As one of the four global goals framing
sustainable mobility in the Global Mobility Report (GMR),
green mobility aims to reduce both air and noise pollution
from transport,...
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) are
planning, operations management, and customer service
applications that use information and communication
technology (ICT) to...
The Greater Amman Municipality (GAM) is
a high-capacity municipality with many financial and
institutional strengths. It is uniquely positioned within
Jordan, has a...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 121373Date: November 12, 2017
This report provides an overview of the
progress made in 2017 in implementing the Africa Climate
Business Plan (ACBP), a blueprint for climate action in
Sub-Saharan...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 121032Date: November 8, 2017Author:
Cervigni,Raffaello ;
Wang,Tao - QSA
This is a transcript of an interview
conducted for a special oral history project on the McNamara
years. The project, led by John Heath from 2016-2018, was a
partnership...
Type: TranscriptReport#: 153376Date: November 8, 2017
This performance and learning review
(PLR) assesses the implementation of, and presents the
changes to, the World Bank Group country partnership
strategy (CPS) FY15-FY18...
Type: Country Assistance Strategy DocumentReport#: 119862Date: November 7, 2017
The buzz around Internet of Things (IoT)
has gathered momentum but the IoT phenomenon is poorly
understood by governments and businesses. Governments are
under pressure...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 120876Date: November 2, 2017Author:
Prasanna,Lal Das ;
Mangalam,Srikanth ;
Yuce,Mehmet Rasit ;
Beisswenger,Stefan Claus ;
Lukac, Martin
In its crucial role, transport fosters
development as it connects people to goods, services,
social, and economic opportunities. But today’s data shows
social exclusion...
Type: BriefReport#: 130009Date: November 1, 2017Author:
Vandycke,Nancy L. ;
Kauppila,Jari
For a landlocked country like Uganda,
access to ports through its neighbors as well as adequate
transport infrastructure (road, rail, air, inland waterways
to facilitate...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 121435Date: November 1, 2017Author:
Dulvy,Elizabeth Ninan
The Country Opinion Survey in Madagascar
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Madagascar perceive the
WBG. It...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 128515Date: November 1, 2017
The Country Opinion Survey in Senegal
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Senegal perceive the
WBG. It provides...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 128521Date: November 1, 2017
The first section identifies the
overlaps between Kazakhstan's development objectives
and the goals of IFC~^!!^s new strategy of creating markets
for the private sector....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 128216Date: November 1, 2017Author:
Fengler,Wolfgang ;
Miller,Christopher David ;
Coutinho,Daniel ;
Gill,Indermit S.
The adoption of the shared prosperity
goal by the World Bank in 2013 and Sustainable Development
Goal 10, on inequality, by the United Nations in 2015 should
strengthen...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 125573Date: November 1, 2017Author:
Öhler, Hannes ;
Negre Rossignoli,Mario ;
Smets,Lodewijk ;
Massari,Renzo ;
Bogetić, Željko
This Technical Note assesses the
corporate governance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in
Azerbaijan with a view to supporting the government’s
efforts to bolster economic...
Type: Working PaperReport#: AUS0000257Date: November 1, 2017Author:
Manuilova,Natalia ;
Jamalov,Tural ;
Janjalia,Boris ;
Gordeladze,Irina
As India continues its path towards
development, the tourism sector can significantly enable it
to progress on various indicators. Private sector investment
can enable...
Type: ReportReport#: 139381Date: November 1, 2017Author:
Kher,Priyanka ;
Kotschwar,Barbara R ;
Stephenson,Matthew ;
Eltgen,Maximilian Philip
The plan is divided into six components
(Initial actions, VAT legal framework, VAT system and
procedures, organizational restructuring, VAT publicity and
public education,...
In 2015, the world embraced the 17
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030, and agreed on
a framework of targets and indicators for tracking progress
across multiple...
Type: BriefReport#: 130012Date: November 1, 2017Author:
Alam,Muneeza Mehmood ;
Powell,Julie
Cities are growing rapidly. Urban areas
are adding 1.4 million people every week, and more than half
of the land projected to be urban by 2030 has not yet been
developed....
Type: BriefReport#: 121907Date: November 1, 2017Author:
Forni,Marc S. ;
Leitmann,Josef Lloyd ;
Moullier,Thomas
The Kyrgyz Republic is located in a
region of high seismic hazard with earthquakes of magnitude
Mw≥5 occurring about once per month, and potentially
devastating earthquakes...
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