Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships

Private health insurance in Africa

The New York Times offers us 'Neglected poor in Africa make their own safety nets': Plans in which neighbors come together and create their own makeshift health coverage are the rage in…

Tim Harford|
Environment, Health, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector

Updated Asian development outlook

The Asian Development Bank has released an updated version of their 2005 Asian Development Outlook - originally released last April. This new version projects regional GDP to grow by 6.6% this…

Pablo H.|
Energy, Environment, Health, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Financial Inclusion

The irresistible case for corporate governance

This is from a new note on the 'irresistible case' from the IFC/World Bank Corporate Governance Department: Investors say they value corporate governance. And they put their money where…

Tim Harford|
Governance, Environment, Health, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Financial Inclusion

Where is the Wealth of Nations?

The World Bank recently launched its new report, Where is the Wealth of Nations? - which has been called a “millennium capital assessment.”

Pablo H.|
Environment, Health, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector

Latin America needs better infrastructure

Poor performance in infrastructure is stunting the region’s ability to grow, create jobs, alleviate poverty and compete with Asia.

Pablo H.|
Environment, Infrastructure & Public-Private Partnerships, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Competitiveness
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