families in order to increase their income.
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The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is an international standard to promote open and accountable management of natural resources.
... See More + By encouraging governments, extractive companies, civil society and the public to engage in discourse around transparency of the extractive sector, it aims to facilitate the management of a country’s natural resource wealth to benefit all its citizens. The objective of this report is to present, in a structured form, data categories and their reporting formats, that can be used to standardize information generated under each EITI Requirement. The review conducted for this study included a sample of recent EITI Country Reports, as well as other initiatives and industry standards. ‘Good’ refers to reporting standards that meet the minimum data to be provided under each EITI Requirement. ‘Better’ typically refers to reporting standards that are enhancements of data covered under the good category. ‘Best’ refers to standard formats for reporting data that represent the highest international benchmarks and are considered to provide comprehensive information, beyond the minimum data requirements. The research team recommends a step by step approach to this, starting with a specific set of Requirements, across a number of countries. This would allow the EITI International Secretariat to develop a set of comparable statistics for various reporting entities, as well as start constructing guidelines for EITI implementers.
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Ratings for Enhancing Access to Finance for Micro and Small Enterprises Project for Egypt, Arab Republic were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, risk to global environment outcome was moderate, Bank's performance was moderately satisfactory, and Borrower performance was moderately satisfactory.
... See More + Some of the lessons learned included: (i) responsiveness to changing market conditions reduces implementation delays; (ii) project design requires strong implementation arrangements ahead of project effectiveness; (iii) possible trade-off between diversification of provider types and implementation efficiency; (iv) liquidity is not always the binding constraint for financial service providers to engage in Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) lending in Egypt; (v) investments needed to promote postal financial inclusion; (vi) strong Monitoring and Evaluation (M and E) design and effective arrangements are necessary for rigorous assessment of outcomes; (vii) alignment with business practices increases the project’s attractiveness; (viii) linkages between the World Bank Group financing, advisory, and analytical work; and (viii) implementation support missions and midterm reviews provide opportunities for strengthening the project.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report ICR3851 JUN 30, 2016
The objective of Implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Project in Colombia is to strengthen transparency along the value chain of the extractive sector by making available accurate, timely and socially relevant information, which can be used to enhance good governance of the sector, thereby contributing to sustainable development at the national and local levels.
... See More + The objective of this grant is to support the development, implementation and institutionalization of the Extractive Industry Transparency initiative (EITI) in the country and enable Colombia to become EITI compliant. This restructuring paper proposes to further extend the Grant’s closing date by five and a half months, until December 15, 2016.
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This paper identifies four primary drivers of proactive disclosure throughout history. The first is the need to inform the public about laws and decisions and the public's right to be informed, to know their rights and obligations.
... See More + The second is the public's demand for the information needed to hold governments accountable both at and between elections. The third is the demand for information in order to participate actively in decision-making. The fourth is the provision to the public of information needed to access government services, which has expanded significantly in the past decade with growth of electronic access to services or 'e-government.' This paper attempts to advance the debate around that question by analyzing the multiple proactive disclosure provisions in national law and international treaties in order to identify the emerging global consensus on the classes of information which should be included in a proactive disclosure regime. The paper examines the practical challenges related to the implementation of proactive disclosure regimes and some of the lessons learned from which principles for making proactive disclosure work in practice can be derived. It concludes by identifying some future challenges and areas where additional research is needed.
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The objective of Implementation of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Project in Colombia is to strengthen transparency along the value chain of the extractive sector by making available accurate, timely and socially relevant information, which can be used to enhance good governance of the sector, thereby contributing to sustainable development at the national and local levels.
... See More + The additional financing will finance the following areas: (i) establishing an effective system for the collection of data consistent with the EITI Standard to facilitate the preparation of the EITI Report; (ii) dissemination of the information produced at the national and regional levels and promoting public dialogue around relevant extractive industry issues; (iii) mainstreaming the principles of transparency and accountability to the broader agenda of promoting governance along the value chain of the extractive industries; and (iv) guarantee the organization, operation and functioning of the Colombia-EITI governance structure to implement the action plan and the initiative Colombia EITI. The project will be implemented in two consecutive phases: (i) the first phase includes activities leading to the preparation of the first EITI Report for the year 2013 to be presented by December 31, 2015. This phase will be financed from Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Multi-Donor Trust Fund (EITIMDTF)in the amount of 500,000 US dollars; and (ii) the second phase will be implemented from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017 and will continue to support capacity building, communication and outreach activities to increase awareness on EITI and the results of the first report, as well as finance the recruitment of the Independent Administrator to prepare the second EITI Report covering the year 2014 and due by December 31, 2016 and preparatory activities for the third EITI Report. Activities in this phase are expected to be financed by the Extractives Global Programmatic Support Multi-Donor Trust Fund (EGPS MDTF) in the amount of 500,000 US dollars.
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The objective of the Energy Efficiency for Industrial Enterprises Project for Vietnam is to improve energy efficiency in the industrial sector and contribute to achieving the government’s energy efficiency and GHG reduction objectives.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: food security in the new settlement is ensured at a minimum to the degree of the previous settlement; the relocation sites will have access to facilities and services at least of the same level, if not better, to the land lost; information on relocation to affected ethnic minorities is provided using the communication guidelines recommended in the following section; relocation of affected communities would be completed before construction work starts; if directly affected by a project, ethnic minorities are entitled to compensation for all lost land and affected assets, incomes and businesses at replacement costs and provided with rehabilitation measures sufficient to assist them to improve or at least maintain their pre-project living standards, incomes and productive capacity; and lack of legal rights to assets and access lost or adversely affected will not bar them from entitlement to such compensation and rehabilitation measures.
