Despite the significant progress Ukraine
made on its structural reform agenda, social assistance
reform remains a key priority in the face of high levels of
poverty...
Pakistan's power sector underwent a
substantial, if protracted, reform process. Beginning with
an independent power producer program in 1994, the full
unbundling of...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8842Date: May 6, 2019Author:
Bacon,Robert W.
The country partnership framework (CPF)
presents to cover a six-year period, with progress and
learning reviews (PLRs) every two years to ensure close
alignment with...
Type: Country Partnership FrameworkReport#: 135421Date: May 2, 2019
Natural resources for development (NR4D)
is a trust fund initiated to strengthen governance and
stakeholder participation in the natural resources sector by
working...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 144233Date: May 2, 2019
The Mining sector diagnostic or MSD is a
data-driven tool that the World Bank has developed to
comprehensively assess a country's mining sector.
Specifically, the tool...
Tanzania’s wealth per capita has
declined because its rapid population growth has outpaced
investment. This decline in wealth is almost entirely
accounted for by its...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 136506Date: May 1, 2019
Over 70 percent of Lesotho’s population
live in rural areas and depend directly or indirectly on
agriculture for their livelihood, and growth in the sector
is crucial...
Type: Public Expenditure ReviewReport#: 139412Date: May 1, 2019
Today, more than ever, common vision and
concentrated strategic approach and standards are required,
due to the challenges of population growth, climate change,
and...
Myanmar is rich in natural resources and
is a global biodiversity hotspot. Myanmar's forests and
fishing industry are two significant contributors to the
economy, and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: AUS0000757Date: May 1, 2019Author:
Fodor,Martin ;
Ling,Stephen
Sustainable energy for all (SE4ALL) is a
global coalition of governments, private sector, civil
society, and international organizations with a primary goal
of ensuring...
The development objective of this
activity is to draw on global literature and test
methodological approaches to measure the non-conventional,
intangible values of water,...
The development objective of this
activity is to draw on global literature and test
methodological approaches to measure the non-conventional,
intangible values of water,...
Type: ReportReport#: 137196Date: May 1, 2019Author:
Singh,Upneet
The availability of broadband
infrastructure has been found to be an important determinant
of a country’s economic and social development. In
recognition of this, the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: AUS0000775Date: May 1, 2019Author:
Gelvanovska-Garcia,Natalija
Since 2015, Ukraine has taken major
legislative and policy steps to reform its energy sector and
introduce competition for natural gas and electricity
services, in particular...
The MTF survey is a global baseline
survey on household access to electricity and clean cooking,
which goes beyond the binary approach to look at access as a
spectrum...
The continuous pressures to the
environment are affecting Guatemala's natural capital
base. Guatemala is one of the most ecologically diverse
countries on the planet,...
Type: ReportReport#: 138128Date: May 1, 2019Author:
Castaneda Sanchez,Juan Pablo ;
Carrera,Jaime ;
Rexhepi,Doruntine
In the Kyrgyz Republic, the Government
is investing in its schools to improve their safety and
functionality and ensure that they are more resilient to
natural disasters.
Mini grids can economically supply
electricity to people in areas that the main grid is
unlikely to reach soon. Mini grids can be quickly deployed
and are increasingly...
Type: BriefReport#: 137147Date: May 1, 2019Author:
Ehrhardt,David ;
Servetti, Gianmarco ;
Tessier, Lisa ;
Missirian, Charly ;
Hervot, Laurie
The economies of the GCC recovered in
2018 despite signs of weakness in the global economic
outlook, reinforcing the perception that GCC economies'
fortunes are still...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 136435Date: May 1, 2019Author:
Varma,Sona ;
Hussain,Sahar Sajjad ;
Ollero,Antonio M. ;
Shaukat Khan,Tehmina ;
Maseeh,Ashwaq Natiq ;
Alhmoud,Khaled Bassam Rasheed ;
El-Saharty,Sameh ;
Kheyfets,Igor ;
Ajwad,Mohamed Ihsan ;
Herbst,Christopher H.
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