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- Webstan - Internet in Central Asia
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This blog is about Central Asian internet news, trends, stats and any other useful data about information technology state and developement in the are. Countries covered are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
http://webstan.blogspot.com/ - World Economic and Social Survey 2007. Development in an Ageing World
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The World Economic and Social Survey 2007 analyses the challenges and opportunities associated with ageing populations and aims to facilitate discussions in furthering the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, adopted by consensus by the Second World Assembly on ageing on 12 April 2002. Was published by the United Nations in 2007.
http://www.un.org/esa/pol…ess2007files/wess2007.pdf - World Economic Situation and Prospects 2008
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This report is a joint product of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the five United Nations regional commissions (Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)). It provides an overview of recent global economic performance and short-term prospects for the world economy and of some key global economic policy and development issues. One of its purposes is to serve as a point of reference for discussions on economic, social and related issues taking place in various United Nations entities in 2008.
http://www.un.org/esa/pol…esp2008files/wesp2008.pdf - World development report 2008. Agriculture for Development. Overview
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This document summarizes the World Development Report 2008. This Report provides guidance to governments and the international community on designing and implementing agriculture-for-development agendas that can make a difference in the lives of hundreds of millions of rural poor. It is a product of the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank, 2007.
http://siteresources.worl…80172/WDROver2008-ENG.pdf - Welfare Improvement Strategy of the Republic of Uzbekistan
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The Welfare Improvement Strategy for 2008-2010 has been adopted at the meeting of Presidium of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan on August 27, 2007. The WIS is expected to promote the coordinated implementation of national and sector development programs and plans aimed at promoting stable economic growth and enhancing the living standards of the population. The process of developing the WIS has been undertaken by Inter-agency council and Sectoral working groups, including representatives of ministries and agencies of Uzbekistan, national policy analysis centers, international financial institutions, private sector and civil society. Valuable support has been provided by UNDP, the World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank according to a Memorandum of Understanding, regulating the Technical Assistance to the process of WIS formulation, signed with the Government of Uzbekistan.
http://www.cagateway.org/downloads/wis_en[1].pdf - Web-resource "Developmentdata.org"
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Developmentdata.org aims to function as a hub for development data through which researchers and students can quickly find and access free data from reliable sources. This website contains links to developing country data on inequality, trade, aid, education, agriculture, migration, health, FDI, population, governance and debt. For each area, there is a brief data description or list of the variables available. The website also lists websites that host household survey data and searchable, general databases that include data for many different variables and topic-specific databases.
http://www.developmentdata.org/ - Welfare Gains from Financial Liberalization
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This document is the publication of the IMF that elaborates the welfare gains from financial liberalization. Authors estimate the gains by comparing model simulations under the historical episode of financial liberalization to those under a hypothetical continuation of financial repression. Prepared by Townsend, R. and Ueda, K. Published by the IMF
http://www.imf.org/extern…bs/ft/wp/2007/wp07154.pdf - What Drives Stock Market Development in the Middle East and Central Asia--Institutions, Remittances, or Natural Resources?
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In this paper, authors assess the macroeconomic determinants of stock market capitalization in a panel of 17 countries in the Middle East and Central Asia, including both hydrocarbon-rich countries and economies without sizeable natural resource wealth.
http://www.imf.org/extern…bs/ft/wp/2007/wp07157.pdf - Web-page of Development Forum of Tajikistan
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This web-page devoted to the Development Forum of Tajikistan, which took place in Dushanbe on June 2, 2007 with participation of officials from Tajik government, major donor organizations and countries, etc. It consists of main presentations of forum.
http://web.worldbank.org/…~theSitePK:258744,00.html - Water Strategy of Tajikistan
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This document is the strategy of water resources management developed by the Government of Tajikistan with assistance of the United Nations Development Programme.
http://www.undp.tj/files/…rts/waterstrategy_eng.pdf - World Health Statistics 2007
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World health statistics 2007 presents the most recent health statistics for WHO’s 193 Member States.
http://www.who.int/whosis/en/ - Women’s Entrepreneurship in Eastern Europe and CIS Countries
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This Report discusses women’s entrepreneurship and labor market trends in Russia, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Croatia and Ukraine. Also discussed is how to go about connecting SMEs owned and led by women to the digital economy as well as building regional networks between these enterprises. Published by the United Nations in 2002.
http://www.unece.org/ie/enterp/documents/wmp.pdf - Women about Women
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“…Sister speaks with sister, or Women about Women” is a collection of articles compiled through countrywide competition among journalists writing on gender issues. The best works in the forms of essays, interviews, and poems of more than 30 authors that describe women of Uzbekistan: scholars, actresses, teachers, business-ladies, sportswomen, artists and many other personalities are included in the book. Each article reveals the image of modern women of Uzbekistan, describes their achievements and success, dreams and goals in life, and talks about the role of women in society, politics and family. The publication is aimed both at the students of journalists faculties, editorial staff, beginner journalists, and at the wider public.
http://www.undp.uz/downlo…d=72&parent=1620&doc=6301 - What happens to governments when aid agencies are around
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This article envisages the interaction between governments and international non-governmental organisations in the light of some developments and provides two scenarios of such an interaction. Published by H. Slim in April 12, 2007
http://www.globalpolicy.o…ate/2007/0412hugoslim.htm - World Economic Outlook 2007
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This document is the publication of the IMF that traces the recent economic trends and delivers forecasts as to the development of the world economy in 2007. Published by the IMF in April, 2007.
http://imf.org/external/p…/weo/2007/01/pdf/text.pdf - Water - Critical Resource for Uzbekistan's Future
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This review aims to inform a wide audience, including scientific and state institutions, about the growing water crisis and the threat this presents to the region, as well as the efforts of five Central Asian states to jointly manage their water resources and restore the disturbed natural ecosystem of the area surrounding the Aral Sea. Published by the UNDP in March, 2007.
http://www.undp.uz/public…ons/publication.php?id=70 - What Hampers Economic Growth in the Kyrgyz Republic?
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This document is an article that contemplates the main challenges tha Kyrgyzstan's national economy faces on the path of economic growth. Author: R. Khasanov. Published by the Institute of Public Policy in March, 2007.
http://ipp.kg/en/analysis/429/ - World economic situation and prospects 2007 executive summary
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The economic forecast includes predictions for 2007 in regard of the economyc growth, employment, etc. Authors: United Nations. Produced by the United Nations in 2007.
http://www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/rdr.cfm?doc=DOC23534 - World Bank Annual Review of Development Effectiveness 2006: Getting Results
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This document is a report, which states that the effective poverty reduction results from three main factors: sustained and inclusive growth, effective service delivery to the poor, and capable public sector institutions that are accountable to stakeholders for the results they achieve. The 2006 report assembles evaluative evidence around these three issues. Published by the World Bank in 2007.
http://siteresources.worl…F/Resources/arde_full.pdf - Who Governs the Marketplace? The Politics of Bazaars in Kyrgyzstan
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This article contemplates the institution of bazaar as an integral part of social, economic, and political life in many regions across the Newly Independent States (NIS) and especially in Central Asia. Author: Regine A. Spector. Published in 2006.
http://ipp.kg/en/analysis/341-30-11-2006
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