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The World Bank Annual Report 2009: Year in Review

by World Bank

The World Bank Annual Report 2009, Year in Review, explores the impact of the global financial and economic crisis in developing countries, and fast-track funding and programs that can help member countries withstand the debacle.

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Doing Business 2010:  Reforming through Difficult Times

by World Bank

Doing Business 2010 is the seventh in a series of annual reports investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 183 economies--from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe--and over time.

by World Bank

Over the past two years, the world has seen turmoil in a relatively small segment of the U.S. credit markets morph into a severe global economic and financial crisis.

Global Development Finance 2009 Vol II:  Summary and Country Tables

Information and Communications for Development 2009: Extending Reach and Increasing Impact

by World Bank

Over the last decade, information and communication technologies (ICT) have been increasingly used to achieve development goals. Developing countries, including poorer ones, have enjoyed rapid technological progress to help pull millions of people out of poverty.

Global Monitoring Report 2009: A Development Emergency

by World Bank

The Global Monitoring Report, an annual series of reports prepared jointly by the World Bank and the IMF, provides an assessment of progress and priorities in the global development agenda, with a focus on the Millennium Development Goals.