Jobs and economic transformation jet drivers, policy implications and world bank group support. When japan joined the world bank in 1952, the postwar nation was on the way to catching up with the developed countries. The world bank annual report 2006 open knowledge repository. Massimo cirasino is head of the payment systems and remittances services unit of the financial and private sector development vice presidency, world bank, washington, dc. Net enrollment and primary completion rates 36 figure 2. World bank, and infrastructure is indeed a priority for letter from the president to the council of governors migas annual report covers a year that saw a revitalized global commitment to fighting poverty, aided by record levels of foreign direct investment fdi in all regions of the world. Feasibility assessment for the replacement of diesel pumps with solar pumps final report. Jan 24, 2020 the world bank is an international organization that helps emerging market countries to reduce poverty.
Pdf, 316 kb world bank policy research working paper no 4515. Doing business in a more transparent world world bank. We engage the development community with real world statistics. The world development indicators is a compilation of relevant, highquality, and internationally comparable statistics about global development and the fight against poverty. Pankratius kondjamba for extensive data collection, spreadsheet work and. Doing business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 190 economies.
Learn how the world bank group is helping countries with covid19 coronavirus. September 2006 page i acknowledgements emcon consulting group would like to acknowledge the following persons for their contributions to the study. We set a record for new investment commitments and achieved measurable development impact. It wants to improve the incomes of the bottom 40% of the population in each. Ending poverty, investing in opportunity world bank 20191002 the annual report is prepared by the executive directors of the international bank for reconstruction and development ibrd and the international development association idacollectively known as the world bank in accordance with the by. The world bank annual report 2006 is the one place where you will find. Affairs for comments on previous versions of this report. The overview report summarizes the world development report 2006, which analyzes the. Human mobility and development this is the first human development report for which as administrator i am writing the foreword. World bank group international development, poverty. Imf quota as benchmark for the world bank voice reforms. Policy research working paper 5371 the 2006 08 commodity price boom was one of the longest and broadest of the post world war ii period.
Strengthening governance reforming public institutions and. World bank world development report world bank documents. For the world bank group, financial inclusion represents a core topic, given its implications for reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity. Reforming public institutions and strengthening governanceis part of a broader world bank effort to delineate sector and thematic strategies. The world bank report no 35796 project performance assessment report uganda district health services pilot and demonstration project credit 2679ug april 3, 2006 sector, thematic and global evaluation division independent evaluation group public disclosure authorized public disclosure authorized public disclosure authorized. This annual report covers the fiscal year july 1, 2006 to june 30, 2007. I am pleased to introduce an annual report that captures the progress we have made so far and the work ahead of us. Apart from strong and sustained economic growth, the. Promoting knowledge and learning for a better world annual report 2006.
The report presents quantitative indicators on business regulation and the protection of property rights for 183. The report analyzes what factors have allowed some governments, firms and households to benefit from the internet, and identify the. Global economic prospects 2006 world bank documents. Bank for reconstruction and development on march 18, 1965, which entered into force on october 14, 1966. Drawing on surveys of nearly 30,000 firms in 53 developing countries, country case studies, and other new research, the report explores questions such as.
India the human capital index hci database provides data at the country level for each of the components of the human capital index as well as for the overall index, disaggregated by gender. Berg, 2005 and per capita income growth world bank, 2003b. Message from the president of the world bank and chairman of the board of directors. Underfive mortality by region and maternal mortality rates 39 figure 2. A copublication of the world bank and oxford university press world development report2006 equity and development 2005 the international bank for reconstruction and development the world bank 1818 h street nw washington dc 20433 telephone. The world banks 2006 world development report looks again at the determinants of poverty and argues for an emphasis on equal opportunity and the institutional infrastructure world bank, 2006. In addition to detailed chapters exploring these and related issues, the report contains selected data from the world development indicators 2005an appendix of economic and social data for over 200 countries. I international centre for settlement of investment disputes 124 12 1 establishment and organization 12 2 the administrative council 48 12 3 the secretariat 911 14 4 the panels 1216 15 5 financing the centre 17 16 6 status, immunities and privileges 1824 16 ii jurisdiction of the centre 2527 18 iii conciliation 2835 19. Debt relief under the highlyindebted poor country hipc initiative and the mdri has increased beneficiary countries borrowing space.
