As part of the continuing effort of capacity building in policy making in the area of pensions, the World Bank is pleased to announce a Regional Conference on Pension Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa. The objective of the conference is to provide the participating countries with an...

The main objective of this conference is to share information on promising experiences with higher education reform across the Asian and Pacific Island and South Asian countries that emphasize ways of ensuring the quality of higher education outcomes, but also the importance of improving system...

Topics: - Market power and anticompetitive behavior, - Comparing and contrasting structural change in the U.S., the European Union and Asia, - Efficient scale, synergies and productive efficiency at financial institutions, - Supply of credit to small and medium enterprises (SMEs), - Market-based...

This year's theme is Globalization and Systemic Risk and will address the current landscape of cross-border banking activity, how systemic risk may be enhanced or contained by globalization, the potential sources of systemic risk (particularly banks, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge...

The goals of the conference are to examine R&D from a midwestern perspective, explore the implications of R&D for industry growth and discuss the influence of government R&D policies on industries and rural development.

The course explores key elements in designing efficient, equitable and financially sustainable population policies and reproductive health programs in the context of health sector reform and Millennium Development Goals. After attending the course, participants learn to recognize how the...

The main purpose of the CReCER Conference is to create greater awareness of the importance of sound accounting and auditing practices for economic development. The conference will also take stock of the various initiatives that have been undertaken over the recent period to strengthen accounting...