This country partnership framework (CPF)
covers a five-year period FY2019-2023, and is aligned with
the pivotal years of Nepal’s federalism. Federalism and its
successful...
Type: Country Assistance Strategy DocumentReport#: 121029Date: July 10, 2018
This paper studies the effects of a
large reduction in transport costs on agricultural
development in a developing country, with a focus on the
interactions among the...
Report#: WPS8509Date: July 9, 2018Author:
Blankespoor,Brian ;
Emran,M. Shahe ;
Shilpi,Forhad J. ;
Xu,Lu - DECEE
There is a long-standing debate over
whether new roads unavoidably lead to environmental damage,
especially forest loss, but causal identification has been
elusive....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8507Date: July 9, 2018Author:
Sam Asher;Asher,Samuel Edward ;
Garg,Teevrat ;
Novosad,Paul Michael
This paper uses a quasi-experimental
study of a major bridge construction in Bangladesh to
understand the effects of a large reduction in trade costs
on the pattern...
Report#: WPS8508Date: July 9, 2018Author:
Blankespoor,Brian ;
Emran,M. Shahe ;
Shilpi,Forhad J. ;
Xu,Lu - DECEE
The annual general meeting (AGM) of the
Africa transport policy program (SSATP) is a legal
requirement set forth in the governance structure of the
program. The central...
The main focus of this report is on the
initial period of the World Bank’s engagement with transport
in cities (1972-82). This study looks at the project
practice in...
Report#: 128856Date: July 1, 2018Author:
Mitric,Slobodan
The 2018 annual GGFR Steering Committee
Meeting was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, May 7-8. The
author's presentation "Gas Flare Monetization with
miniGTL and microGTL: Accelerating...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 130103Date: July 1, 2018
The government of Senegal is developing
a new strategy to improve the competitiveness of the
groundnut sector, aimed at reestablishing Senegal as a
leading producer...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 132972Date: July 1, 2018Author:
Pop,Georgiana ;
Nyman,Sara ;
Koschorke,Julian Alexander ;
Mugyenyi,Philana ;
Caminas Mora,Marta
The World Bank maintains its growth
projection for the Philippines at 6.7 percent for 2018 and
2019. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) contracted
in June for...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 128374Date: July 1, 2018Author:
Chua,Kevin C. ;
Cruz,Kevin Thomas Garcia ;
Endo,Isaku ;
Qian,Rong ;
Hansl,Birgit ;
Diop,Ndiame
This is the sixth edition of Connecting
to Compete, a report summarizing the findings from the new
dataset for the Logistics Performance Index (LPI) and its
component...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 128355Date: July 1, 2018Author:
Arvis,Jean Francois ;
Wiederer,Christina Katharina ;
Ojala,Lauri M. ;
Shepherd,Benjamin A. ;
Raj,Anasuya Urmil Luce ;
Dairabayeva,Karlygash Serikovna ;
Kiiski,Tuomas Markku Mikael
Vietnam’s ongoing reform
program places emphasis on improved efficiency of public
investment in order to boost the country’s
economic performance, which...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 117077Date: July 1, 2018Author:
Doan,Quang Hong
Female labor force participation (FLFP)
in Indonesia lags behind other countries in the region.
Building on previous work that shows that unmet childcare
needs are associated...
Type: BriefReport#: 129308Date: July 1, 2018Author:
Halim,Daniel Zefanya ;
Johnson,Hillary C. ;
Perova,Elizaveta
Global trade tensions have worsened and
developing countries stand to see depressing investments as
global uncertainty grows. On July 6, the United States
implemented...
Type: BriefReport#: 128644Date: July 1, 2018Author:
Freund,Caroline ;
Ferrantino,Michael Joseph ;
Maliszewska,Maryla ;
Ruta,Michele
The Belarusian Railways (BCh) need to
determine how to maintain and grow traffic. This is key for
the railway system to maintain its market share and support
Belarus...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0000573Date: July 1, 2018Author:
Wei Wang
The cities in the Mekong delta region
(MDR) were firstly formed as service hubs for intensive
agriculture and more recently became the foundation for
becoming urbanized...
This summary based on annual monitoring
report to bond investors for First Phase of Rukinga REDD
project and Second Phase of Kasigau Corridor REDD Project
covers the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 132551Date: June 30, 2018
Soc Trang city has been formed at the
hybrid intersection of canals and roads and is incorporated
with the coastal sand dune morphology surrounded by a
constantly transformed...
Type: ReportReport#: 134592Date: June 30, 2018Author:
Pillai,Poonam ;
Singh,Gayatri ;
Nguyen,Dzung Huy ;
Hoang,Hoa Thi ;
Gadgil,Gauri Uday ;
Tran,Hai Yen ;
Herawati Ross,Inneke ;
Salat,Serge ;
Vu, Linh ;
Payne,Geoffrey K. ;
Nguyen, Hieu ;
Carrigan,Aileen Marie ;
Tuan, Vu Anh ;
Wilderspin,Ian Furniss ;
Tran,Yen Hoang ;
Block,John Richard Dalton ;
Rajagopal,Champaka Tirumala ;
Nguyen,Long Thanh
This paper is a technical note, intended
to inform the implementation of the OECS Regional Tourism
Competitiveness Project in areas related to tourism market
development,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 128711Date: June 29, 2018Author:
Shahidsaless, Raha (Rachel) ;
Kuntchev,Veselin ;
Saurav,Abhishek
Fiscal Year 2005 and 2006 have confirmed
a growing trend in Bank-civil society relations: more
substantive policy dialogue at the global level, and greater
country-level...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 127781Date: June 28, 2018
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