This paper lists several opportunities
for China to advance MSW policies and practices. In addition
to building on lessons learned from countries with decades
of experience...
Type: ReportReport#: 148934Date: April 1, 2019Author:
Ghesquiere,Francis ;
Liu,Jianguo ;
Ionkova,Kremena M.
The World Bank’s work in Latin America
and the Caribbean has one overriding priority: better lives
for its people. All of us working at the Bank dream of a
region where...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 168498Date: April 1, 2019Author:
Shahani Moreno,Anjali Kishore
The note was prepared by the World
Bank's ID4D Initiative to summarize country experiences
and practices related to fees charged by ID authorities to
public and private...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 136263Date: April 1, 2019
Roads form the backbone of freight
transportation in Vietnam. In 2016, roads accounted for 77
percent of the freight volume transported in the country.
Logistics costs...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135753Date: April 1, 2019Author:
Lam,Yin Yin ;
Sriram, Kaushik ;
Khera, Navdha
This Country Private Sector Diagnostic
(CPSD) identifies opportunities to stimulate sustainable
economic growth and development by harnessing the power of
the private...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 136519Date: April 1, 2019Author:
Hernandez Uriz,Zenaida ;
Maur,Jean-Christophe ;
Dreyhaupt,Stephan ;
Caulier,Francois Rene Nicolas Cornil ;
Daude,Katia ;
Gondim Harrington,Luciana Maria ;
Lim,Lindsey Tan ;
Mawate,Delfim ;
Muhungo,Antonio
This paper presents a structural general
equilibrium model to analyze the effects on trade, welfare,
and gross domestic product of common transport
infrastructure. Specifically,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8801Date: April 1, 2019Author:
De Soyres,Francois Michel Marie Raphael ;
Mulabdic,Alen ;
Ruta,Michele
The World Bank has been the main source
of Vietnam’s IWT investment finance for more than a decade,
but investment needs remain large and future sources of
finance will...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135742Date: April 1, 2019Author:
Hoang,Dung Anh ;
Lam,Yin Yin ;
Amos,Paul ;
Reddel,Paul ;
Phuong,Pham Thi ;
Phuong Hien,Nguyen Thi
To guide the regulatory development
priorities of ECOWAS Member States and to support their
harmonization efforts, a systematic description of
regulatory environments...
Type: ReportReport#: 157626Date: March 31, 2019Author:
Jacquinot,Olivier Stephane Andre ;
Jensen,Michael
The objective of this study is to
implement the first phase of the African Regulatory Watch
Initiative (ARWI), which will initially focus on licensing
regimes, OTT and...
Type: ReportReport#: 157627Date: March 31, 2019Author:
Jacquinot,Olivier Stephane Andre
The Jakarta Composite Index declined 0.9
percent over the week, in line with major markets in the
region. The Rupiah appreciated against the Euro by 0.7
percent but...
Despite significant efforts to reduce
polluting air emissions, during and after the economic
transition in the 1990s, Poland remains home to many of the
most polluted...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0000585Date: March 29, 2019Author:
Awe,Yewande Aramide ;
Murisic,Maja ;
Koziel,Anna ;
Wolsczack, Grzegorz ;
Kochan,Filip Piotr ;
Green,Joanne Marie ;
Golub,Elena Strukova ;
Oguz Kuntasal,Oznur ;
Kim,Heey Jin ;
Kanakia,Rahul ;
Brody,Michael S. ;
Amman, Markus ;
Cofala, Janusz ;
Kiesewetter, Gregor ;
Klimont, Zbigniew ;
Wagner, Fabian ;
Borken, Jens ;
Juda-Rezler, Katarzyna ;
Maciejewska, Katarzyna ;
Reizer, Magdalena
This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of March 28, 2019. The Ministry
of Transportation is preparing a new regulation on airfares,
in an effort...
Agriculture important in Africa,
employing a large share of the labor force and earning
foreign exchange. Transport connectivity has long been a
crucial constraint in...
The Lantau Group (TLG) is appointed by
the World Bank to provide technical assistance for the
facilitation of LNG-to-power developments in Vietnam (‘the
Project’). Phase...
Type: ReportReport#: 135658Date: March 26, 2019Author:
The Lantau Group (HK) Limited ;
The Lantau Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd
A supply chain is only as strong as its
weakest link. Firms are constantly managing uncertainties,
including unexpected delays in the provision of a critical
input that...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8793Date: March 25, 2019Author:
Vijil,Mariana ;
Wagner,Laurent ;
Woldemichael,Martha Tesfaye
This document is the result of research
into the development of short sea shipping. This research
was carried out by Wageningen Food and Biobased Research
(WFBR) researchers...
This is the second progress report and
final report combined of the research project on tomato
losses in Nigeria. It should be read as the third part of
the reports....
Type: ReportReport#: 135505Date: March 20, 2019Author:
Sibomana, Milindi ;
Quadt, Eruore Peace ;
Blessing, Frits ;
Akinwekomi, Emmanuel ;
van der Waal, Hans Willem ;
Clercx, Luud
This case study was led Smart Freight
Centre (SFC) in the Netherlands in partnership with the
Thammasat Business School, Centre for Logistics Research in
Thailand. Funding...
Type: ReportReport#: 135498Date: March 20, 2019Author:
Greene, Suzanne ;
Banomyong,Ruth
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