Innovation is crucial to improving productivity and fostering sustainable growth, especially among countries that are moving toward or are at the cutting edge of technological advances (technology frontier)...
This study assesses the state of markets and of jobs in market-linked agriculture in the towns of South Sudan. It is based on a 2019 market trader survey end extensive qualitative work. Agriculture provides...
Developing country governments seek to reduce pervasive informality of firms for multiple reasons: increasing the tax base, helping firms access formal markets and grow, increasing rule of law, and as...
Development institutions, governments, and the investment community have been exploring ways to increase private capital flows to support critical development projects in emerging markets. A new financing...
Globally, around 1.1 billion people live without access to electricity. Ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy by 2030 is one of the Sustainable Development Goals...
Every summer, World Bank Group staff and their families would meet for a day of fun outdoor activities. Following the tradition started in the early 1950’s, the World Bank Group staff gathered for the...
One of the primary motivations behind the establishment of noncontributory pension programs is to allow beneficiaries to retire from the labor force. Yet, as with other unconditional cash transfer schemes...
To further develop and finalize the Fishery Performance Indicators (FPIs) for scaling up to the Bank's entire fisheries portfolio, a number of specific pilots and case studies have been conducted. This...
Optimal consumer protection in financial services and high consumer financial capability are at the heart of a financial sector in Bulgaria that aims to be effective, competitive, and fair. Regulation...
Increasing employment among youth and increasing the earnings and job-stability of youth is important for Pakistan. This study examines the labor market outcomes of graduates from training institutes run...
As a result of the extensive security restrictions, growth in the West Bank and Gaza in the past has become dependent on aid contributions through the Palestinian Authority (PA). However, sustainable and...
From 1990-2010, project sponsors from the Republic of Korea implemented nineteen infrastructure projects in low and middle income countries with investment commitments totaling US$4.9 billion. Investment...
In this paper the author analyze the link between spatial agglomeration, spatial disparities and political governance with an emphasis on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The agglomeration...
Over the recent year, humanity has faced natural disasters of unprecedented magnitude and impact. However, governments and international aid organizations do not systematically plan for preventing and...
Countries emerging from a devastating conflict need to rapidly restore access to basic water and sanitation services for their population. While donors usually stand ready with generous reconstruction...
Poverty in Pakistan is overwhelmingly rural. Some two-thirds of Pakistan's population, and over 60 percent of the country's poor, live in rural areas. In 2005, average per capita expenditures in rural...
Compared with other financial institutions, microfinance institutions (MFIs) have emerged relatively unscathed from the financial crises of the past few decades. During the currency crises in East Asia...
Compared with other financial institutions, microfinance institutions (MFIs) have emerged relatively unscathed from the financial crises of the past few decades. During the currency crises in East Asia...
与与其他金融机构相比,微型金融机构(MFIs)在过去几十年里发生的金融危机中还算是毫发未损。在90年代东亚的货币危机和拉丁美洲的银行业危机中,为穷困客户服务的金融机构的经济效益总的来说强于主流银行。当时,通过微型金融机构融资的客户和微型企业还没有进入当地的银行与货币市场。今天发生的全球金融危机的影响与过去相比可能更为复杂、深刻,也更难以预测。但是有一点是清楚的,世界性的衰退造成的中长期影响必将对广大穷困人口以及为他们服务的机构造成伤害。各个市场的非正式的信息表明,由于危机在全球扩散的后果信贷紧缩、货币失调、失业以及需求下降等,微型金融机构正受到不同程度的影响。一个机构受到影响的程度将取决于该机构的债务结构、其财务状况和客户的经济状况等因素。
Compared with other financial institutions, microfinance institutions (MFIs) have emerged relatively unscathed from the financial crises of the past few decades. During the currency crises in East Asia...