Regular engagement leads to effective policy support Latvia Safety Net and Social Sector Reform Special Development Policy Loan The World Bank’s policy-based lending and parallel technical cooperation with the government was designed to protect vulnerable groups with emergency support; mitigate social costs of fiscal consolidation; and ensure reforms lead to medium-term social improvements. Read More »
Policy responses stabilize financial system Ukraine Programmatic Financial Rehabilitation Devlopment Policy Loan The Programmatic Financial Rehabilitation Development Policy Loan (PFRL) team worked with Government officials, the Central Bank, and the Deposit Guarantee Fund to establish a series of policy responses to stabilize the system and to preserve a functioning core banking sector. Read More »
Supporting new health care models Russia Health Reform Implementation Project During 2003-2008, the Health Reform Implementation Project supported new approaches for health service delivery and financing in the Chuvash Republic and Voronezh Oblast. Read More »
A participatory approach to improving rural communities Azerbaijan Rural Investment Project The Azerbaijan Rural Investment Project supports community members and municipal governments to identify priority infrastructure issues and develop Community Projects. Communities receive block grants of up to $85,000 and select vendors to implement projects. Read More »
From Seeds to Markets Armenia Rural Enterprise and Small Scale Commercial Agriculture Development Project Launched in Armenia in 2005, the World Bank-supported Rural Enterprise and Small-Scale Commercial Agriculture Development Project increased financial access by providing funding for loans made through commercial banks to small and medium-sized businesses and grants for community initiative. Read More »
Engagement on reforms for sustainable recovery Bulgaria Policy Notes The Policy Notes, discussed with the new government after it took office in July 2009, highlighted key challenges and policy reforms to mitigate the crisis and bring about sustainable recovery and economic convergence with the leading EU economies. Read More »
International partnership for post-conflict recovery Georgia JNA, Donors Conference and Progress Report The Joint Needs Assessment provided a vehicle for tight donor control and assessment of the reconstruction needs of the country arising from the budget shortfall as well as the shock to the banking system resulting from the conflict, the needs of a flood of internally displaced persons, new burdens of the social sectors, and infrastructure investment requirements. Read More »
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