This paper discusses rural finance aspects of the World Bank's rural development strategy, "Reaching the Rural Poor … highlighting priorities for the future. The primary objective is to articulate how the Bank views current best practices in rural … countries, Bank staff, and other donor agencies. In the process, it provides some operational guidance on the types of …

diversification in Zimbabwe following macroeconomic policy changes and droughts of the early 1990s. Data from two comparable national … vulnerable to economic changes unaccompanied by well-designed safety nets. "--World Bank web site …

This Technical Note was prepared in the context of a World Bank Financial Sector Assessment Program mission in the … competition and efficiency; (ii) financial inclusion and non-bank financial institution issues, (iii) public sector banks, (iv …

In the 1990s, Zimbabwe's economic growth began to slow following a balance of payments crisis and repeated droughts. By … the late 1990s Zimbabwe's economy was in serious trouble driven by economic mismanagement, political violence, and the … large part of the high public sector deficit is due to quasi-fiscal spending by the central bank on mainly concessional …

Zimbabwe is at a critical juncture. After dollarization and favorable economic factors fueled arecovery during 2009 …-12, Zimbabwe today faces slowing growth, a financial crisis, increasingly erratic weather patterns and rising poverty and … inequality. To help respond to these issues, the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) has sought to examine and ultimately better manage …

Zimbabwe is at a critical juncture. After dollarization and favorable economic factors fueled arecovery during 2009 …-12, Zimbabwe today faces slowing growth, a financial crisis, increasingly erratic weather patterns and rising poverty and … inequality. To help respond to these issues, the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) has sought to examine and ultimately better manage …

Zimbabwe is at a critical juncture. After dollarization and favorable economic factors fueled arecovery during 2009 …-12, Zimbabwe today faces slowing growth, a financial crisis, increasingly erratic weather patterns and rising poverty and … inequality. To help respond to these issues, the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) has sought to examine and ultimately better manage …