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Tracking the sustainable development goals : emerging measurement challenges and further reflections
Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Serajuddin, Umar - 2019
The Sustainable Development Goals recently adopted by the United Nations represent an important step to identify shared global goals for development over the next two decades. Yet, the stated goals are not as straightforward and easy to interpret as they appear on the surface. Review of the...
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Address to the U.N. Economic and Social Council, United Nations, NY, December 5, 1968
McNamara, Robert S. - 1968
These are the prepared remarks of Robert S. McNamara, President of the World Bank, International Finance Corporation …
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Remarks at the United Nations Secretary General's International Ebola Recovery Conference, July 10, 2015
Kim, Jim Yong - 2015
Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, discusses the dual challenge facing Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone …
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Address before the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
Black, Eugene R. - 2019
Eugene R. Black, President of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, spoke about the fifth annual report and a supplemental statement to show what Bank was doing to enlarge the freedom of men. He described the Bank functioning effectively as a pool of both the government and...
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Address to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, December 20, 1966
Woods, George D. - 1966
George D. Woods, President of the World Bank Group, spoke about the Bank and IDA helping to put down the foundations of … resources. He discussed the progress made by World Bank Group in the field of agriculture and education. He mentioned the … are trying to achieve in their relationships with the developing world …
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Organizing for Reform : Global Experiences
World Bank Group - 2020
This note looks at the experience countries have had in introducing reforms that improved the business environment. Instead of examining what was done (that is, the content of reforms), the focus is placed on how reform programs came to be successful. The note aims to provide an overview of...
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Why Should We Care about Care? : The Role of Childcare and Eldercare in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Levin, Victoria - 2015
Despite significant progress in closing the gender gap in education, there is a significant disparity between male and female labor participation rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Among men aged 15 to 64 years, 65.7 percent participate in the labor force compared to only 41 percent of...
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Bosnia and Herzegovina : Economic Mobility, Jobs and Gender
Davalos, Maria Eugenia - 2016
The aim of this case study is to qualitatively assess men and women's perceptions of economic mobility, access to labor market and entrepreneurship opportunities, and the impact of selected labor market and social assistance policies. Through the use of focus group discussions and...
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Access to Finance for Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina with a Focus on Gender : A Survey Report
World Bank Group - 2018
to finance and builds upon an earlier supply-side study conducted by the World Bank during the 2014 IMF/World Bank …
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Promoting Women's Access to Economic Opportunities : Bosnia and Herzegovina
World Bank Group - 2017
Prospects for faster, more sustainable economic growth and higher living standards in Bosnia and Herzegovina rely on increasing employment opportunities for all. By maintaining the current structure of labor participation, Bosnia and Herzegovina is not capitalizing on its educated young...
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