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Gender Equality: The Right and Smart Thing to Do for Poverty Reduction

Gender Equality: The Right and Smart Thing to Do for Poverty Reduction
A World Bank study analyzes the evolving economic role of women in the Central American economies and finds “a gender revolution in the making”. Gender gaps have closed and, for the first time, women earn more than men in Central America.
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The Salvadoran economy has begun to recover from the impact of the international crisis. But El Salvador's vulnerability to adverse natural events, high levels of violence and rising food prices threaten the country's sustainable development and long-term economic growth.
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Better quality education for 41,000 young SalvadoransBetter quality education for 41,000 young Salvadorans
The Education Quality Improvement Project will assist public schools in 29 municipalities in adopting the Inclusive Full Time School model, in order to increase access, retention and graduation rates for secondary students.
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WB Support for Flooding Victims and Recovery Efforts in El SalvadorWB Support for Flooding Victims and Recovery Efforts in El Salvador
The World Bank disbursed US$50 million to help El Salvador deal with the emergency caused by the tropical depression that battered the country displacing thousands of people from their homes and causing US$840 million in damages.
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Latin America: closing the financial sector gapLatin America: closing the financial sector gap
Latin America’s financial sector has managed to protect the region from the global economic crisis but now it should focus on providing better services to consumers and business, says a new World Bank report.
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Central America: Regional Security Gets BoostCentral America: Regional Security Gets Boost
Central American countries get additional financial resources and technical expertise to address spiraling wave of crime and violence following international security conference in Guatemala.
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Quality health services for 2.1 million SalvadoransQuality health services for 2.1 million Salvadorans
A new World Bank project will strengthen El Salvador’s Public Health Care System, increasing service coverage for the 92 poorest municipalities in the country.
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El Salvador: Joining Efforts for the Most Vulnerable El Salvador: Joining Efforts for the Most Vulnerable
Newly appointed director for Central America, Felipe Jaramillo, visited El Salvador to renew the Bank's support for the government's development agenda.
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Central America Jump Starts Regional IntegrationCentral America Jump Starts Regional Integration
Regional heads of state and the World Bank join forces to relaunch Central America's economic integration.
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Bank Ups the Ante in Fight Against PovertyBank Ups the Ante in Fight Against Poverty
El Salvador's new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) provides up to US$650 million in financing for the next three years, in adition to technical assistance and analysis products to support the government's fight against poverty and inequality.
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El Salvador: Vital Support Against Global CrisisVital Support Against Global Financial Crisis
The World Bank has committed an additional $250 million to President Mauricio Funes' government to help it weather the financial crisis.
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Last updated: 2012-03-14

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