Vietnam is embarking on its eighth power
development plan (PDP8) at a time marked by several major
changes from rapid penetration of variable renewable energy
and increasing...
This newsletter includes the following
headings: taking stock; and tabular data on major data
releases; activity and inflation; trade and finance;
financial markets;...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 126618Date: March 9, 2018
This report contains the World Bank
Group Boards' calendar for the period of March 2018 to
May 2018, specifying the Boards' engagements, such as
meetings and briefings.
Type: Board ReportReport#: 124031Date: March 8, 2018
The Results and Performance of the World
Bank Group (RAP) report is an annual review by the
Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the development
effectiveness of the...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 125870Date: March 7, 2018
This issue of Indonesia daily economic
update for March 6, 2018 contains economic highlights,
including: (i) the government has decided to keep the price
of electricity...
This newsletter includes the following
headings: taking stock; and tabular data on major data
releases; activity and inflation; trade and finance;
financial markets;...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 126617Date: March 5, 2018
The development objective of the
Ploiesti-Brasov Motorway Preparation Project for Romania is
to strengthen the capabilities of Romania’s national road
sector to sustainably...
This note provides guidance on how to
ensure that an agricultural investment generates positive
impacts on the local economy by encouraging and supporting
opportunities...
Modern, high-quality off-grid lighting
and energy products can transform lives. Over the past
decade, a concerted global push has created thriving markets
for these...
Type: BriefReport#: 125039Date: March 1, 2018Author:
ESMAP
The Egyptian government has a clear
vision to ensure energy security. In 2014, it initiated
reforms to improve the sector’s operational and financial
performance, attract...
This document reports on land use, land
cover, and the monetary value of land (interim results
only). Each of these aspects provides a different
perspective on issues...
Type: ReportReport#: 145862Date: March 1, 2018Author:
Nishimwe, Grace M. ;
Rugema, Didier Milindi ;
Nsabimana,Eric
India has about 300 million people
without access to electricity. Rapidly scaling up
powergeneration is a critical priority of the Government of
India, but doing this...
The World Bank is committed to ensuring
the development process fully respects the dignity,
economies, and cultures of indigenous peoples. The
indigenous peoples’ policy...
This Report was prepared by the World
Bank Group (the WBG) Integrity Vice Presidency (INT). It
provides the findings of an INT administrative inquiry (the
Investigation)...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 124208Date: March 1, 2018
This paper presents a summary of IDA
commitments for new projects and disbursements for projects
under implementation during the IDA17 period. In addition,
the paper...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 126792Date: March 1, 2018
Although the agricultural sector is not
the largest user of plastics, their rapid appearance on
farms the world over is quietly turning into a substantial
pollution...
Type: BriefReport#: 124346Date: March 1, 2018Author:
Cassou,Emilie
Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao
PDR) is one of the fastest growing economies in East Asia
and the Pacific. It has improved access to electricity and
has become...
Type: BriefReport#: 125074Date: March 1, 2018Author:
ESMAP
Global fisheries production has risen
rapidly over the past 60 years at over two and a half times
the rate of world population growth, and aquaculture today
is among...
Type: BriefReport#: 124341Date: March 1, 2018Author:
Cassou,Emilie
A deteriorating security and
humanitarian situation is dimming hopes for a robust
economic recovery in the Central African Republic (CAR). The
government continued to...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 127056Date: March 1, 2018Author:
Coulibaly,Souleymane ;
Wa Dzon,Etaki ;
Tshimenga,Moise Tshibangu ;
Maellberg,Ragnvald Michel ;
Niyonkuru,Evariste ;
Yilmaz,Serdar ;
Hoogeveen,Johannes G. ;
Jourdan,Emilie Sandrine Celine ;
Geli,Patricia ;
Djiofack,Calvin Zebaze
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