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The World Bank, Islamabad Office
November, 2011 Â Achieving Results in Primary and Secondary Education in Sindh 
The Sindh Education Sector Project (SEP) has proven to be an effective instrument to support the Government of Sindh achieve results, improve governance and accountability in the education sector, and strengthen the provincial system for fiscal and fiduciary management as well as monitoring and evaluation.. The project has focused the dialogue and the government’s attention and efforts on the achievement of results. Today, the various interventions supported by the project directly affect the schooling conditions of 3.8 million students in the province. Read More================================ Empowering Women Powers Nations. Op-Ed by Robert B. Zoellick 
Imagine if a city of almost four million people disappeared every year. A Los Angeles, Johannesburg, Yokohama. It would be hard to miss. Read More================================ Rebuilding Lives Affected by Historic Floods of 2010   The trail of turmoil and misery brought about by the unprecedented rains in July 2010 flooded 78 districts, washed away approximately 1.6 million dwellings and swept along 2.4 million hectares of standing crops, devastating 10% of the country’s population, leaving them without food, shelter and livelihoods. Read More================================ More and Better Jobs in South Asia 
South Asia has seen an accelerated job growth and a substantial decrease in poverty over the past three decades, second only to East Asia. The region will be the largest contributor to the global workforce over the next two decades. More and better jobs are needed to sustain growth and reduce poverty. Read More================================ South Asia Economic Focus – A Review of Economic Developments in South Asian Countries 
While South Asian countries weathered the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) relatively well, and have since emerged from their economic slowdowns, inflation has accelerated above comfort levels. Food prices were the biggest contributor to CPI inflation, although core inflation (calculated by excluding food and energy items) is accelerating in most countries. In fact, it overtook food inflation in India by the end of 2010.
Read More ================================ What I Learned from the Annual Meetings 
Have you ever had the feeling of being over-whelmed because you got more, much, much more than what you were expecting? Well, I hadn’t, till I came for the World Bank and IMF Annual meetings. Usually, any long, monotonous sessions would lull you me to sleep, but somehow, I was wide awake in every session that I attended, despite being jet-lagged and sleep-deprived! Read More================================ Interview with the World Bank Staff 
Mr. Iftikhar Malik ================================ |
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