The National Emergency Rural Access
Project (NERAP) for Afghanistan aimed to help improve
accessibility, integrate village economies with regional and
national markets,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 131084Date: February 12, 2014
The National Emergency Rural Access
Project (NERAP) aimed to help improve accessibility,
integrate village economies with regional and national
markets, and stimulate...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 131285Date: February 12, 2014
The Second Mizoram State Roads Regional
Transport Connectivity Project for India seeks to improve
existing road connectivity through rehabilitation,
strengthening and...
The Second Mizoram State Roads Regional
Transport Connectivity Project for India seeks to improve
existing road connectivity through rehabilitation,
strengthening and...
The Thai economy has been recovering
slowly from the global financial crisis compared to
countries like Malaysia and China. Growth in 2013 is
projected to be 3 percent...
Type: Economic Updates and ModelingReport#: 84861Date: February 11, 2014Author:
Anantavrasilpa,Ratchada ;
Bhaopichitr,Kirida ;
Mohib,Saiyed Shabih Ali ;
Thitisakmongkol,Chalunthorn
Based on extensive interviews with
informal importers and brokers in Cameroon, this paper
explains why customs reform aimed at reducing fraud and
corruption may be difficult...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6788Date: February 1, 2014Author:
Cantens,Thomas ;
Kaminski,Jonathan ;
Raballand,Gael J. R. F. ;
Tchouawou,Tchapa
The extent to which developing countries
benefit from foreign direct investment (FDI) depends on
whether they are able to realize the productivity-enhancing
benefits...
Type: BriefReport#: 84951Date: February 1, 2014Author:
Farole,Thomas ;
Winkler,Deborah Elisabeth
This paper includes the following
headings: economy grew by 7.4 percent in the third quarter
of 2014; year ends with record low inflation; Central Bank
lowers policy...
This paper examines the micro-dynamics
behind the dramatic export boom experienced by Turkey during
the 2000s. Using disaggregated exporter-level customs data
covering...
The development objective of the Cusco
Transport Improvement Project for Peru is to improve
mobility in the east-west corridor of Cusco provincial
municipality (San...
The Second Mizoram State Roads Regional
Transport Connectivity Project for India seeks to improve
existing road connectivity through rehabilitation,
strengthening and...
Logistics is the backbone of industry
and commerce. As a discipline, it describes the management
and coordination of activities along supply chains. These
activities...
Report#: 85826Date: January 26, 2014Author:
Fransoo,Jan Cornelis
This booklet presents the ongoing and
planned World Bank projects in Kenya, by sector, and
identifies the counties where they are being implemented.
Its purpose is to...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84284Date: January 23, 2014
On 24th and 25th December, 2013 a
tropical trough system produced heavy rains in Saint Vincent
and the Grenadines (SVG). The ensuing rapid and intense
flash flooding...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84329Date: January 16, 2014Author:
Charles,Keren Carla ;
Locke,Justin Taylor ;
Meier,Gerald E. ;
Pandey,Bishwa Raj ;
Rodrigues, Marco
The development objective of the Road
Asset Management and Safety Project for Mauritius is to
reduce cost and improve safety for road users through
improving asset management...
The Mali Country Assistance Strategy
Completion Report (CASCR) was guided by three themes: (a)
growth, through support for transport, energy, the private
and financial...
Type: CAS Completion Report ReviewReport#: 42283Date: January 7, 2014
This report contains the World Bank
Group Board's calendar for the period January 2014 to
March 2014, specifying the Board's engagements, such as
meetings and briefings,...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 83817Date: January 2, 2014
Recent research in S E Asia and Vietnam
in particular, funded by the World Bank and DfID since 2003,
has focused on improving rural community access through more
sustainable...
This note describes a number of
innovations taken by some Chinese cities, in particular
Jinzhou, Liaoning province, to ensure that urban transport
systems are more accessible...
The Multi-Donor Trust Fund for
Sustainable Logistics (MDTF-SL) aims at promoting innovative
assistance projects that can break new grounds, test new
ideas, and generate...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 85825Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Snels, Joost ;
Vorst, Jack G.A.J. van der
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