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29 September 2009:
Renewable Biogas Provides Clean, Affordable Energy for RuralHouseholds in Nepal
Jeremy Levin discusses the introduction of biogas in Nepal as away to bring cleaner, safer, and more affordable energy torural households. The Bank’s Nepal’s Biogas Project hasassisted in constructing over 200,000 biogas plants—a“powerful example of how climate change mitigation projectscan deliver significant on-the-ground benefits to people whoneed them most.”Read more…("http://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/node/532?cid=ISG_E_WBWeeklyUpdate_NL")
11 September 2009:
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11 September 2009:
Doing Business 2010: Reforming through Difficult Times
· Governments set new record in business regulation reform
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· Eastern Europe and Central Asia is the fastest reforming region
September 9, 2009 — A record 131 economies around the globe reformed business regulation in 2008/09, according to the IFC–World Bank Doing Business 2010 report.
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11 August 2009:
How to Assess the Real Strengths of a Microfinance Institution
On the CGAP blog, David Mac Dougall writes about assessing the risks of investing in microfinance institutions (MFIs). The financial crisis has made investors and asset managers increasingly sensitive to risk in microfinance and all areas of finance. According to Mac Dougall, lenders and investors worry about whether MFIs can survive. They weigh the risks by applying sophisticated analysis to the MFIs’ financial performance and asset quality. A spreadsheet with numerous ratios and graphs serves as the standard tool. Unfortunately, such efforts can lead to erroneous conclusions because their focus isn’t wide enough. Read more by clicking here...
3 August 2009:
Innovation in Partnerships: Private Initiatives and Public Policy in Education
September 21 - 24, 2009, IFC Headquarters,
This program will explore policy options for governments to accelerate progress toward education goals by partnering with the private sector. The aim is to examine methods for making pro-active, contextual and contemporary policies for the education sector. The program will provide a platform from which senior education policy makers can examine and share innovations with project managers and private providers. It will focus on case studies from a range of countries, including those with established policies and practices as well as countries in the early stages of working with private providers. Read more by clicking here...
3 August 2009:
Dreaming of a 'new' Kabul
The Afghan capital has swelled from a small town of less than one million to a chaotic sprawl of more than five million. Japanese experts are working on a master plan to more than double the area of the capital, creating new satellite townships and business areas as part of a $35.5 billion. Read more on JICA's website by clicking here...