The MNA region has rich marine ecosystems that can play a key role in eroding extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity through the Blue Economy—the sustainable use of marine resources for economic...
Through substitution and income effects, remittances can alter an individual’s allocation of time between market activities and household production, decreasing labor supply. This paper uses propensity...
Despite Rio de Janeiro's privileged position as Brazil's historical capital (from the eighteenth century until 1960) and as a major center for tourism, culture, and education, the city and its region (collectively...
China's recent economic growth has expanded industrialization and urbanization, upgraded consumption, increased social mobility, and initiated a shift from an economy based on agriculture to one based...
The note reflects on the issue of effective health sector investments with sustainable results, which based on the Bank's experience, constraints to such efforts is neither lack of money, nor absence of...
The note reflects on the issue of effective health sector investments with sustainable results, which based on the Bank's experience, constraints to such efforts is neither lack of money, nor absence of...
This note reports the results of a study that quantified the effect of currency and interest rate shocks in East Asia on the liquidity and solvency of nonfinancial corporations in the region. In a survey...
The World Bank's non-lending services--its analytic and advisory services, and its leadership in donor coordination--have supported the reconstruction and recovery of El Salvador. Several high-quality...
The World Bank's non-lending services--its analytic and advisory services, and its leadership in donor coordination--have supported the reconstruction and recovery of El Salvador. Several high-quality...
The World Bank's non-lending services--its analytic and advisory services, and its leadership in donor coordination--have supported the reconstruction and recovery of El Salvador. Several high-quality...
On September 24, 1992 , the International Development Association (IDA) Board of Governors adopted resolution number one hundred and seventy two. It was resolved that, the Board of Governors of the Association...
On March 15, 1991, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Board of Governors adopted resolution number one hundred and seventy-two. It was resolved that: (a) Colombia is hereby authorized to subscribe...
On September 18, 1962, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Board of Governors adopted resolution number one seventy two. It was resolved that the by accepting membership in the...
This press release is an address by President Eugene R. Black before the Economic and Social Council on February 16, 1950.