Documentos e informes
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Challenges and opportunities of EU-Ukraine free trade agreement for the development of securities markets and non-bank financial institutions in Ukraine (Inglés)
The objective of this report is to examine the challenges and opportunities presented by the future integration of the Ukrainian securities market and Non-Bank Financial Institution (NBFIs) in the European...
Tipo de documento: Documento de trabajo Número del informe: 47371 Fecha del documento: 1 de octubre de 2008 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Noel,Michel Desire R,Bigdai,Vitaliy Petrovich
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Expanding bank outreach through retail partnership : correspondent banking in Brazil (Inglés)
This paper explores the extent to which formal, regulated financial institutions such as banks have been able to partner with "correspondents"- commercial entities whose primary objective and business...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 36398 Fecha del documento: 5 de junio de 2006 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Kumar,Anjali,Nair,Ajai,Parsons,Adam G.,Urdapilleta,Eduardo Martin
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Participatory approaches to attacking extreme poverty : cases studies led by the International Movement ATD Fourth World (Inglés)
Relying on contributions from the International Movement ATD Fourth World, this book deals with questions such as: What does it mean to live in poverty, and especially in extreme poverty? How can very...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 36337 Fecha del documento: 1 de abril de 2006 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Wodon,Quentin T.
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The role of communication in large infrastructure: the Bumbuna hydroelectric project in post-conflict Sierra Leone (Inglés)
Infrastructure development in the past was often implemented without adequately taking into consideration the possible negative environmental and social impacts. Drawing from the experience of the Bumbuna...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 36819 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2006 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Mazzei,Leonardo,Scuppa,Gianmarco
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A comparative analysis of school-based management in Central America (Inglés)
This paper provides a comparative analysis of school-based management reforms in four Central American countries (EDUCO in El Salvador, PRONADE in Guatemala, PROHECO in Honduras, and Centros Autonomos...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 35036 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2006 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Di Gropello,Emanuela
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The development of nonbank financial institutions in Ukraine - policy reform strategy and action plan (Inglés)
The prospect of European integration presents huge opportunities and challenges for the development of non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) in Ukraine. By most measures, the development of the NBFI...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 36339 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2006 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Fursova,Olena,Kantur Ozenci,Zeynep,Noel,Michel Desire R,Prygozhyna,Anzhela,Rutledge, Sue
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The Germany-Serbia remittance corridor: challenges of establishing a formal money transfer system (Inglés)
This report provides an overview of remittance flows from Germany to Serbia and analyzes why a large part of remittance transfers take place outside financial institutions. The study presents a series...
Tipo de documento: Otro estudio sobre el sector financiero Número del informe: 36338 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2006 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Barberis,Corrado,De Luna-Martinez,Jose,Endo,Isaku
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Cooperative financial institutions: issues in governance, regulation, and supervision (Inglés)
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...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 36810 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2006 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Cuevas,Carlos E.,Fischer,Klaus P.
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Climate variability and water resource degradation in Kenya - improving water resources development and management (Inglés)
This report attempts to fill that gap for two of the most important water-related issues facing the effects of climate variability and the steady degradation of the nation's water resources. The study...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 34854 Fecha del documento: 10 de julio de 2005 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Davis,Richard Mark,Gichere, Samuel,Hirji,Rafik Fatehali,Mogaka,Hezron Rasugu
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Managing the politics of reform: overhauling the legal infrastructure of public procurement in the Philippines (Inglés)
Over the past 30 years there has been considerable research on the political economy of reform. Yet despite this, little is known about strategies for managing the politics of change-moving from a bad...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 34044 Fecha del documento: 1 de julio de 2005 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Campos, J. Edgardo,Syquia,Jose Luis C.
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Compulsory licensing for public health - a guide and model documents for implementation of the Doha Declaration Paragraph 6 Decision (Inglés)
The Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health recognized that developing countries with insufficient, or no manufacturing capacity in the pharmaceutical sector could face difficulties in...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 33426 Fecha del documento: 1 de julio de 2005 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Abbott,Frederick M.,Van Puymbroeck,Rudolf V.
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What determines U.S. Swap spreads ? (Inglés)
This paper examines the evolution of the U.S. interest swap market. The authors review the theory and past empirical studies on U.S. swap spreads, and estimate an error-correction model for maturities...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 33427 Fecha del documento: 1 de junio de 2005 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Kobor,Adam,Shi,Lishan,Zelenko,Ivan
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Connecting Sub-Saharan Africa : A World Bank Group strategy for information and communication technology sector development (Inglés)
The strategy builds on the earlier reform agenda in the sector by leveraging the achievements to date of Sub-Saharan African countries to advance the essential goal of increasing the continent's connectivity...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 34366 Fecha del documento: 10 de mayo de 2005 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Ampah,Mavis A.,Besancon,Laurent,Guislain,Pierre,Niang,Cecile Thioro,Serot,Alexandre
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Health system innovations in Central America: lessons and impact of new approaches (Inglés)
Health Systems Innovations in Central America reports on how these experiences fared -- a hospital in Panama, a nutrition program in Honduras, primary care extension in Guatemala, a subset of hospitals...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 33004 Fecha del documento: 1 de mayo de 2005 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: La Forgia, Gerard M. [editor]
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Innovaciones en el sistema de salud de América Central: Lecciones e impactos de nuevos enfoques (Español)
« Innovaciones en los sistemas de salud en Centroamérica » informa sobre el resultado de estas experiencias –un hospital en Panamá, un programa de nutrición en Honduras, extensión de la atención primaria...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 33004 Fecha del documento: 1 de mayo de 2005 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: La Forgia, Gerard M. [editor]
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HIV/AIDS in the Western Balkans : priorities for early prevention in a high-risk environment (Inglés)
In recent years, Europe and Central Asia (ECA) has seen the world's fastest growing HIV/AIDS epidemic. The Balkans countries and territories under study - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 34018 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2005 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Eckertz,Dorothee B.,Cilia De Mira Godinho,Maria Joana,Jaganjac,Nedim,Novotny,Thomas,Renton,Adrian Mark
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The regulation of investment in utilities: concepts and applications (Inglés)
This paper reviews the common approaches adopted by regulators to the inclusion and valuation of investment in the regulatory asset base and the allocation of costs of investment between different users...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 34365 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2005 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Hamilton,Ian Alexander,Harris,Clive G.
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The U.S. - Mexico remittance corridor: lessons on shifting from informal to formal transfer systems (Inglés)
Examining the experience of the U.S.-Mexico remittances corridor over the last eight years, this title derives specific lessons that could be applicable to other remittance corridors when shifting from...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 31671 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2005 Autor: Hernandez-Coss,Raul E.
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Enterprise size, financing patterns, and credit constraints in Brazil: analysis of data from the investment climate assessment survey (Inglés)
Enterprise Size, Financing Patterns, and Credit Constraints in Brazil investigates the importance of firm size with respect to accessing credit. The principal findings are that size strongly affects access...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 32334 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2005 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Do Rosario Francisco,Maria Manuela,Kumar,Anjali
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Self-assessment in managing for results: conducting self-assessment for development practitioners (Inglés)
This paper proposes a systematic and pragmatic approach to planning and conducting self-assessments of country and program strategies. The approach, which is grounded on inquiry principles and guided by...
Tipo de documento: Publicación Número del informe: 34375 Fecha del documento: 1 de enero de 2005 Tipo de divulgación: Disclosed Autor: Rodriguez-Garcia,Rosalia,White,Elizabeth M.