World development indicators wdi is the primary world bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized international sources. In may 2006, the pension finance committee pfc approved a bank contribution rate of 18. Global economic prospects 2006 shows how sound domestic policies and an investmentfriendly climate can significantly increase the contribution of remittances and migration to improved living conditions back home. It underscores their concern that unsafe road traffic systems are seriously harming global public health and development. That is why the world development report 2006, the twentyeighth in this annual series, looks at the role of equity in the process of development.
Secretary of the world bank administrative tribunal, as icsids new chief counsel. Global monitoring report 2006 millennium development goals. The world report on road traffic injury prevention is the first major report being jointly issued by the world health organization who and the world bank on this subject. Human development report 2009 foreword overcoming barriers. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of the world bank group concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Migration remains an important force for fighting poverty, the key mission of the world bank, and it is our hope that this report will.
Financial inclusion has moved up the global reform agenda and become a topic of great interest for policy makers, regulators, researchers, market practitioners, and other stakeholders. The world report on violence against children has benefited from the support of many institutions and friends. The world bank strengthening forest law enforcement and governance addressing a systemic constraint to sustainable development environment and agriculture and rural development departments report no. The report s main message is that, in the long run, the pursuit of equity and the pursuit of economic prosperity are complementary. Shadow sovereign ratings for unrated developing countries. World bank group colleagues from the regional departments and networks for their contributions to this eff ort. It has not been cleared by the world bank and should not be quoted. Demographic statistics, 4 united nations statistical division.
While it is intended primarily as a guide for our own work, we hope that the lessons of experience and the goals and approaches for the future that it lays out will serve the broader development community. Trends in childhood mortality, 20012011 38 figure 2. The world bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The world bank annual report 2006 world bank elibrary. World bank borrower to major world bank donor in a short period of time. The world bank annual report is prepared by the executive directors of the international bank for reconstruction and development ibrd and the international development association ida in accordance with the bylaws of the two institutions. The world bank s 2006 world development report looks again at the determinants of poverty and argues for an emphasis on equal opportunity and the institutional infrastructure world bank, 2006. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates. The little data book on financial inclusion 2018 is a pocket edition of the global findex database published in 2018. The data represent a third round of data collection since the global findex database was launched in 2011. Pdf, 612 kb world bank policy research working paper no. The world development report 2005 argues that improving the investment climates of their societies should be a top priority for governments. Strengthening mutual accountability, aid,trade,and governance.
The world investment report 2006 wir06 was prepared by a team led by anne miroux and comprising kumi endo, torbjorn fredriksson, masataka fujita, masayo ishikawa, kalman kalotay, joachim karl, dong jae lee, guoyong liang, michael lim, padma mallampally, hafiz mirza, nicole. On average, women have just threefourths the legal rights of men. Placing the 200608 commodity price boom into perspective. The wealth accounts were updated in 2018, using a new methodology described in the changing wealth of nations 2018. In april 2007, pfc approved a bank contribution rate of 12. In fiscal 2006, ifc played a key role in promoting a sustainable private sector in developing and transition countries. World development report 2006 analyzes the relationship between equity and development. The past year has been one of extraordinary global anxiety and uncertainty, including the continuing economic slowdown, the conflict in iraq, and the impact of a new disease, sudden acute respiratory syndrome sars. The world bank annual report 2006 3 more than 20 countries, contributing to policy debates and legislative reform. Maternal and underfive mortality rates in uganda and international comparison 39. The report documents the persistence of inequality traps by highlighting the interaction between different forms of inequality. This report offers practical insights for policymakers, executives, scholars, and all those with an interest in economic development. A major area of emphasis of icsids new management during fiscal year 2007 was the.
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This world bank annual report for fy2006 notes that the past year saw both progress and continued challenges in the global fight against poverty and inequality. Details on the developments in the centres activities in fiscal year 2006 are set forth below. The database provides nationally representative, demandside data on access to and use of accounts, credit, payments, and. The world bank group has two goals, to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity in a sustainable way. Doing business 2020, a world bank group flagship publication, is the 17th in a series of annual studies measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. The nonconcessional borrowing policy ncbp was adopted by idas executive directors in july 2006 and applies to pdf countries eligible for ida grants and to idaonly recipients of assistance under the multilateral debt relief initiative mdri. The report documents the persistence of inequality traps by highlighting the interaction. The world development report 2016 on digital dividends assembles the best available evidence on the internnet potential impact on economic growth, on equity, and on the efficiency of public service provision.
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