Transport is a key component to climate
solution and therefore, pivotal to reach benchmarks
established by the ambitious Paris Agreement. We have the
technology, tools,...
Type: ReportReport#: 166182Date: November 1, 2021Author:
Benitez,Daniel Alberto ;
Bisbey,Jyoti ;
Reja,Binyam
Vietnam has a significant state-owned
enterprise (SOE) sector - among the largest in the world. It
comprises over 2,200 national enterprises, representing over
25 percent...
Type: ReportReport#: 166052Date: November 1, 2021Author:
Seiderer,Fabian
Climate change is the consequence of
market and governance failures. The World Bank Group’s
climate change strategy, laid out in its 2025 Climate
Targets and Actions,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 166147Date: November 1, 2021
Freight and logistics are essential for
economic and social development and are projected to grow
significantly, but prevailing practices are unsustainable.
This discussion...
The company and technology overviews
included on this site were provided to the World Bank
because of the companies' interest in the Global Gas
Flaring Reduction Partnership's...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 129603Date: November 1, 2021
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by World Bank Group President David Malpass to the
G20 Leaders’ Summit – Session two: Climate Change and
Environment on October...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 165803Date: October 31, 2021Author:
Malpass,David
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by World Bank Group President David Malpass to the
G20 Leaders’ Summit – Session One: Global Economy and Health
on October...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 165802Date: October 30, 2021Author:
Malpass,David
The emergence of the Coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought with it a sharp focus
on public health services and health systems as well as shed
light...
Type: ReportReport#: 165533Date: October 26, 2021Author:
Dorey,Stephen Geoffrey ;
Rabie,Tamer Samah ;
Gracheva,Maria E.
The report provides insights into the
relationship between cooling and already-agreed-upon climate
and development goals; presents the barriers, critical
step-changes,...
The emergence of the Coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought with it a sharp focus
on public health services and health systems as well as shed
light...
Type: ReportReport#: 165533Date: October 26, 2021Author:
Dorey,Stephen Geoffrey ;
Rabie,Tamer Samah ;
Gracheva,Maria E.
Economic transition away from dependence
on coal mining can be difficult and costly but can yield
significant medium-term gains. As nations move away from
coal production...
Type: ReportReport#: 165479Date: October 25, 2021Author:
Lobao, Linda ;
Partridge, Mark ;
Hean, Oudom ;
Kelly, Paige ;
Chung, Seung-hun ;
Ruppert Bulmer,Elizabeth N.
Many developing countries face severe
electricity constraints, which are reflected in low
electrification rates, frequent and prolonged outages, and
high electricity...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9815Date: October 21, 2021Author:
Hovhannisyan,Shoghik ;
Stamm,Kersten Kevin
The present paper estimates the impact
of bureaucratic corruption on access to finance of small and
medium-size enterprises in 114 developing countries.
Corruption can...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9812Date: October 19, 2021Author:
Amin,Mohammad ;
Motta,Vctor
As the world’s fastest-growing local
energy technology, distributed photovoltaics (DPV) has
upended the traditional paradigm of one-way power flow from
the grid to consumers....
In 2021, Sub-Saharan Africa emerged from
the recession, but its recovery is still timid and fragile.
The region is projected to grow at a rate of 3.3 percent, a
weaker...
Type: PublicationReport#: 164870Date: October 18, 2021Author:
Ghanem,Hafez M. H. ;
Diagana,Ousmane ;
Zeufack,Albert G. ;
Calderon,Cesar ;
Kabundi,Alain Ntumba ;
Kubota,Megumi ;
Korman,Vijdan ;
Cantu Canales,Martha Catalina
This paper examines the extent to which
countries have succeeded in decoupling transport emissions
from economic growth, and how changes in emissions
intensity, economic...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9809Date: October 18, 2021Author:
Foster,Vivien ;
Dim,Jennifer Uju ;
Vollmer,Sebastian ;
Zhang,Fan
This is a statement by H. E. Mohammed
A. Aljadaan Minister of Finance, at the 104th meeting of
the Development Committee held on October 15, 2021. Since
its outbreak,...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 165355Date: October 15, 2021
This is a statement by H.E. Janet
Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, at the 104th meeting of
the Development Committee held on October 15, 2021. The
COVID- 19 pandemic...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 165370Date: October 15, 2021
This is a statement by H.E. Nadia Fettah
Alaoui, Minister of Economy and Finance, at the 104th
meeting of the Development Committee held on October 15,
2021. The ...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 165356Date: October 15, 2021
This is a statement by H. E. Mathias
Cormann, Secretary-General, at the 104th meeting of the
Development Committee held on October 15, 2021. As the
global recovery...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 165343Date: October 15, 2021
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