Matchmaking Finance and Infrastructure
15 July 2017 - Otaviano Canuto, Aleksandra Liaplina The world economy – and emerging market and developing economies in particular – display a gap between their infrastructure needs and the…
Emerging Lessons Series No. 3: Environmental Assessment – World Bank Inspection Panel
Emerging Lessons Series No. 3: Environmental Assessment - World Bank Inspection Panel The World Bank Inspection Panel Published on Apr 18, 2017 Emerging Lessons on Environmental Assessment April 18, 2017…
ECON+ Interview With Otaviano Canuto
APRIL 17, 2017ECON+ brings you an exclusive interview with Otaviano Canuto, Executive Director at the World Bank. Otaviano weighs in on the current role of the World Bank,…
Developing countries seek to bypass stalled IMF and World Bank reform, risking US veto
Developing countries seek to bypass stalled IMF and World Bank reform, risking US veto 25 SEPTEMBER 2015 Copyright New Rules for Global Finance SUMMARY Developing countries looking to bypass stalled…
The AIIB will help fill the infrastructure finance gap
The AIIB will help fill the infrastructure finance gap 9 April 2015Author: Miriam L. Campanella, University of Turin The China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will serve to ease the…
Growing after the Crisis: Boosting Productivity in Developing Countries
Developing countries continue to face important challenges in boosting productivity growth in the difficult post-crisis environment, but also many opportunities to eliminate poverty and create shared prosperity.
The East Asian Miracle 2.0
"The features of East Asia's experience in transitioning from middle- to high-income status provide important lessons for other countries that are attempting to follow suit."
Like a Hummingbird – From Chile to Mongolia
Increased cross-learning and cooperation among developing countries has been a remarkable feature of the global economy in recent decades. It's been some time now since knowledge and technology flowed…
March 3, 2010 - Washington, D. C.
The "Oil and Gas in Federal Systems Conference" was held at The World Bank headquarters in Washington, D. C.
Organized by the World Bank and the Forum of Federations, with sponsorship from NORAD
OECD/World Bank recommends more inclusive growth economic policy
OECD/World Bank Recommends More Inclusive Growth Economic Policy MercoPress | May 25, 2012 "A key challenge for policymakers is to create an environment with fewer obstacles to the provision of…
Global food prices on the rise again: World Bank
Reuters BUSINESS NEWS APRIL 25, 2012 / 10:44 AM / 7 YEARS AGO Global food prices on the rise again: World Bank WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global food prices are…
Global food prices easing, volatility still high: World Bank
Global Food Prices Easing, Volatility Still High: World Bank Reuters | January 31, 2012 "The worst food price increases may be over but we must remain vigilant," said Otaviano Canuto,…
10-Year Anniversary of China’s Access to WTO: Opening Remarks by the World Bank
Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Vice President and Head of Network, 10-Year Anniversary of China's Access to WTO Beijing, China It is a great honor for me to speak today…
10-Year Anniversary of China’s Access to WTO
10-Year Anniversary of China's Access to WTO: Opening Remarks by the World Bank Otaviano Canuto, World Bank Vice President and Head of Network, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM)…
World Bank Group
Financial Times – US challenged to open up World Bank job
Krishna Guha in Washington MAY 22, 2007 Brazil’s representative at the World Bank on Tuesday challenged the tradition by which the US decides who will be the bank’s president. In…
Investment Climate and Microeconomic Reforms
Alex Uriarte has called our attention to the hampering effects of high levels of informality on productivity growth in Latin America. Informality distorts competition in domestic markets as it leads…