The Philippines’ financial
sector is highly vulnerable to climate risks. The country
has high exposure to natural hazards (typhoons, landslides,
floods, droughts,...
Type: Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP)Report#: 163054Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Regelink,Martijn Gert Jan
The Multi-Tier Framework (MTF) defines
access to electricity according to a spectrum that ranges
from Tier 0 (no access) to Tier 5 (full access) through
seven attributes:...
The ongoing refugee crisis in South
Sudan has led to the establishment of some of the
world's largest refugee settlements over the border in
northern Uganda. Uganda...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 134195Date: June 1, 2019Author:
World Bank ;
FAO
This short paper aims at assessing the
evolution of different price indexes - import prices,
consumer prices, and producer prices - against the backdrop
of the import...
This policy note has been produced under
the competition reform assessment ASA with the objective of
identifying key constraints to competition in Armenia and
providing...
Type: ReportReport#: 139715Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Nyman,Sara ;
Dolidze,Mariam
The Poverty Report is the second in a
series of three analytical reports: (i) Key Indicators
Report; (ii) Poverty Report; and (iii) Socio-economic
Report. It provides...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 138110Date: June 1, 2019
IFC, a sister organization of the World
Bank and member of the World Bank Group—is the largest
global development institution focused on the private sector
in emerging...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 167930Date: June 1, 2019
The power sector is both highly
vulnerable to natural hazards and a priority for any
country'srecovery and reconstruction. After Hurricane
Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017,...
Type: ReportReport#: 137912Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Nicolas,Claire Marion ;
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
Potter Van Loon,Virginia Attje Ingrid Albertine ;
Oguah,Samuel Kwesi Ewuah ;
Schweikert,Amy Elizabeth ;
Deinert,Mark Robert ;
Koks,Elco Eduard ;
Arderne,Christopher James ;
Cubas,Diana ;
Li,Jie ;
Ichikawa,Eriko
Fisheries and aquaculture make a
significant contribution to Myanmar's economy. The
fisheries sector contributes roughly 2 percent of
Myanmar's gross domestic product...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 137629Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Fodor,Martin ;
Ling,Stephen
This case study describes how a renowned
pharmaceutical company, with manufacturing facilities across
the Balkans, achieved peak performance by implementing
resource...
The Western Balkans is home to the most
polluting power plants in Europe, and its transport and
energy infrastructure require updates. Not surprisingly,
countries such...
Type: ReportReport#: 139327Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Xiong,Jing
The Country Opinion Survey in
Philippines assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a
better understanding of how stakeholders in Philippines
perceive the WBG. It...
Type: ReportReport#: 143391Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Felzer,Sharon
Abundant qualitative evidence reveals
how public and private actors abuse regulations to seek
rents, impede reforms, and distort the economy. However,
empirical evidence...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 144417Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Fiebelkorn,Andreas Henrik
Nepal has emerged from two decades of
significant social, political and economic disruption. In
2016, the electricity sector was in a state of crisis,
losing money and...
Myanmar's gross domestic product
(GDP) was 67 billion US Dollars in 2017 and has been growing
at a high rate of 7.2 percent in 2013-2018. The GDP growth
rate is expected...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 137628Date: June 1, 2019
Water systems are a special kind of
infrastructure systems because they perform a dual role:
theyprovide water services while also reducing risks to
other services from...
Type: ReportReport#: 137915Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Stip,Clementine Marie ;
Mao,Zhimin ;
Bonzanigo,Laura ;
Browder,Greg J. ;
Tracy, Jacob
Greening Pakistan’s industry has become
an imperative to minimize its adverse impacts on the
environment and society, but also to sustain the sector’s
growth. Despite...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 139151Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Coste,Antoine
In 2018, Indonesia’s
coordinated and prudent macroeconomic policy framework
underpinned steadyeconomic growth, amid global volatility
and several natural disasters....
Type: ReportReport#: 138520Date: June 1, 2019Author:
Darko,Francis Addeah
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