International Finance

Category : Economy

China Road Tolls Policy: Past Achievements and Future Directions

Creating China’s National Trunk Highway System has been an outstanding national achievement. Launched in 1990, the program to build the NTHS has delivered an Expressway network of nearly 85,000 km, Class-I highway of 68,000 km. 30th July China is a global leader in building a modern, high-standard national road network to promote economic development, regional...

Growth: Moving beyond the talk in the Caribbean

Pinpointing practical and sustainable solutions to stimulate growth in Caribbean has been the focus of a year-long, region-wide initiative, The region has been hit hard by recent global economic crises due to a focus on traditional markets such as US 29th july The Caribbean needs to improve skills training, revitalize investments and increase connectivity (both...

A lesson from Peru: quality trumps quantity in country’s classrooms

The World Bank and the Government of Peru sign an agreement to strengthen a basic education project.The project will enable education to be evaluated properly throughout the country. 29th july In school 40374 Elias Caceres Lozada, in rural Arequipa, 470 miles south of Lima, classrooms are full to capacity –a proud achievement for this rural...

An Update on Vietnam’s Recent Economic Development July 2013: Key Findings

Vietnam remains one of the most popular destinations for expansion within the ASEAN region according to ASEAN Business Outlook Survey by AmCham and Singapore Business Federation. 29th July , 2013 ACHIEVEMENTS Relatively stable macroeconomic conditions – Moderate inflation: 6.7% in June 2013. – Stable exchange rate—Dong depreciated by 1.6% percent in the past 12 months (average exchange...

Providing Services to Rural Migrant Workers in China

To ensure rural migrants have easy access to social services in cities, the government set up migrant workers’ service centers, With subsidies and other incentives, the government encourages local employers to improve living conditions. 29th july Every year in China, millions of rural residents migrate to cities for work. But when they do, many of...

Peru: A Country Committed to Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity

The World Bank Group supports Peru’s efforts to promote equity through improved social services and infrastructure that increase competitiveness. 29th july When World Bank President Jim Yong Kim sets foot in Peru for his first stop in a 3-country visit, he will find a country in the big leagues of emerging economies, with sound levels...

Rethinking Informality: What is Keeping Firms from Going Formal?

Most small firms are subsistence enterprises that see no net benefit from going formal 29th July , 2013 In the developing world, most businesses aren’t registered with municipal or tax authorities. Many have argued that these “informal” firms hurt local tax revenues, cut into the customer base of “formal” firms and lead to low wages...

Growth: Moving beyond the talk in the Caribbean

Pinpointing practical and sustainable solutions to stimulate growth in Caribbean has been the focus of a year-long, region-wide initiative, The region has been hit hard by recent global economic crises due to a focus on traditional markets such as US 29th july he Caribbean needs to improve skills training, revitalize investments and increase connectivity (both...