Documents & Reports
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Diversification Paths : What can Mongolia Learn from the Export Trends of Other Resource Dependent Countries? (English)
Mongolia has benefited from its mineral wealth, but diversification is now a major priority. But to what extent is diversification possible, and what will it look like? This paper adopts the growth identification...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 192087 Document Date: May 31, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Gordon Betcherman,Jalil, Mohammad Muaz
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Artificial Intelligence in Agribusiness is Growing in Emerging Markets (English)
Business models utilizing artificial intelligence can help meet rising global demand for food and support a more inclusive and sustainable food system by: (1) enhancing the resilience of farming methods;...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 151369 Document Date: May 1, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Cook,Peter A.,Felicity O'Neill
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Understanding the dynamics of labor income inequality in Latin America (English)
Since the early 2000s, after a long period of wide and persistent gaps, Latin America has experienced a steady decline in income inequality. This paper presents evidence of a trend reversal in labor income...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 125525 Document Date: August 1, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Rodriguez Castelan,Carlos,Lopez-Calva,Luis F.,Lustig,Nora C,Valderrama,Daniel
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Bank President John McCloy’s Congratulations on the British Royal Birth in 1948 (English)
On 22 July 2013, much of the world’s attention turned toward England and the news of the birth of a son to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. For staff in the World Bank Group Archives, the occasion brought...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 104718 Document Date: January 1, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Experiential tourism in Palestinian rural communities : 'Abraham's path' (English)
The economy of the Palestinian territories, hampered by years of conflict, occupation, and insecurity remains dependent on foreign aid with the public sector remaining the largest employer. However, it...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 75659 Document Date: February 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Abukumail,Ali H.
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Private investment in Latin American infrastructure grows in the energy sector and in Brazil (English)
In 2011, 89 new infrastructure projects reached financial or contractual closure in 12 low and middle income countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region: Argentina (3), Brazil (53), Chile...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 84022 Document Date: September 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Jett,Alexander Nicholas
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Emerging perspectives on youth savings (English)
The world's population of young people between the ages of 15 and 24 is estimated at 1.2 billion, with the vast majority living in poor countries. Global economic progress has driven down mortality rates...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 75148 Document Date: August 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kilara,Tanaya,Latortue,Alexia
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Emerging perspectives on youth savings : Perspectives naissantes sur l'epargne de la jeunesse (French)
The world's population of young people between the ages of 15 and 24 is estimated at 1.2 billion, with the vast majority living in poor countries. Global economic progress has driven down mortality rates...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 75148 Document Date: August 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kilara,Tanaya,Latortue,Alexia
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Emerging perspectives on youth savings : Las nuevas perspectivas de la juventud ahorro de los jovenes (Spanish)
The world's population of young people between the ages of 15 and 24 is estimated at 1.2 billion, with the vast majority living in poor countries. Global economic progress has driven down mortality rates...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 75148 Document Date: August 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kilara,Tanaya,Latortue,Alexia
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Reducing distortions in international commodity markets (English)
World commodity markets and particularly the markets for agricultural commodities remain highly distorted despite the wave of liberalization that has swept world trade since the 1980s. Commodity markets...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 69118 Document Date: May 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Hoekman,Bernard M.,Martin,William J.
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Political economy of agricultural distortions in transition countries of Asia and Europe (English)
This paper analyzes the political and institutional factors which are behind the dramatic changes in distortions to agricultural incentives in the transition countries in East Asia, Central Asia, and the...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 55956 Document Date: May 1, 2009 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Rozelle,Scott Douglas,Swinnen,Johan F. M.
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Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Council of Governors resolution ; no. 82 : enhancing voice and participation of developing and transition countries (English)
On January 30, 2009, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Council of Governors adopted resolution number eighty-two. It was concluded that in order to address the need for greater representation...
Document Type: Board Report Report No.: 82455 Document Date: January 30, 2009 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Cooperative financial institutions: issues in governance, regulation, and supervision (English)
This paper addresses topics on which an agreement is necessary to arrive at consensus guidelines or principles of regulation and supervision of cooperative financial institutions (CFIs) in developing countries...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 36810 Document Date: January 1, 2006 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Cuevas,Carlos E.,Fischer,Klaus P.
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Growth, inequality, and social equity in Argentina : Crecimiento, pobreza y equidad social en Argentina (Spanish)
The Argentine government has adopted a strategy that emphasizes rebuilding the economy with a view to delivering sustained growth with social inclusion - an appropriate goal in view of the high degree...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 34645 Document Date: November 1, 2005 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Valdovinos, Carlos Fernandez
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Growth, inequality, and social equity in Argentina (English)
The Argentine government has adopted a strategy that emphasizes rebuilding the economy with a view to delivering sustained growth with social inclusion - an appropriate goal in view of the high degree...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 34645 Document Date: November 1, 2005 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Valdovinos, Carlos Fernandez
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Desafios de la electrification rural en Chile (Spanish)
This is a study of rural electrification in Chile, which discusses the types of electrification (including diesel-, photovoltaic panel-, and hydroelectric-generation), evolution of national and regional...
Document Type: ESMAP Paper Report No.: 35988 Document Date: October 1, 2005 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Agriculture, trees and HIV/AIDS (English)
For a long time, HIV/AIDS was viewed as purely a health issue. Yet HIV/AIDS has implications that reach far beyond health - including great impact on agricultural and food production systems. In Sub-Saharan...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 32990 Document Date: July 1, 2005 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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A study of institutional, financial, and regulatory frameworks of urban transport in large sub-saharan african cities (English)
This working paper presents the findings of "A Study of Urban Transport Institutional, Financial and Regulatory Frameworks in Large Sub-Saharan African Cites" and it was commissioned by the Sub-Saharan...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 39246 Document Date: July 1, 2005 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Agriculture, trees and HIV/AIDS : Agriculture, utilisation des arbres et VIH/SIDA (French)
For a long time, HIV/AIDS was viewed as purely a health issue. Yet HIV/AIDS has implications that reach far beyond health - including great impact on agricultural and food production systems. In Sub-Saharan...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 32990 Document Date: June 1, 2005 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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The medium-term expenditure framework: the challenges of budget integration in Sub Saharan African (SSA) countries (English)
This paper focuses on one key aspect of the medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF) - the integration of the budgets. A meaningful MTEF would have to be in the context of an integrated budget, involving...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 33608 Document Date: April 1, 2005 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Obidegwu,Chukwuma F.