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Green Incentives for Climate Competitive Industries : A Practitioner's Handbook

World Bank Group - 2016

-efficiency purposes. The target audience is World Bank staff and stakeholders who are supporting the implementation of a resource … energy-efficiency issues as this is the particular focus of the World Bank's Climate Competitive Industries program, and is …

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Trade and Humanitarian Emergencies : A Survey of Trade Policy Issues Affecting Disaster Response, Recovery and Reconstruction

World Bank Group - 2014

The initial hours and days after a humanitarian emergency are generally seen as the most important. Because they affect the rapid deployment of relief to people in need, international trade policies, and the way in which they are implemented, can make an enormous difference to the effectiveness...

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Assessing Benefit Portability for International Migrant Workers : A Review of the Belgium-Morocco Bilateral Social Security Agreement

Holzmann, Robert - 2016

The portability of social benefits is gaining importance given the increasing share of individuals working at least part of their life outside their home country. Bilateral social security agreements (BSSAs) are considered a crucial approach to establishing portability, but the functionality and...

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Assessing Benefit Portability for International Migrant Workers : A Review of the Austria-Turkey Bilateral Social Security Agreement

Holzmann, Robert - 2016

The portability of social benefits is gaining importance given the increasing share of individuals working at least a part of their life outside their home country. Bilateral social security agreements (BSSAs) are considered a crucial approach to establishing portability, but the functionality...

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Assessing Benefit Portability for International Migrant Workers : A Review of the Germany-Turkey Bilateral Social Security Agreement

Holzmann, Robert - 2016

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Delivering the Vision of the Millennium Development Goals

Wolfowitz, Paul - 2005

Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, remarked that the millennium development goals (MDGs) created a metric of … accountability for which humanity will hold the World Bank answerable. It also created a vital tool for measuring progress. The MDGs … strengthening the private sector and encouraging a vibrant civil society in developing countries. He related the story of Beatrice …

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Trading for Results : Realizing the Promise of Doha

Wolfowitz, Paul - 2005

Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, complimented the impressive work of agencies like the Japan International … Cooperation Agency and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation. Japan is a big player everywhere in the world. The World Bank …

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Transparency in Extractive Industries

Wolfowitz, Paul - 2006

Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, discussed the fight against poverty during the last 20 years, during which … development assistance. Yet for some countries it has been more of a curse than a blessing. Corruption and waste has led to …

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Financing Clean Energy : A Framework for Public-Private Partnerships to Address Climate Change

Wolfowitz, Paul - 2007

Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, discussed how to meet the rising demand for energy while reducing our …

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Responding to Higher and More Volatile World Food Prices

World Bank - 2012

Following the world food ... …

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