The ease of starting a foreign
investment in various sectors is a relevant consideration
for investors seeking to establish an investment project
abroad. Two thematic...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6707Date: November 1, 2013Author:
De La Medina Soto,Christian ;
Ghossein,Tania
This paper focuses on several
interrelated key questions on the geography of development.
Although we herald cities with their industrial bases as
'engines of growth,'...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84232Date: November 1, 2013Author:
Henderson, J. Vernon
This public expenditure review (PER
2013) is prepared in response to a request by the Government
of Malawi (GOM). It is aligned with the fifth country
assistance strategy...
Type: Public Expenditure ReviewReport#: 79865Date: November 1, 2013
Cities benefit from two key conditions,
both with direct implications for social, cultural, and
economic integration. One is a large middle class and a
large sector...
Report#: 84227Date: November 1, 2013Author:
Sassen Van Elsloo,Saskia
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#: 85816Date: November 1, 2013
This Report provides the findings of an
administrative inquiry (the investigation) by the World Bank
Group’s Integrity Vice Presidency (INT) into allegations of
fraudulent...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 155037Date: November 1, 2013
Cities emerge from the spatial
concentration of people and economic activities. But spatial
concentration is not enough; the economic viability of
cities depends on...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84252Date: November 1, 2013Author:
Bertaud, Alain
The purpose of this report is to analyse
the impacts of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) of the
Solomon Islands. RDP is an initiative to facilitate
development...
Type: Rural Development AssessmentReport#: 92975Date: October 31, 2013
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:...
Report#: 82072Date: October 23, 2013Author:
Chen,Derek Hung Chiat ;
Kambou,Gerard ;
Kim,Eung Ju
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#: 82071Date: October 22, 2013Author:
Chen, Derek ;
Kambou, Gerard ;
Kim, Eung Ju
Ministry of railways initiated action to
establish a special purpose vehicle for construction,
operation, and maintenance of the dedicated freight
corridors. This led...
Mr. Takehiko Nakao attended the 88th
meeting of the Development Committee as an observer. In this
paper he discusses three issues: first, the views of the
Asia-Pacific...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 81870Date: October 12, 2013Author:
Takehiko Nakao
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#: 81929Date: October 10, 2013Author:
Chen,Derek Hung Chiat ;
Kambou,Gerard ;
Kim,Eung Ju
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#: 81783Date: October 8, 2013Author:
Chen,Derek Hung Chiat ;
Kambou,Gerard ;
Kim,Eung Ju
This report summarizes the proceedings
and highlights from the Forum on Safe and Resilient
Infrastructure and the Government Executive Meeting that
took place in Manila,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 90644Date: October 2, 2013
This overview of climate change
activities in the Kyrgyz Republic is part of a series of
country notes for five Central Asian countries that
summarize climate portfolio...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 85561Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Shah, Jitendra ;
Murisic, Maja ;
Rinnerberger, Nina ;
Levine, Tamara Ashley ;
Srivastava, Jitendra
At the second International Development
Association (IDA)17 meeting held in Managua in July 2013,
participants discussed a proposal for enhancing IDA's
support to Fragile...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 81737Date: October 1, 2013
The incidence of road crashes in the
Middle East and North African (MENA) countries is rising at
an alarming rate and is now the leading cause of death among
young adults,...
Type: BriefReport#: 84374Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Bose,Dipan ;
Dahdah,Said
Several countries in Southern Africa
have enormous potential to expand trade and mutually benefit
from regional integration, and thus truly achieve
'growth without borders'....
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 84067Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Hume, Susan ;
Speakman, John
The great transition from farm to city
is filled with economic, social, and political promise.
Cities are the product of a triad of forces. This economic
premise explores...
Type: BriefReport#: 81927Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Glaeser,Edward L. ;
Joshi-Ghani,Abha
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