The authors develop a framework to
conceptualize the multiple ways forests contribute to
poverty reduction and inform development interventions in
forest landscapes....
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 144308Date: August 7, 2019Author:
Shyamsundar,Priya ;
Ahlroth,Sofia Elisabet ;
Kristjanson,Patricia M. ;
Onder,Stefanie
Morocco charted its own distinctive path
of power sector reform. It selectively introduced private
sector participation for generation capacity expansion and
electricity...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8969Date: August 7, 2019Author:
Usman,Zainab ;
Amegroud,Tayeb
The advanced draft Benefit Sharing Plan
(BSP) for Ethiopia’s Oromia National Regional State Forested
Landscape Program is prepared in anticipation of benefits
coming...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 161164Date: August 5, 2019
Efforts in Afghanistan have sought to
enable systematized data disclosures and simplify data
collection efforts, given security concerns that often
restrict movement...
Type: BriefReport#: 140974Date: August 1, 2019Author:
Cuvillier,Emmanuel F. ;
Kannan,Sridar Padmanabhan
Economic growth in Lao PDR is projected
to rebound to 6.5 percent in 2019, up from 6.3 percent in
2018. This pick up is expected to be driven by growth of the
construction...
Type: ReportReport#: 140689Date: August 1, 2019Author:
Phimmahasay,Keomanivone ;
Davading,Somneuk ;
Kularatne,Chandana ;
Obeyesekere,Sheannal Anthony Manindha ;
Lim,Jiamin ;
Amin,Mohammad
Fiscal transparency is a vital
requirement for effective fiscal policymaking. Budgets,
including their underlying fiscal forecasts, must provide a
clear statement of...
Type: BriefReport#: 140972Date: August 1, 2019Author:
Cuvillier,Emmanuel F. ;
Kannan,Sridar Padmanabhan
Lao P.D.R.’s risks of external and
overall debt distress continue to be assessed as high. Under
the revised low-income country debt sustainability framework
(LIC DSF),...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 142539Date: August 1, 2019
The report, a joint effort between the
World Bank’s Social Development Global Practice and
International Finance Corporation (IFC) advisory services,
is based on the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 143888Date: August 1, 2019Author:
Perez Brito,Carlos Tomas ;
Georg,Dorothee ;
Ruiz Mier,Fernando ;
Arsenova,Maria V.
The development objective of Energy
Utility and Performance Reliability Improvement Project for
Papua New Guinea is to improve the operational performance
of the Borrower's...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 146752Date: August 1, 2019
Carbon pricing is increasingly
recognized as an important source of government revenue.
Carbon revenues can be crucial in supporting cost-effective
climate mitigation,...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 140766Date: August 1, 2019Author:
Postic,Sébastien ;
Métivier,Clément ;
Alberola, Emilie
There are currently 31 countries
classified as low income, less than half the number in 2001.
Rapid growth in low-income countries from 2001 to 2018
allowed many to...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8949Date: July 30, 2019Author:
Steinbach,Rudi
This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of July 26, 2019. Based on
consumer price monitoring survey by Bank Indonesia,
Inflation is predicted to...
This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of July 22, 2019. Directorate
General of Taxation has simplified tax calculation process
and ensured legal...
This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of July 16, 2019. The government
of Indonesia targeted four waste-to-energy plants (Surabaya,
Bekasi, Solo,...
The Entrepreneurship Program for
Innovation in the Caribbean (EPIC) by infoDev and World Bank
Group has developed a requirements profile of both Caribbean
entrepreneurs...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 139097Date: July 11, 2019
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