The West African coast consists of a
narrow low-lying coastal strip, maintained by sediments
fromrivers and transported along the coast by waves and
currents, a process...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 126753Date: January 1, 2018
Viral hepatitis is a global health
problem that affects millions of people worldwide, resulting
in approximately 1.4 million deaths a year. The prevalence
of Hepatitis...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 123066Date: January 1, 2018
Around 7 million Egyptian adults are
chronically infected with Hepatitis C, with an estimated
130,000-500,000 new people infected annually and about
40,000 dying every...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 123069Date: January 1, 2018Author:
Mohamed,Omneya Elsayed Darwish Moustafa ;
Elshalakani,Amr
The study estimates the tobacco price
elasticity of demand for the population of Moldova, and the
price elasticity for 10 income groups is obtained. This
appears to...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 123122Date: January 1, 2018Author:
Fuchs,Alan ;
Meneses,Francisco Jalles
Market-based sustainable finance
initiatives led by members of the Sustainable Banking
Network (SBN) have made significant progress in directing
the financial sector...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 124233Date: January 1, 2018
A mountainous, landlocked country
recovering from two severe natural disasters since 2015,
Nepal has shown the resilience of its people and economy,
and is expected...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 122327Date: January 1, 2018
The objective of the project was to
improve the performance of the Ibero-American Road Safety
Observatory (OISEVI) and its member countries, primarily
building institutional...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 122620Date: January 1, 2018
Although famine was averted in 2017,
thanks in part to a massive scale-up in humanitarian
assistance, famine remains a looming risk in the coming
months and years. Decades...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 122991Date: January 1, 2018
Solar photovoltaic water pumping (SWP)
uses energy from solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to power an
electric water pump. The entire process, from sunlight to
stored energy,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 123018Date: January 1, 2018
This newsletter includes the following
headings: new technologies for economic measurement;
pathways to prosperity - World Bank series; development
dialogue: towards...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 124003Date: January 1, 2018
The policy and human resources
development (PHRD) fund is a trust fund generously supported
by the government of Japan and managed by the World Bank. It
provides grants...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 123682Date: January 1, 2018Author:
Huq,Wahida ;
Gentile,Angela M. ;
Nikolova,Augustina M. ;
Reyes,Milagros B.
The sustainable mobility for all
(SuM4All) initiative was launched in January 2017. To
guarantee sustainable mobility, there is need to: (i)
reshape the national and...
Type: CorrespondenceReport#: 136279Date: January 1, 2018
Unlocking women’s economic potential can
make a huge contribution to global growth, prosperity, and
peace. Ample evidence suggests that increasing economic
participation...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 158982Date: January 1, 2018
This newsletter includes the following
headings: monthly highlights; special focus; key prospects
group publications; recent World Bank working papers; and
recent World...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 123094Date: January 1, 2018
Cameroon faces multiple challenges, at a
time when factors related to internal fragility and the
impact of a volatile sub-regional context threaten to
undermine the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 126613Date: January 1, 2018
Egypt is making historic headway against
Hepatitis C, one of its most insidious killers. In 2016,
roughly 40,000 Egyptians died of the disease, and nearly
4.5- 5 million...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 123068Date: January 1, 2018
The Israeli health system provides
universal coverage of a broad benefits package in a highly
efficient manner. At the same time, the Israeli health
system faces significant...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 122817Date: January 1, 2018Author:
Rosen,Bruce ;
Waitzberg,Ruth
This paper reviews and critically
evaluates existing evidence on female entrepreneurial
activity. First, we identify how female-run businesses are
different, by examining...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 132331Date: January 1, 2018Author:
Carranza,Eliana ;
Dhakal,Chandra Shekhar ;
Love,Inessa
Croatia, a founding member of the former
Republic of Yugoslavia and a current member of the European
Union (EU), is a high-income country in Europe and Central
Asia....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 129514Date: January 1, 2018Author:
Frederick,Richard ;
Frerejacque,Pascal
Market-based sustainable finance
initiatives led by members of the Sustainable Banking
Network (SBN) have made significant progress in directing
the financial sector...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 124228Date: January 1, 2018
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