The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in the bank s publications are entirely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the view of the african development bank, its board of directors, or the countries they represent. The team included susan teltscher head of division, esperanza magpantay, ivan vallejo, lisa kreuzenbeck, diana korka, vanessa gray and doris olaya. It is a product of the staff of the international bank for reconstruction and development the world bank. Each report provides indepth analysis and policy recommendations on a specific and important aspect of development from agriculture, the role of the state, transition. The financial development report 2012 klaus schwab. The said secretary further respectfully reports that from a conviction as suggested in his report no. This volume is a product of the staff of the international bank for reconstruction and development the world bank.
To illustrate the richness of the dataset, we have just issued a paper that presents a detailed analysis of the new data. The 2012 world development report on gender equality and development finds that womens lives around the. The world bank uganda early childhood development saber country report 2012. 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. The financial development report 2012 weforum world. Report of the world commission on environment and development. An ieg mission visited peru in december 2016 to conduct field visits and hold discussions with the world bank s sector staff at the country office, government officials. The world bank group wbg established the identification for development initiative id4d to enable access to services and rights for all people through digital identification systems. This report summarizes the world bank s activities to support the open. The world bank group works in every major area of development. The report has been dismissed as the work of economists who completely ignore a rich tradition of work by proper economic geographers. According to pricewaterhousecoopers pwc, 2012, the worlds 40. Id4d supports developing countries to achieve sustainable development goal sdg target 16. Uncsd belize national sustainable development report.
Gender equality and development will focus on the evolution of gender equality across the world in the context of the development process. The 2012 annual report of the international bank for reconstruction and development ibrd and the international development association ida contains messages from both outgoing president robert b. It matters because gender equality is a core development objective in its own right. Please call any of these numbers below to report any fraudulent activity. Chinas domestic, performance compared to region and income averages. Placing youth at the centre of analysis, it explores how development, humanitarian assistance and peacebuilding can become more responsive by mobilizing and empowering youth as positive agents of change. How biased is the world bank development report 2015. The report also contains chapters on regional, sectoral and thematic highlights. Uncsd belize national sustainable development report page 1.
A global count of the extreme poor in 2012 data issues, methodology and initial results francisco h. World bank and water and sanitation program water and sanitation. It is a product of the staff of the international bank for reconstruction and. Wdr reports world bank group international development. Every year, the world bank s world development report takes on a topic of central importance to global development. The world development report 2009 david harvey dec 15 2009 4. The world bank group wbg is a family of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries. Bank for reconstruction and development world bank and its affiliated organizations, or its executive directors, or the governments they represent. Our common future table of contents acronyms and note on terminology chairmans foreword from one earth to one world part i. This 2012 somalia human development report is dedicated to somalias young women and men. According to the world banks 2012 world development report, when services fail, women and girls are disproportionately affected. Aug 10, 2012 the basic lesson from the world bank assessment report titled, nigeria, an assessment of the investment climate in 26 states, is that there are critical constraints in nigeria that impede. The world development indicators is the world bank s premier compilation of crosscountry comparable data on development.
The state of south africas economic infrastructure. Jan 26, 2017 world bank loans support highcarbon development in indonesia. The 2012 edition of measuring the information society was prepared by the ict data and statistics division within the telecommunication development bureau of itu. The dataset, released together with the 20 global financial development report, is quite. The department for international development dfid contributed. Gender equality and development wdr 2012 for short was released on 18 september 2011. The database currently includes around 1,600 timeseries indicators for almost 220 economies and more than 45 country groups, with data for many indicators going back more than 50 years. The world bank launched the mind, behavior, and development unit embed. The african development report 2015 is a production of the development research department. It highlights the renewed focus that is being placed on infrastructure development in south africa. The recent development of tech hubs across africa exemplifies how technology clusters create a snowball effect, whereby initial preconditions for success generate additional, mutually reinforcing innovation drivers. The 2012 world happiness report, published by the earth institute and coedited by the institutes director, jeffrey sachs, reflects a new worldwide demand for more attention to happiness and absence of misery as criteria for government policy.
These gaps are now getting filled, with the publication of the world banks 201112 bank regulation and supervision survey. The effectiveness of dfids engagement with the world bank. World development indicators wdi is the primary world bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized international sources. The world bank annual report 2017 was produced by the world bank groups external and corporate relations unit, led by jeremy hillman in the corporate communications department, with editorial coordination by daniel nikolits, and key contributions from marjorie bennington, denise bergeron. Implications for the asian development bank armin bauer, rana hasan, rhoda magsombol, guanghua wan no. As required by the bylaws of the interamerican development bank, the board of executive directors hereby submits to the board of governors the annual report of the bank for 2012. Yet women still fall behind in earning and productivity, pre and postnatal. Chairman, in accordance with article 39 of the articles of agreement of the asian development bank and section of its bylaws, i hereby submit to the board of governors, on behalf of the board of directors, annual report 2012, which includes the activities of the special funds. Between 2006 and 2012, italy, poland and qatar, and between 2009 and 2012, estonia, israel and singapore. Ndb recently took members of the fourth estate on a media tour of the banks projects in. Colombia is the result of a series of interviews and information gathered by infrastructure journal with assistance of the british foreign commonwealth office fco, starting from february 2012. They matter because gender equality is a core development objective in its own. Gender equality and development argues that closing these persistent gender gaps matters.
