Corporations often have strong
incentives to exert influence on the tax code and obtain
additional tax benefits through lobbying. For the U.S.
financial crisis of 2007-09,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8394Date: April 2, 2018Author:
Zaourak,Gabriel Roberto
The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement was the
first instance of countries adhering to take a collective
action against global warming. More than 190 countries came
forward...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8392Date: April 2, 2018Author:
Mani,Muthukumara S. ;
Hussein,Zekarias ;
Gopalakrishnan,Badri Narayanan ;
Wadhwa,Deepika
Tunisia has made important strides to
advance its democratic transition, but the country remains
fragile to economic, security and social shocks. Growth has
been too...
Poverty estimates are essential to track
the progress or impact of programs and policies that target
poverty itself. However, while forest areas are home to the
poor,...
Type: ReportReport#: 143574Date: April 1, 2018Author:
Perge,Emilie Bernadette ;
Behal,R.
The Latin America and the Caribbean
region has turned the corner, growing again after six years
of economic slowdown. Economic growth is key to continue
making progress...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 168502Date: April 1, 2018Author:
Fien-Helfman,Samantha Abigail
Turkey is the fourth-largest producer of
cement in the world and the largest one in Europe. Cement
manufacturing is an extremely energy-intensive process, with
clinker...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 125924Date: April 1, 2018Author:
Doğan,Alişan ;
Bodnarova,Barbora ;
Hedman,Bruce Allen ;
Avci,Fatih ;
Feckova,Viera ;
Menkova,Viktoryia ;
Gorbatenko,Yana
After a sharp fall in 2017, economic
growth in MENA is projected to rebound to 3.1 percent in
2018, thanks to the positive global outlook, oil prices
stabilizing at...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 125071Date: April 1, 2018Author:
Arezki,Rabah ;
Mottaghi,Lili ;
Barone,Andrea ;
Fan,Yuting ;
Kiendrebeogo,Youssouf ;
Lederman,Daniel
A sustainable growth path for the
Palestinian economy depends on a domestic private sector
that can compete in regional and global markets and increase
its export of...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 125318Date: April 1, 2018
Kuwait's economy contracted by an
estimated 1 percent in 2017 as OPEC-related oil production
cuts weighed on growth. However, growth should gradually
recover to about...
The Marine Debris Hotspot Rapid
Assessment for Indonesia was conducted by the World Bank at
the request of relevant Indonesia government agencies and
research institutions,...
Type: ReportReport#: 126686Date: April 1, 2018Author:
Shuker,Iain G. ;
Cadman,Cary Anne
This research report is the result of a
partnership between the World Bank Group (WBG) and
Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) of Japan,
initiated by the World...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 125442Date: April 1, 2018Author:
Inderst,Georg ;
Stewart,Fiona Elizabeth
This issue of Indonesia MTI Economic
Note contains economic highlights, including: Indonesia’s
economy expanded 5.1 percent yoy in Q1, marginally slower
than 5.2 percent...
The Nigeria Biannual Economic Update is
a product of the staff of the World Bank and has three broad
aims. First, it reports on the key developments in the
Nigerian...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 125664Date: April 1, 2018Author:
Joseph-Raji,Gloria Aitalohi ;
Timmis,Emilija
The growth in electricity demand in the
Kyrgyz Republic is outpacing supply; in 2014, the country
went from being a net power exporter to a net importer. The
sector...
Type: BriefReport#: 125934Date: April 1, 2018Author:
ESMAP
Afghanistan's biggest economic
challenge is finding sustainable sources of growth. To date,
the World Bank has committed more than 3.85 billion dollars
for development...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 124762Date: April 1, 2018
The government of the United Republic of
Tanzania (Tanzania) has a decades-long history in welcoming
and assisting large numbers of refugees, including recent
influxes...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 134765Date: April 1, 2018Author:
Ogude,Helidah Refiloe Atieno ;
Lunde,Trine ;
Agily,Aisha Irene
At the heart of International Finance
Corporation’s (IFC’s) approach to blended finance are
efforts to create and help sustain private markets with
strong development...
Type: BriefReport#: 125904Date: April 1, 2018Author:
Sierra-Escalante,Kruskaia ;
Lauridsen,Morten Lykke
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