-based growth and most importantly, poverty reduction. It does this by combining an assessment of the investment climate faced by …

subset of the literature focusing on trade policy and integration into the world economy. Although in the longer run trade … argues that one priority area for future research is to study the employment effects of services trade and investment reforms …. "--World Bank web site …

The World Bank Group estimates that, by 2030, up to two-thirds of the world's extreme poor will live in countries …'s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) for over a decade. In fact, IFC and MIGA … supporting private investment and development impact in Fragile and Conflict-affected Situations (FCS) and identifies key factors …

accounted for more than US$3.2 billion in investment commitments. In addition, a combined electricity and water project was … implemented, representing investment of US$600 million. The number of new projects involving the private sector returned to the … peak of 2005, while annual investment commitments grew by 18 percent, though from a low level in 2006. …

contrast, domestic regulatory impediments to competition are not robustly correlated with product innovation. "--World Bank web …

the policies to forestall them. The paper concludes by identifying directions for future research. "--World Bank web site …

Caribbean Region"--World Bank web site …

panel growth regressions. This paper--a product of the Growth and Investment Team, Development Research Group--is part of a … larger effort in the group to understand the sources of growth and volatility"--World Bank web site …