The elevation difference in Northern
Sumatra’s Asahan River and Lake Toba region has been used
for its hydroelectric power generation capacity since 1975.
Bajradaya...
The Government of El Salvador has
procured a ten-year import, export, and transit verification
project. The procurement arrangement is governed by a
Concession Contract...
Indonesia has established a strong track
record of overall public borrowing restraint and enjoys a
low debt burden with minimal risks of debt distress. Its
clear fiscal...
Recurring episodes of conflict and a
challenging political-economy in Lebanon have contributed to
serious power shortages in the country that reduce the
quality of life...
The global productivity slowdown is
affecting mature as well as emerging economies and this
pattern has been particularly prominent over the past five
years. Productivity...
Type: BriefReport#: 109455Date: May 1, 2016Author:
Moelders,Florian
Tanzania has made some phenomenal gains
in recent years. For example, the infant mortality rate has
fallen by an average 3.2 percent per year, the fastest rate
of decline...
Type: BriefReport#: 176592Date: April 30, 2016Author:
World Bank
The partnership with IFC is seen to help
expand access to credit for women-owned businesses to
support their growth and generate more jobs. The gender
finance advisory...
Type: BriefReport#: 192556Date: April 30, 2016Author:
World Bank
Meeting the sustainable development
goals and the climate targets agreed on by most countries in
2015 will require bold and ambitious action across all
sectors of the...
Education is a powerful driver of
development and is one of the strongest instruments for
reducing poverty and improving peace and stability. The
Millennium development...
This story highlights an Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) report provides
publicly available data on traditionally opaque sector in
Myanmar. EITI...
Leaders set goal of expanding carbon
pricing to cover 25 percent of global emissions by 2020, and
achieving 50 percent coverage within the next decade. Global
cooperation...
This brief provides an update on the
development and aid situation in Afghanistan. Economic
growth is estimated at 1.5 percent in 2015, slightly up from
1.3 percent...
Type: BriefReport#: 178848Date: April 20, 2016Author:
World Bank
The collapse of the bridge of the river
La Theme in Mirebelais during hurricane Hanna in 2008 had
cut the city of Mirebalais in the department of central
Haiti in half....
Type: BriefReport#: 179585Date: April 19, 2016Author:
World Bank
Supported by IDA’s technical
assistance since 2009, Pakistan has established the Benazir
Income Support Program (BISP), a flagship national safety
net system,...
Type: BriefReport#: 179408Date: April 18, 2016Author:
World Bank
Mandated by the Addis Ababa Action
Agenda, as an outcome of the third international conference
on financing for development, the global infrastructure
forum is being...
This story highlights from Europe and
Central Asia to East Asia and the Pacific, rapid aging -
increased life expectancy and lower fertility rates - puts
enormous pressures...
In many countries today, primary and
secondary school enrolment rates are the same for boys
andgirls. Two-thirds of all countries have reached gender
parity in primary...
The high cost of extending Internet
service beyond urban areas and the relatively low number of
potential subscribers has combined to stall the expansion of
this enabling...
The World Bank Group's Country
Strategy Framework for Bangladesh for 2016 to 2020 will
support Bangladesh to achieve its vision of attaining
middle-income status by...
Type: BriefReport#: 179399Date: April 7, 2016Author:
World Bank
Many small developing states facing
climate and social vulnerabilities are struggling to develop
high quality, efficient and accessible infrastructure. While
private...
Type: BriefReport#: 179588Date: April 7, 2016Author:
World Bank
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