Vietnam has witnessed impressive
economic growth and poverty reduction in the past 25 years.
The development of the energy sector has been a key factor
in the recent...
The Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West
Africa has a large bounty that has provided employment for
fishermen and women, food for families, astonishing sunsets
that...
The Atlantic Ocean (off the coast of
West African) provides a multitude of economic benefits for
the local coastal communities, however overexploitation of
these benefits...
The West African coastal region is rich
in natural land resources. However, increased pressure on
these resources from the rapidly growing coastal population
has degraded...
With an increasing population growth in
the West African region, coupled with human-induced and
natural hazards exacerbated by climate change, the balance
of economic,...
This Performance and Learning Review
(PLR) summarizes progress in the implementation of the World
Bank Group (WBG) Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for
Uzbekistan...
Type: Country Assistance Strategy DocumentReport#: 126078Date: May 29, 2018
This issue of Indonesia Daily Economic
Update for May 28, 2018 contains economic highlights,
including: Bank Indonesia (BI) Board of Governors will hold
an additional...
This Global weekly newsletter includes
the following headings: (i) taking stock; (ii) major data
releases; (iii) activity and inflation; (iv) trade and
finance; (v)...
Globally, up to 1.4 million people are
moving into urban areas per week, and estimates indicate
that nearly 1 billion new dwelling units will be built by
2050 to support...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 126547Date: May 23, 2018Author:
Moullier,Thomas ;
Sakoda,Keiko
This IDA17 retrospective companion paper
provides a summary of the support provided by the World Bank
to regions working with the International Development
Association...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 126794Date: May 22, 2018
The project will focus on priority steps
in the reform process and target the following areas: (i)
designing regulatory and institutional reforms for the power
sector,...
This issue of Indonesia Daily Economic
Update for May 21, 2018 contains economic highlights
including: Bank Indonesia (BI) will conduct three
foreign-exchange swap auctions...
This issue of Indonesia Daily Economic
Update for May 18, 2018 contains economic highlights
including: Bank Indonesia (BI) Board of Governors agreed to
raise the BI...
This Global weekly newsletter includes
the following headings: (i) taking stock; (ii) major data
releases; (iii) activity and inflation; (iv) trade and
finance; (v)...
The Gambia’s most recent development
strategy, the 2012-2015 Program for Accelerated Growth and
Employment (PAGE), promoted growth, employment, and poverty
reduction....
Type: Country Engagement NoteReport#: 123654Date: May 16, 2018
World trade is increasingly ruled by
preferential trade agreements (PTAs), but their precise
nature remains relatively opaque. This paper assesses a
central dimension...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8446Date: May 16, 2018Author:
Espitia Rueda,Alvaro Raul ;
Mattoo,Aaditya ;
Mimouni,Mondher ;
Pichot,Xavier ;
Rocha,Nadia
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