tailieunhanh - Hazards of Nature, Risks to Development An IEG Evaluation of World Bank Assistance for Natural Disasters

Various kinds of actors are involved in the processing and transfer of remittances to Asian countries, including financial institutions, banks, exchange houses, and money transfer organizations. Exchange houses are a principal means of sending money from the oil -producing countries in Western Asia. Some Indian states and private banks have established agreements with these exchange houses to facilitate the transfers of remittances. These transfers typically occur in an account-to-account manner, and are concentrated in the United Kingdom and the United States. There is also a growing number of online remittance companies targeting their services at the Indian diasporas. | IEG. Independent Evaluation Group THE WORLD BANK Hazards of Nature Risks to Development An IEG Evaluation of World Bank Assistance for Natural Disasters INDEPENDENT EVALUATION GROUP ENHANCING DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS THROUGH EXCELLENCE AND INDEPENDENCE IN EVALUATION The Independent Evaluation Group IEG reports directly to the Bank s Board of Executive Directors. IEG assesses what works and what does not how a borrower plans to run and maintain a project and the lasting contribution of the Bank to a country s overall development. The goals of evaluation are to learn from experience to provide an objective basis for assessing the results of the Bank s work and to provide accountability in the achievement of its objectives. It also improves Bank work by identifying and disseminating the lessons learned from experience and by framing recommendations drawn from evaluation findings. WORLD BANK INDEPENDENT EVALUATION GROUP IEG Hazards of Nature Risks to Development An IEG Evaluation of World Bank Assistance for Natural Disasters http ieg 2006 The World Bank Washington .