This paper uses mirror statistics and
research in the field to estimate the magnitude of
Tunisia's informal trade with Libya and Algeria. The
aim is to assess the scale...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6731Date: December 1, 2013Author:
Ayadi,Lotfi ;
Benjamin,Nancy Claire ;
Bensassi,Sami ;
Raballand,Gael J. R. F.
The Transmission Grid Strengthening
Project for Georgia seeks to strengthen grid access for
South Western Georgia by constructing an overhead power
transmission line...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 83943Date: December 1, 2013
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
has made dramatic progress in lowering premature death and
disability from most communicable, newborn, nutritional, and
maternity...
Type: BriefReport#: 83726Date: December 1, 2013Author:
Dahdah, Said; Bose, Dipan
The development objective of the Hajia
Railway Project for China is to reduce the transport time
for passenger services and provide additional capacity for
passenger...
Some of the headings included in this
issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG)
daily economics and financial market commentary newsletter
are as follows:...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 84134Date: November 26, 2013Author:
Chen, Derek ;
Kambou, Gerard ;
Kim, Eung Ju
Vietnam has achieved sustained economic
growth, primarily driven by a rapidly expanding labor force
and a shift in economic activity away from low-productivity
subsistence...
Type: PublicationReport#: 83031Date: November 25, 2013Author:
Blancas Mendivil,Luis C. ;
Isbell, John ;
Isbell,
Some of the headings included in this
issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG)
daily economics and financial market commentary newsletter
are as follows:...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 84131Date: November 22, 2013Author:
Chen,Derek Hung Chiat ;
Kambou,Gerard ;
Kim,Eung Ju
In Vietnam, sustained high rates of
growth in gross domestic product (GDP) averaging 7.2 percent
per year over the past 20 years have resulted in higher
demand for freight...
Type: PublicationReport#: 83030Date: November 21, 2013Author:
Blancas Mendivil,Luis C. ;
El-Hifnawi, M. Baher
The Republic of Chile is developing a
new system to strengthen the quality and the financial
sustainability of government’s activities in cushioning
consumers from price...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 103459Date: November 13, 2013Author:
Dana,Julie
Some of the headings included in this
issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG)
daily economics and financial market commentary newsletter
are as follows:...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 84120Date: November 12, 2013Author:
Chen, Derek ;
Kambou, Gerard ;
Kim, Eung Ju
This map summarizes information on the
connectivity of 67 important South Asian cities concerning
infrastructure networks. The map combines four information
layers to...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 83343Date: November 5, 2013Author:
Deruddera, Ben ;
Kunaka,Charles ;
Liu,Xingjian ;
Roberts,Mark
Adequate urban infrastructure can be
expensive, but the costs of not delivering housing,
transportation, water, sewage, public facilities, and other
necessities are...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84226Date: November 1, 2013Author:
Woetzel, Jonathan ;
Pohl, Herbert
It is argued that compared with large
countries, small countries rely more on trade and therefore
they are more likely to adopt liberal trading policies. The
present...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6692Date: November 1, 2013Author:
Amin,Mohammad ;
Haidar,Jamal Ibrahim
Cities are the driving force of economic
growth. According to the United Nations, more than half the
world's people now live in urban areas - in towns and
in cities...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84255Date: November 1, 2013Author:
Dobbs, Richard ;
Remes, Jaana
Kazakhstan's environmental
situation is at a critical cross-road, where the pressures
of economic growth without adequate environmental controls
and the legacy of industrial...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 83915Date: November 1, 2013
The existing electrical energy supply in
Burundi is extremely limited, with an installed capacity of
less than 40 megawatt (MW), plus 15 MW of imported
electricity (1.8...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 85548Date: November 1, 2013
This paper explores the challenges and
opportunities that government officials face in designing
coherent 'rules of the game' for achieving urban
sustainability during...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84231Date: November 1, 2013Author:
Kahn, Matthew E.
Since 2012 Public-Private Infrastructure
Advisory Facility (PPIAF) has assisted the Government of Lao
People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) to attract much
needed private...
Urbanization is undoubtedly a key driver
of development - cities provide the national platform for
prosperity, job creation, and poverty reduction. But
urbanization...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84259Date: November 1, 2013Author:
Glaeser, Edward ;
Joshi-Ghani, Abha
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