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Gender Diversity in Ghanaian Boardrooms : An Abridged Report on Women on Boards of Corporate and Public Institutions in Ghana
International Finance Corporation - 2018
This publication provides a baseline exploration into gender diversity in the Ghanaian boardroom.It examines gender … nature of gender diversity in public and private sector boards in Ghana, examine the determinants of board diversity in … Ghanaian organizations, examine the relationship between gender diversity and organizational performance in Ghana, and to …
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Conflicts in the Boardroom Survey : Results and Analysis
International Finance Corporation - 2014
In the boardroom, disagreements are often unavoidable - especially when the board is composed of independent minded, skilled, and outspoken directors. A board that never argues or disagrees is most likely to be an inactive, passive, or inattentive board - in other words, an ineffective board...
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Women on Corporate Boards in Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia, and Serbia
Djulic, Katarina - 2013
In January 2013, International Finance Corporation (IFC) launched a research project entitled women on corporate boards in Bosnia and Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia, and Serbia. The purpose of the project was to gather information on the representation of women on corporate boards and to learn about...
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Statement following the United Nations' Chief Executives Board Meeting on Ebola, Washington, D.C., November 21, 2014
Kim, Jim Yong - 2014
Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group discusses efforts of the leaders of the United Nations system toward the Ebola epidemic, and their work toward a unified approach on the ground in West Africa. The goal is to get to zero cases. He talks about the need for community-based care...
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Annual Address to the Board of Directors, September 30, 1963
Woods, George D. - 1963
George D. Woods, President of the World Bank Group, discussed the following: the willingness of the capital-exporting countries to continue and increase their annual contributions in support of the International Development Association (IDA); the operations of the International Finance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646413
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World Bank Group Sanctions Board Law Digest 2019
World Bank Group Sanctions Board - 2020
This edition of the Law Digest for the World Bank Group's Sanctions Board presents structured summaries of the Sanctions Board's precedent as set out through more than 100 decisions issued since 2007. The Law Digest also includes key data relating to the work of the Sanctions Board and the World...
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Remarks to the World Food Programme Executive Board
Malpass, David - 2020
World Bank Group President David Malpass spoke about how in its first year, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is pushing one hundred fifty million people into extreme poverty, ending two decades of steady progress on poverty reduction. Coronavirus (COVID-19) has altered every aspect of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647701
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Address to the Board of Governors
McNamara, Robert S. - 1968
In his first public speech as President of the World Bank, Robert S. McNamara stressed that the Bank faced the question of what action the Bank, as a development organization, needs to take to overcome the recent mood of frustration and failure among developing countries and donors. He noted...
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Address to the Board of Governors
McNamara, Robert S. - 1980
In his final address to the Board of Directors, President Robert S. McNamara discusses the future role of the Bank during a time in which surging oil prices threaten critical development tasks. He examines four themes: the prospects for economic growth and social advance in oil-importing...
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Women Economic Empowerment Study
World Bank Group - 2018
The Women Economic Empowerment report outlines the factors contributing to the persistently low economic participation … of Egyptian women and to identify "gender smart" policies and solutions to boost economic growth while at the same time …, narrowing relevant gender gaps. The study provides the context of women's share of the public space as reflected in their access …
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