Target 9.c of the Sustainable
Development Goals calls for the achievement of universal and
affordable internet access by 2020. This note analyzes
Sub-Saharan Africa’s...
On June 1, 2017, President Trump
announced the United States' withdrawal from the Paris
agreement on climate change. Despite this decision, American
firms continued...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8781Date: March 14, 2019Author:
Cordella,Tito ;
Devarajan,Shantayanan
The World Bank Group's positioning
in relation to Rwanda's Vision 2020 goal of rapidly
attaining Middle-Income Country (MIC) status reflected many
of the elements that...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 135302Date: March 14, 2019
The World Bank Group's positioning
in relation to Rwanda's Vision 2020 goal of rapidly
attaining Middle-Income Country (MIC) status reflected many
of the elements that...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 135302Date: March 14, 2019
The Colombian power market was
established in 1995, driven primarily by concerns about the
reliability of supply in the largely hydro-based domestic
power system. The...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8771Date: March 11, 2019Author:
Rudnick,Hugh ;
Velasquez,Constantin
The Peruvian power market was
established in 1992, amid serious supply constraints and
financially distressed power utilities. Since its inception,
the market has been...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8772Date: March 11, 2019Author:
Rudnick,Hugh ;
Velasquez,Constantin
The Jakarta Composite Index declined 1.8
percent over the week, in line with major markets in the
region. The Rupiah appreciated against the Euro by 0.7
percent but...
The fourth Africa climate resilience
investment summit (ACRIS IV) was conducted on March 5 to 7,
2019 at Sandton Conference Centre Johannesburg, South
Africa. The summit...
This Program and Learning Review (PLR)
for the Sri Lanka Country Partnership Framework FY17- FY20
(CPF) documents progress at the midpoint of the CPF’s
implementation....
Type: Country Partnership FrameworkReport#: 135126Date: March 7, 2019
This brief contains the economic
highlights of Indonesia as of March 6, 2019. The state-owned
electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) is
planning to issue...
Despite its relatively modest footprint,
mining is an important driver of deforestation and
degradation in tropical forests, often as a result of
indirect impacts from...
Type: ReportReport#: 137713Date: March 1, 2019Author:
Hund,Kirsten Lori ;
Reed,Erik
A new generation of infrastructure
projects that harness the power of nature can help achieve
development goals, including water security and climate
resilience. In...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135462Date: March 1, 2019Author:
Browder,Greg J. ;
Ozment,Suzanne ;
Rehberger Bescos,Irene ;
Gartner,Todd ;
Lange,Glenn-Marie
The Ministry of Economy,
Entrepreneurship and Crafts (MoEEC) is in the process of
implementing the ‘Strategic Project’ for support of Cluster
Competitiveness Initiatives,...
Type: ReportReport#: 164331Date: March 1, 2019Author:
Lapres,Blair Edward ;
Yap,Justin ;
Kilroy,Austin ;
Milchevski,Todor ;
Bacic,Kazimir Luka ;
Duch Navarro,Emiliano ;
Iootty De Paiva Dias,Mariana
Indonesia’s real sector recorded mixed
outcomes, with the Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index
(PMI) ticking up and motorcycle sales growth accelerating,
while the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 142770Date: March 1, 2019
The objective of this deliverable of
Component 5, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), of the
Cluster Competitiveness Project (P154353) is to outline the
requirements of...
In order to grasp the development of
renewable energy (RE) consumption mechanism in Northwest
China better and promote the scientific and rational
development of the...
The cost of desalination has been
plummeting over the years. As a result, desalination has
become a viable option for certain strategic uses. Today,
over 20,000 desalination...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135312Date: March 1, 2019Author:
Debele Negewo,Bekele ;
Ward,Christopher S.
In the clean energy transition, the
value of natural gas infrastructure is very important for
operating the energy system. Gas-fired power plants
contribute to optimized...
Type: BriefReport#: 143354Date: March 1, 2019Author:
Townsend,Alan F.
Access to reliable electricity is a
prerequisite for the economic transformation of economies in
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), especially in a digital age. Yet
the electricity...
The economic prosperity and sustainable
development of the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR), and in
particular Small Island Developing States (SIDS), greatly
depend on the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135647Date: March 1, 2019Author:
Diez,Sylvia Michele ;
Patil,Pawan G. ;
Morton,John ;
Rodriguez,Diego Juan ;
Vanzella,Alessandra ;
Robin,David ;
Maes,Thomas ;
Corbin,Christopher
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