The world development report 2012 gender equality and. The financial development report 2012 the world economic. World happiness report 2012 the world happiness report. A global count of the extreme poor in 2012 world bank. The world bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. Since people may be powerfully influenced by the way that options are described, simple changes in descriptions of options can sometimes change behavior. The board of directors statement highlights the bank s achievements in 2012. It is part of a larger effort by the world bank to provide open access to its research and make a contribution to development policy discussions around the world. I herewith presented that a national bank is an institution. World development report 2012 overview by world bank group. The world bank s world development report, published annually since 1978, is an invaluable guide to the economic, social, and environmental state of the world today. Extending partnerships to include the private sector, civil society organisations, and academic institutions. Copies of this report are available to the public from.
The lives of girls and women have changed dramatically over the past decades. Firms in developing countries should focus on building the foundations for successful innovation, said cirera, who is a senior economist in the world bank groups trade and competitiveness global practice. Towards a new generation of investment policies note the division on investment and enterprise of unctad is a global centre of excellence, dealing with issues related to investment and enterprise development in the united nations system. The 2012 financial development report ranks 62 of the worlds leading financial systems and capital markets, analysing the drivers of financial system development in advanced and emerging economies to serve as a tool for countries to benchmark themselves and establish priorities for reform. The report proposed a development path for the country, one which the new president, jesuittrained julius nyerere, ado. This is the first time the world bank has devoted its annual flagship publication to the. This paper is a joint product of the development prospects group and the trade department of the poverty reduction. The world development 2012 on gender equality and development. Innovation policies in developing countries cannot focus primarily on research and development. Establishing an enabling environment the government of uganda gou has established national laws and regulations. It is the largest and most famous development bank in the world and is an observer at the united nations development group.
Download article as pdf world development report 2009. The roots of ujamaa are found in a 1961 report 500 pages longissued by the world bank within a few months of tanganyikatanzanias independence. The main message of this years world development report. We provide a wide array of financial products and technical assistance, and we help countries share and apply innovative knowledge and solutions to the challenges they face. That the world bank has devoted its 2012 flagship publication to the topic of gender equality is a welcome opportunity for widening the intellectual space. The main message of this years world development report is that these patterns of progress and persistence in gender equality matter, both for development. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and. This document is being made publicly available prior to. Naturally, the ultimate decisions on the size and other features of the brics development bank will be taken by the brics governments themselves, but discussions of the technical options, and. The reaction of economic geographers to the world banks world development report 2009 reshaping economic geography has so far been a corporatist turfprotecting exercise. Nov 19, 2012 the world is on course to warm 4 degrees celsius by 2100, warns the world bank in a new report.
The government has committed substantial resources to infrastructure development and has. World bank loans support highcarbon development in indonesia. Developing solutions for a sustainable future the ndb believes in maintaining utmost transparency about our work and operations. The world economy is still showing no significant signs of recovery from one of the longest economic downturns in recent memory. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on september 5, 2014. Adb annual report 2010 ebook by asian development bank. Preliminary version for comments only world development report 2011 background paper fragile states. Gender plays a crucial role in developing countries ability to ensure improved water and sanitation services are delivered to all citizens. Indeed, after 1980 there was a significant reduction in the share of wages in most. The report will consider gender equality as a core development goal in itself, and will argue that gender equality matters for the pace of development. Bank deleveraging in developed economies, even if warranted, may again have. The 2018 report, learning to realize educations promise, is the first ever devoted entirely to education.
Atlas of sustainable development goals from world development indicators world bank support for open data 2012 2017. This included field research with high ranking public sector officials and industry experts. Shanghaichina, hong kongchina, singapore, japan and finland are the top five performers in science in pisa 2012. Developmentthe theme of world development report 2012. While it emphasizes the business case for women empowerment, it mainly takes it as given that the equality between women and men is a desirable goal in itself, and policies should aim to achieve that goal. Development hrd strategy 20112020, approved in 2011, which defines strategic targets workforce for development and offers guidance and solutions to meet the targets. Tdr 2011 refers to trade and development report, 2011 united. Development practitioners are increasingly using the idea of dualsystem thinking to address problems of poverty and development, as this world development report will discuss. Between 2000 and 2012 the gender gap in reading performance favouring girls widened in 11 countries. This document summarizes the world development report 2012. The world development report 2012 can help both countries and. Historically, development banks have been an important instrument of governments to promote economic growth by providing credit and a wide range of advisory and capacity building programs to households, small and medium enterprises, and even large private corporations, whose financial needs are not sufficiently served by private commercial banks or local capital markets. The world bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work.
Ndb annual report 2018 ndb annual report 2017 ndb annual report 2016. Despite this still difficult global context, africas eco. The main message of this years world development report is that these patterns of progress and persistence in gender equality matter, both for development outcomes and policy making. The most recent world bank report from 2015 is titled mind, society and behavior.
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