Although many developing countries have
yet to meet the considerable prerequisites for establishing
wholesale power markets, a significant minority of larger
middle-income...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8519Date: July 11, 2018Author:
Rudnick,Hugh ;
Velasquez,Constantin
The power sector reform experiences of
developing countries vary greatly. To help explain this from
a political economy perspective, this paper reviews several
dozen...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8518Date: July 11, 2018Author:
Lee,Alan David ;
Usman,Zainab
This study examines the importance of
enhancing the cross-border transmission interconnections and
regional electricity trade to promote hydropower in the
South Asia...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8513Date: July 10, 2018Author:
Timilsina,Govinda R.
This country partnership framework (CPF)
covers a five-year period FY2019-2023, and is aligned with
the pivotal years of Nepal’s federalism. Federalism and its
successful...
Type: Country Assistance Strategy DocumentReport#: 121029Date: July 10, 2018
This World Bank Group Boards'
calendar covers the period of July to September 2018,
specifying the Boards' engagements, such as meetings
and briefings.
Type: Board ReportReport#: 128177Date: July 9, 2018
This issue of Indonesia Daily Economic
Update for July 3, 2018 contains economic highlights,
including: the government has officially imposed a 57
percent tax on e-cigarettes...
The 2018 annual GGFR Steering Committee
Meeting was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, May 7-8. The
author's presentation "Gas Flare Monetization with
miniGTL and microGTL: Accelerating...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 130103Date: July 1, 2018
Indonesia’s real sector recorded weak
outcomes in June with the manufacturing purchasing manager’s
index (PMI) falling and the motorcycle and car sales growing
much...
The World Bank maintains its growth
projection for the Philippines at 6.7 percent for 2018 and
2019. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) contracted
in June for...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 128374Date: July 1, 2018Author:
Chua,Kevin C. ;
Cruz,Kevin Thomas Garcia ;
Endo,Isaku ;
Qian,Rong ;
Hansl,Birgit ;
Diop,Ndiame
Real GDP is projected to further
contract by 3.5 percent in FY2018, following the contraction
of about 6.9 percent in FY 2017. Monetization of the fiscal
deficit led...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 129303Date: July 1, 2018
Located in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia
is the second most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa,
home to more than 100 million people. Over 80 percent of
Ethiopia's...
In the Report on its 27th Mission, in
response to a request from the Government of Lao PDR(GOL)
for a recommendation to close the Resettlement
Implementation Period...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 129708Date: July 1, 2018Author:
Mcdowell,David K. ;
Mann,Elizabeth ;
Talb, Lee M.
The aim of this report and toolkit is to
provide analysis of and options for the tax treatment of
OITs. To these ends, it addresses several questions: (i)
What considerations...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 128321Date: July 1, 2018
A small but densely populated country,
Rwanda has one of the fastest growing economies in
Sub-Saharan Africa. The Rwandan government is dedicated to
expanding access...
Water, energy, and agriculture have been
conventionally dealt with separately in investment planning.
For each of these sectors, regulatory frameworks,
organizations,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 128473Date: July 1, 2018Author:
Miralles-Wilhelm,Fernando ;
Hejazi, Mohamad ;
Kim,Song Yi ;
Yonkofski, Catherine ;
Watson, David ;
Kyle, Page ;
Liu, Yaling ;
Vernon, Chris ;
Delgado, Alison ;
Edmonds, Jae ;
Clarke, Leon
Access to clean cooking solutions
remains one of the most daunting development challenges.
Based on the latest Global Tracking Framework, the annual
access growth rate...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 128162Date: July 1, 2018Author:
Zhang,Yabei ;
Durix,Laurent ;
Tuntivate,Voravate ;
Adams,Norma
The 2018 edition of the Directory of
Programs Supported by Trust Funds and Financial
IntermediaryFunds represents a major part of the active
portfolio of trust-funded...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 136578Date: June 30, 2018
A cluster randomized controlled trial
evaluating a Payments for Environmental Services (PES)
conservation program in Uganda that ran from 2011 to 2013
found that the...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0000379Date: June 30, 2018Author:
Jayachandran,Seema ;
De Laat,Joost ;
Audy,Robin ;
Pagiola,Stefano P. ;
Sedano Santamaria,Fernando
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