Despite significant increase in power
generation capacity and access to electricity in recent
years, Bangladesh is struggling to ensure quality and
reliability of power...
Children everywhere need enough
nutritious food and stimulation to grow and develop to their
full potential. Yet many disadvantaged children in
low-income countries...
Meeting the goal of universal access to
clean cooking by 2030 remains a formidable challenge, as the
current growth rate in clean-cooking coverage lags far
behind the...
Type: BriefReport#: 139373Date: July 1, 2019Author:
Samad,Hussain A. ;
Portale,Elisa
In the context of natural gas supply
shortages, improving the efficiency of the existing
gas-based power plants is a priority of the government. The
Ghorashal Unit Four...
Bangladesh needs faster and higher
growth to attain its vision of becoming an upper
middle-income country by 2031. Inadequate infrastructure is
among the key binding...
The lack of availability and reliability
of power is a key constraint to job creation and poverty
reduction, hampering the competitiveness of Bangladesh’s
economy. The...
Life used to come to a near standstill
after sunset for the great majority of Bangladeshis living
in the countryside. About two-thirds of rural households
have access...
Bangladesh has achieved near universal
access to primary education and gender equity at the primary
and secondary school enrolments. Yet, many school-aged
children,...
Chittagong is the second largest city of
Bangladesh with a rapidly swelling population, currently
estimated at 2.9 million and expected to reach 3.7 million
by 2030....
Over 300,000 km rural road network in
Bangladesh open up economic opportunities for rural people
and improve access to markets, schools, and health
facilities. The country...
Bangladesh has done remarkably well in
improving agricultural productivity. Around seventy percent
people in Bangladesh live in rural areas and over
forty-seven percent...
Under the term “communitization,” in
2002 the state government of Nagaland transferred
responsibility for local services to Village Councils and
sector specificCommittees....
In the state of Nagaland, stunting
prevalence among under-five children decreased from 39 to 29
percent over the decade between the National Family Health
Surveys done...
Developing natural resources is critical
for many of the world’s poorest countries.
Natural resource projects can exacerbate inequalities,
corruption and conflict....
Type: Brief,ReportReport#: 185392Date: June 28, 2019Author:
World Bank
This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of June 27, 2019. The government
of Indonesia plans to develop twelve new special economic
zones (KEK), including...
This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of June 26, 2019.The government
of Indonesia and Japan are to sign the bilateral program
agreement on the...
This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of June 25, 2019. Bank Indonesia
issued regulation (PBI No. 21/8/PBl/2019), that takes effect
September 1,...
Lake Toba is a unique natural asset of
global significance located in the North Sumatra Province of
Indonesia. The Lake has a rich cultural heritage and
provides a wide...
This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of June 24, 2019. Statistics
Indonesia (BPS) recorded a trade surplus of USD 0.2 billion
in May. Both exports...
This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of June 21, 2019. The government
agreed to reduce domestic airline fare for Low Cost Carrier
(LCC) on certain...
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