Currently 30-40 percent of the total
global food production is lost or wasted between field
andconsumer. These losses are expected to increase as the
changing diet patterns...
Type: ReportReport#: 135499Date: March 20, 2019Author:
Acquaye, Dan ;
Asante-Dartey, Juliana ;
Bartels, Papa Kow
In agri-logistics, the MDTF-SL aims to
assist developing countries in strengthening food security
and improving the competitiveness of agricultural exports
through reducing...
Type: ReportReport#: 135501Date: March 20, 2019Author:
Makhloufi, Abdel El ;
Mujica Mota, Miguel ;
Damme, Dick van ;
Langenberg, Victor
Ethiopia has made impressive strides
along its developmental path. Job creation is now the
critical development challenge, raising the importance of
the private sector...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 141439Date: March 20, 2019Author:
Brenton,Paul ;
Dreyhaupt,Stephan ;
Mihretu,Alefu Mamo
This report contains the World Bank
Group Boards' calendar for the period of March to May
2019, specifying the Boards' engagements, such as
meetings and briefings.
Type: Board ReportReport#: 135450Date: March 19, 2019
The World Bank Group's positioning
in relation to Rwanda's Vision 2020 goal of rapidly
attaining Middle-Income Country (MIC) status reflected many
of the elements that...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 135302Date: March 14, 2019
The state has a road network of 299,604
km, out of which 174,451 km is under Uttar Pradesh Public
Works Department (PWD). The roads under PWD comprise 7,550
km of National...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 135410Date: March 13, 2019
The Colombian power market was
established in 1995, driven primarily by concerns about the
reliability of supply in the largely hydro-based domestic
power system. The...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8771Date: March 11, 2019Author:
Rudnick,Hugh ;
Velasquez,Constantin
Using panel data on input-output
intensities and expenditure prices from 28 countries, this
paper finds the elasticity of substitution across sectoral
inputs to be less...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8770Date: March 11, 2019Author:
Sinha,Rishabh
The Amazon rainforest, the world's
largest tropical rainforest and an important constituent of
the global biosphere, continues degrading by rapid
deforestation, which...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8775Date: March 11, 2019Author:
Siikamaki,Juha Veikko ;
Krupnick,Alan Jeff ;
Strand,Jon ;
Vincent,Jeffrey R.
The Peruvian power market was
established in 1992, amid serious supply constraints and
financially distressed power utilities. Since its inception,
the market has been...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8772Date: March 11, 2019Author:
Rudnick,Hugh ;
Velasquez,Constantin
This Strategic Urban Master Plan (SUTMP)
presents a plan for improving mobility in Chittagong between
the years 2019 and 2030. The vision is to develop; ‘a
transport...
Type: ReportReport#: 135040Date: March 2, 2019Author:
Sakaki,Shigeyuki
The Country Opinion Survey in Côte
d'Ivoire assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining
a better understanding of how stakeholders in Côte
d'Ivoire perceive the WBG....
The Ministry of Economy,
Entrepreneurship and Crafts (MoEEC) is in the process of
implementing the ‘Strategic Project’ for support of Cluster
Competitiveness Initiatives,...
Type: ReportReport#: 164331Date: March 1, 2019Author:
Lapres,Blair Edward ;
Yap,Justin ;
Kilroy,Austin ;
Milchevski,Todor ;
Bacic,Kazimir Luka ;
Duch Navarro,Emiliano ;
Iootty De Paiva Dias,Mariana
Poverty estimates from household surveys
are not available every year for most economies. To address
these data gaps and to aggregate poverty estimates across
groups...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135460Date: March 1, 2019Author:
Prydz,Espen Beer ;
Jolliffe,Dean Mitchell ;
Lakner,Christoph ;
Mahler,Daniel Gerszon ;
Sangraula,Prem
As one of world's fastest growing
cities, Dhaka faces acute challenges in housing its growing
population and developing a more productive economy. Central
to this is...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8762Date: March 1, 2019Author:
Bird,Julia Helen ;
Venables,Anthony J.
Building and maintaining roads have
significant economic and social benefits in terms of
increased production, lower transport costs, and increased
access to markets,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135918Date: March 1, 2019Author:
Plaku,Ani ;
Wittberger,Dolly ;
Kurshitashvili,Nato
This newsletter includes the following
headings: measuring development 2019: crisis preparedness
and response; stories of impact award – congrats to DIME
analytics!...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 136035Date: March 1, 2019
Indonesia is experiencing rapid
urbanization, demographic changes, and changing dietary
preferences. These trends have implications for the future
of food demand and...
Type: ReportReport#: 135798Date: March 1, 2019Author:
Haile,Mekbib Gebretsadik ;
Nijhoff,Jan Joost ;
Jaffee,Steven M.
Technological innovation defines the
destiny of humankind. From simple early tools to today’s
smartphones, technology has changed what we make and how we
make it, determined...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 143364Date: March 1, 2019
This policy note was prepared in
parallel to the report Pakistan at hundred - Shaping the
Future. The report Pakistan at the rate hundred discusses
options to accelerate...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135322Date: March 1, 2019Author:
Deng,Fei ;
Illangovan,Patchamuthu ;
Blanco Armas,Enrique
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