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  Glossary of trade-related terms from the World Bank

  World Bank, 2005

  Glossary of trade-related terms and acronyms, compiled by the World Bank.
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  Remittances to Comoros: volume, trends, impact and implications

  V. da Cruz, W. Fengler, A. Schwartzman / World Bank, 2004

  In Africa, Comoros ranks second, after Eritrea, in terms of its dependence on remittances. This study is a first attempt to analyse the magnitude, economic impact, seasonal variation and regional distribution of remittance flows to Comoros.
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  Maintaining momentum to 2015?: an impact evaluation of interventions to improve maternal and child health and nutrition in Bangladesh

  World Bank, 2005

  This World Bank report examines the impacts of donor-supported programmes for maternal and child health, nutrition, and fertility in Bangladesh. It reports that under-five mortality has been reduced substantially since the 1990s, but malnutrition remains high. The gap between rich and poor in child mortality is also narrowing.
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  Aid and the resource curse

  T Harford, M. Klein / World Bank, 2005

  This paper suggests ways to avoid the ‘resource curse’, where countries with abundant natural resources grow more slowly than those without.The author urges that more attention be devoted to "resource curse" and discusses how national institutions may have been damaged due to the availability of increased aid.
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  Youth employment in the MENA region: a situational assessment

  N. Kabbani, E. Kothari / World Bank, 2005

  This paper investigates the youth labour market in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region in order to identify factors contributing to the persistently high rates of unemployment and joblessness among MENA youth.The authors review characteristics and trends related to the youth labour market, review findings from the research literature in order to identify determinates of labour market out
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  Engendering ICT Policies in Africa WSIS Gender Caucus Efforts

  F. Etta / World Bank, 2005

  What has the role of the WSIS Gender Caucus been in engendering WSIS and its processes in Africa? This short document summarizes the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Gender Caucus (GC) engagement in Africa since December 2003.
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  Transition – the first ten years: analysis and lessons for eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union

  World Bank, 2002

  This World Bank report examines economic transition in eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, analysing the reasons why the transition process appears to have been more successful in some countries than others.
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  Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative—Status of Implementation

  World Bank, 2005

  This report reviews progress and issues in implementing the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative.
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  Trade preferences to small developing countries and the welfare costs of lost multilateral liberalization

  L. Limao, M. Olarreaga / World Bank, 2005

  This paper starts from the premise that preferential trade agreements slow down multilateral trade liberalisation. To avoid this stumbling block effect the authors suggest replacing unilateral preferences by a fixed import subsidy. They argue that this scheme would reduce the drag of preferences on multilateral liberalisation.
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  Computer Tool: Girls' Education Designing for Success

  E. Kane / World Bank, 2005

  This is a tool to help policymakers, planners, educators, researchers, managers and other development specialists to create practical country-led and country-specific plans for educating girls.

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