Private schools that cater to low-income
students are popular with parents seeking alternatives to
government schools. But these private schools, which are
often owned...
The South Asia Food and Nutrition
Security Initiative (SAFANSI) is an innovative, flexible
trust fund that has had an outsized impact on advancing
regional nutrition...
The latest note tests two different
approaches to improving management, and finds a novel
group-based approach to be more cost-effective than the
standard approach of...
Type: BriefReport#: 137571Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Iacovone,Leonardo ;
Maloney,William F. ;
Mckenzie,David J.
Substantial gains have been made in
recent years in electrifying urban and peri-urban areas in
the developing world, in partial fulfillment of the global
commitment...
After the Arab Spring, the Government of
Egypt was facing growing fiscal pressures. Energy was
underpriced, fossil fuels subsidies had increased
dramatically, and the...
This guidance note presents an overview
of the benefits of improving energy efficiency in urban
water and wastewater utilities (WWUs). It defines the
typical energy...
Type: BriefReport#: 138001Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Limaye,Dilip R. ;
Welsien,Kristoffer
Digital financial services have
progressed rapidly since the first mobile-money services in
East Africa a decade ago. Their early success in Kenya and
Tanzania sent...
Type: BriefReport#: 141430Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Denyes,Lesley Sarah
Research on citizens as drivers of
change and recent reports from the World Bank can inform its
citizen engagement mandate. This governance note seeks to
contribute...
Type: BriefReport#: 138005Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Jespersen,Ann-Sofie ;
Larizza,Marco ;
Schott,Berenike Laura
This case study illustrates how
investments in energy-efficient technologies helped a
Bosnian soda ash manufacturer reduce climate impacts and
increase profits.
Changes in food prices – triggered
frequently by natural disasters, macroeconomic shocks or
regional market disruptions– can lead to large household
welfare effects....
Type: BriefReport#: 137631Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Baez Ramirez,Javier Eduardo ;
Caruso,German Daniel ;
Pullabhotla,Hemant Kumar
Corporate governance is defined as the
structures and processes by which companies are directed and
controlled. Good corporate governance helps companies
operate more...
Type: BriefReport#: 177581Date: May 31, 2019Author:
World Bank
Natural capital such as cropland and
forest resources account for about 40 percent of Cambodia’s
wealth and contributes significantly to its economy.
Agriculture contributed...
This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of May 29, 2019. The government,
Bank Indonesia and Otoritas Jasa Keuangan agreed on twelve
programs to expand...
This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of May 28, 2019. The committee
for acceleration of priority infrastructure delivery (KPPIP)
reported only...
This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of May 27, 2019. Bank Indonesia
(Bl) launched quick response Indonesia standard (QRIS) code
system that aims...
Chronic underheating is commonplace
among poor households in cold-climate regions of developing
countries beyond the reach of district heating and
gas-distribution networks....
Type: BriefReport#: 137183Date: May 24, 2019Author:
Zhang,Yabei ;
Adams,Norma ;
Pemberton-Pigott,Crispin Robert
As they mature, mini grid sectors evolve
from marginally viable competitive entrants to potential
monopoly providers of essential services. In early stages,
overly stringent...
This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of May 24, 2019. The Indonesian
agency for creative economy (Bekraf) signed an agreement
with world intellectual...
This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of May 23, 2019. Banking credit
grew at 11.05 percent yoy in April 2019, while third party
fund grew at 6.63...
This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of May 22, 2019. The government
plans to revised regulation on special economic zone (KEK)
to regulate non-fiscal...
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