Zanzibar’s population in 2015 was
approximately 1.23 million. Nearly 60 percent live in
metropolitan or urban areas and almost30 percent in rural
areas. In 2013, gross...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 114807Date: January 1, 2016Author:
Simpson,Alanna Leigh ;
Phillips,Emma Katrine ;
Balog,Simone Andrea Breunig ;
Murnane, Richard ;
Deparday,Vivien ;
Fraser,Stuart Alexander ;
Jongman,Brenden ;
Parmelee,Lisa Ferraro
The hurricane risk in Jamaica is more
significant than the earthquake risk. Annual average loss
(AAL) from hurricanes is United States (U.S.) 67.3 million
dollars (0.5...
More than 40 percent of the
world’s population has access to the internet,
with new users coming online every day. Among the poorest 20
percent of households,...
Type: World Development ReportReport#: 102725Date: January 1, 2016Author:
World Bank
James D. Wolfensohn became the World
Bank Group’s ninth president on June 1, 1995, after a
distinguished career as an international investment banker
and involvement...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 104674Date: January 1, 2016
Unique challenges to social and economic
development face conflict-affected communities, especially
in rural areas. For national community driven development
program...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 106211Date: January 1, 2016Author:
Stephens,Matthew
Most reports on refugees deal with the
immediate needs of displaced people. This paper seeks to go
beyond the emergency phase and explore the challenges
surrounding...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7517Date: December 15, 2015Author:
Verwimp,Philip ;
Maystadt,Jean Francois Paul C
Suppose that when addressing the
question of “what’s left for the WTO?,” tariff negotiators
relied not on the agenda established in 2001 but instead on
the terms-of-trade...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7502Date: December 2, 2015Author:
Bown,Chad P.
In this quarter, TDRP activities covered
technical assistance in Central African Republic (CAR),
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Republic of Mali, in
addition...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 105306Date: December 1, 2015
All development finance is today being
provided in a world shaped by climate change, posing risks
to the achievement of core development goals and impacting
poor people...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 121068Date: November 20, 2015
The Plurinational State of Bolivia
possesses a rich endowment of natural resources. President
Morales’s drive to promote the traditionally excluded
indigenous peoples...
Supporting fragile and conflict affected
states (FCS)8 is a priority for the World Bank Group (WBG)
and the international community. These countries are often
marked...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 100928Date: November 2, 2015
In many countries, the resistances that
obstruct the setting-up of development-enhancing forms of
governance are problematic. In many cases, these resistances
are linked...
Type: World Development ReportReport#: 112908Date: November 1, 2015Author:
Philippe d’Iribarne ;
Henry,Alain
This report aims to provide an overview
of the progress and results achieved within the Korea-World
Bank Group (WBG) partnership facility (KWPF or the
facility), which...
This story highlights the Kooperativa
Krusha, a pepper-producing cooperative made up of war widows
from Kosovo, has doubled production with support from the
World Bank...
This study estimates the impact of
Kenya’s post-election violence on individual risk
preferences. Because the crisis interrupted a longitudinal
survey of more than five...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7440Date: October 14, 2015Author:
Jakiela,Pamela ;
Ozier,Owen
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank. He
discusses on conflicts that have caused a devastating amount
of violence...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101998Date: October 10, 2015Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
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