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"Formal and informal commercial sex work is a way of life for many poor women in developing countries. Though sex workers have long been identified as crucial in affecting the spread of HIV/AIDS, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, the nature of sex-for-money transactions remains poorly...
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"Greece and Italy initiated efforts to improve public debt management and develop their domestic debt markets …
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All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school - and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning. Reading proficiency is also critical for foundational learning in other subjects. In low-...
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logistics sector in Greece and to develop policy recommendations. The World Bank is carrying out the project at the request of … a technical assistance package provided by the World Bank Group to the Government of Greece on enhancing the business … environment and trade logistics. The package has been facilitated by the Task Force for Greece (TFGR, an arm of the European …
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This report discusses the energy sector in Vietnam. The central task for the energy sector is to meet demands for electricity in sufficient quantity and of an acceptable quality, in as commercially and financially efficient a way as possible. Several issues arise if this task is to be...
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To mark the retirement of Robert S. McNamara as President of the World Bank after thirteen years of service, the Bank's Executive Directors commissioned a book gathering together all the principal statements Mr. McNamara made during his tenure of office
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This Institutional Fiduciary Assessment (IFA) of the Road Executive Agency (REA) was commissioned by the World Bank (WB) country and infrastructure sector management in connection with the government's request to provide the World Bank financing for a new Road Infrastructure Project (project)....
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3) bridging the expertise chasm between Managers and Directors. Those are all long-standing issues, what makes Beatty …
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