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The relation between industrialization and economic growth is a subject of continuing controversy. Historically, the rise in the share of manufacturing in output and employment as per capita income increases, and the corresponding decline of agriculture, are among the best documented generalizations about development.
... See More + But how does this transformation of the structure of production affect the rate of growth and the distribution of its benefits? And what has been the effect of policies designed to accelerate this shift or to alter its composition? These and related questions are still in dispute. This book attempts to clarify the role of industrialization in development by conducting a series of comparative studies of semi-industrial economies. The studies address three main topics: industrialization as a stage in the overall transformation that constitutes modern economic growth; the similarities and differences in the experiences of nine industrializing economies; and the relation between rising productivity and structural change. This chapter traces the background of the principal issues to be considered; summarizes the studies' main findings; and gives the reader a guide to the countries chosen, the topics discussed, and the analytical techniques employed.
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This report analyzes export competitiveness in the Dominican Republic drawing from the Trade Competitiveness Diagnostic methodology (Farole and Reis, 2012).
... See More + Dominican exports fare well in terms of performance, sophistication, and survival in Special Economic Zones. Three main challenges are identified: 1) quality issues and rejection of agro exports in the US border; 2) the role of Special Economic Zones in the new decade and the lack of backward linkages; and 3) excessive concentration in terms of markets that is not addressed by a fragmented institutional setup.
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Foreign Trade, FDI, and Capital Flows Study AUS6804 MAR 02, 2015
Iwulska,Aleksandra; Jouanjean,Marie Agnes; Moberg,Lotta Malin Johanna; Reyes,Jose Daniel; Sanchez Martin,Miguel Eduardo; Ugarte Romero,Cristian; Van Der Borght,Rafael; Wagle,Swarnim; Velasquez,GiselleDisclosed
Laboratories have historically been under supported in developing country health systems resulting in poor quality diagnosis and inadequate disease surveillance.
... See More + Laboratory professionals are predominantly male with relatively limited female labor participation, with potential gender based barriers to advancement. The focus on communicable diseases has meant that funding for broader public health laboratory services has been relatively neglected. In this paper the authors present a number of strategies to address these problems based on the outcomes from a literature review and case studies conducted in four African countries. Improved registration and human resource planning are required to establish the scale of the problem and to develop country specific strategies to address skills shortages. More high quality pre-service training is needed to supply the service with suitably skilled professional staff to address the current deficit. Innovative in-service training is essential to maintain competence and collaboration is required with the private sector to utilize their expertise. A clear career structure with transparent promotional opportunities is required to recruit and retain staff in the public sector. The establishment of suitable work environments and regulatory and representative bodies will also support recruitment and retention as well as enhance quality. It is also clear that this cadre has been underrepresented in human resources for health research and more activity in this area will lead to greater understanding of the problems and provide more potential solutions.
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Working Paper 92728 NOV 01, 2014
Schneidman, Miriam; Dacombe, Russell J.; Carter, JaneDisclosed
The Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE) met to consider Independent Evaluation Group's (IEG's) World Bank Group support to public-private partnership's (PPP's) - lessons from experience in client countries, FY02-12 and World Bank Group draft management response.
... See More + The Committee welcomed the report and appreciated management's broad concurrence with the findings and recommendations. They commended IEG and management for the constructive dialogue and encouraged them to continue working to achieve better results. Members acknowledged that PPP's are crucial for closing the infrastructure gap in developing countries. The committee stressed the importance of clearer communications about PPP's benefits and transaction costs. They called for a stronger focus on assisting governments manage PPP fiscal implications and local resources; spreading knowledge and best practices; assisting clients in making strategic decisions on the level and nature of private sector participation in infrastructure; and addressing client countries resource and capacity limitations to operationalize PPP pipelines.
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Some of the headings included in this issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG) weekly global economic newsletter are as follows: the momentum of industrial activity in most developing countries other than China and India strengthened further during 2014Q1; external funding requirements exceed foreign currency reserves in 17 developing countries; and remittance flows to developing countries were estimated at $404 billion in 2013 and are projected to rise robustly in 2014-16 as the global economy strengthens.
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Some of the headings included in this issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG) weekly global economic newsletter are as follows: developing country industrial production growth remained weak in Q4, despite a surge in exports; retail sales growth across developing countries remains mixed; and developing country borrowing costs have eased slightly as spreads have narrowed relative to still low US long-term rates.
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Agriculture is the backbone of Malawi's economy, contributing about 30 percent to total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and accounting for about 85 percent of employment and 80 percent of foreign exchange earnings (60 percent of which come from tobacco alone), but it largely remains subsistence farming plagued by low productivity and high vulnerability.
... See More + Agriculture development and food security are amongst the key priorities of the Government of Malawi (GoM) to achieve sustainable economic growth and poverty alleviation. Increased agricultural productivity, diversification and commercialization constitute a key focus area of the overarching national development framework, the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS) 2006-2011, followed by MGDS II 2011-2016. In 2010, this priority was translated into an Agricultural Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp), aligned with the CAADP pillars and the MGDS. This Agricultural Public Expenditure Review (AgPER), carried out at the request of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MoAFS), intends to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness and equity of future public spending in the sector, and thus contribute to ASWAp successful implementation. It was financed by the program 'strengthening national comprehensive agricultural public expenditure in Sub-Saharan Africa', funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the CAADP Multi-Donor Trust Fund and implemented by the World Bank.
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Public Expenditure Review 89511 NOV 01, 2013
Hourticq,Joel; Phiri,Mthakati Alexander Rabso; Phiri,Horace HappyDisclosed
