The Country Opinion Survey in St. Kitts
and Nevis assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a
better understanding of how stakeholders in St. Kitts and
Nevis perceive...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 128586Date: September 1, 2017
The Country Opinion Survey in Dominica
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Dominica perceive the
WBG. It provides...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 128582Date: September 1, 2017
The goal of this report is to present
the results from a unified conceptual framework so as to
evaluate the cost-effectiveness and different trade-offs
involved in conflict...
Report#: 123659Date: September 1, 2017Author:
Mueller,Hannes Felix
In Jordan, women receive a total of 10
weeks of job-guaranteed maternity leave with 100 percent
pay, with at least six of those weeks taking place after
delivery. Women...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135885Date: September 1, 2017
The Country Opinion Survey in Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines assists the World Bank Group
(WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders
in Saint Vincent...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 128585Date: September 1, 2017
This Railway Reform Toolkit aims to
provide an easy-to-use resource on the rail industry and to
provide an experience-based set of best practices to aid in
the planning...
Type: Other Public Sector StudyReport#: 69256Date: September 1, 2017
Turkey’s economy has grown considerably
over the past fifteen years, resulting in increased
employment and income levels and important progress on core
human development...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 135949Date: September 1, 2017
The Country Opinion Survey in Grenada
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Grenada perceive the
WBG. It provides...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 128583Date: September 1, 2017
This newsletter includes the following
headings: (i) Emerging women entrepreneurs from rural India;
(ii) Pathways to Prosperity – World Bank series; (iii)
Interview...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 123733Date: September 1, 2017
The World Bank, its partners and the
League of Arab States, are embarking on a Pan-Arab Regional
Energy Trading Platform (PA-RETP) project to address
regulatory, governance...
Type: ReportReport#: 150359Date: September 1, 2017
Rail transport generally has the
advantage for large-volume long-haul freight operations. The
literature generally shows that shipping distance, costs,
and reliability...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8174Date: August 29, 2017Author:
Iimi,Atsushi ;
Humphreys,Richard Martin ;
Mchomvu,Yonas Eliesikia
Railway transport generally has the
advantage for large-volume, long-haul freight operations.
Africa possesses significant railway assets. However, many
rail lines are...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8173Date: August 29, 2017Author:
Iimi,Atsushi ;
Humphreys,Richard Martin ;
Mchomvu,Yonas Eliesikia
This report contains the World Bank
Group Boards' calendar for the period of August to
October 2017, specifying the Boards' engagements, such
as meetings and briefings.
Type: Board ReportReport#: 118976Date: August 17, 2017
Transit subsidies in the urban area of
Buenos Aires are high, amounting to a total of US$5 billion
for 2012. They have been challenged on several counts:
suspected of...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8166Date: August 14, 2017Author:
Avner,Paolo ;
Mehndiratta,Shomik Raj ;
Viguie,Vincent ;
Hallegatte,Stephane
Logistics has been a major growth sector
in the world economy in terms of levels of activity and
expenditure for many decades. In addition to being an
important sector...
Type: PublicationReport#: 118559Date: August 10, 2017Author:
McKinnon, Alan ;
Flothmann, Christoph ;
Hoberg, Kai ;
Wiederer,Christina Katharina ;
Arvis,Jean Francois
This issue of Indonesia MTI Economic
Note contains economic highlights, including: Indonesia’s
economy grew 5.0 percent yoy for the second consecutive
quarter – slightly...
Beirut, the capital city of Lebanon,
faces huge traffic congestion, the cost of which is
estimated to be more than 2 percent of the city's gross
regional product. Effective...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8158Date: August 3, 2017Author:
Anas,Alex ;
De Sarkar,Sayan ;
Abou Zeid,Maya ;
Timilsina,Govinda R. ;
El Nakat,Ziad Salim
The Country Opinion Survey in Liberia
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Liberia perceive the
WBG. It provides...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 128513Date: August 1, 2017
The Country Opinion Survey in Serbia
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Serbia perceive the
WBG. It provides...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 128522Date: August 1, 2017
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