This new funding will provide better
health, education, nutrition, job training, and other
essential services for people in this region where so many
families and communities...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101873Date: May 22, 2013Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
This progress report assesses the
implementation of the current joint International
Development Association (IDA), International Finance
Corporation (IFC), and Multilateral...
Type: CAS Progress ReportReport#: 77132Date: May 20, 2013
From 1991 to the coup of March 2012,
Mali was considered a beacon of democracy and political
stability. The two peaceful democratic transfers of power
during the past...
Type: Interim Strategy NoteReport#: 76233Date: May 20, 2013
Cameroon and Nigeria share a common
border of nearly 1,700km and both countries have strong
historical and cultural ties. However, the partnership
between the two countries...
Type: Other Financial Accountability StudyReport#: 78283Date: May 7, 2013
This paper analyzes the economic,
distributional, and environmental impact that energy subsidy
reductions and alternative compensating mechanisms might
have in Mexico....
Type: Energy StudyReport#: ACS3784Date: May 1, 2013
Services trade constitute roughly
one-third of trade on a value added basis, and much of this
is concentrated in margin services (transport, logistics)
linked to trade...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6432Date: May 1, 2013Author:
Francois,Joseph ;
Manchin,Miriam ;
Tomberger,Patrick
This executive summary is prepared to
summarize the deliverable for the Supplementary
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (SESIA)
consultancy service which involves...
Using data on Israeli closures inside
the West Bank, this paper provides new evidence on the labor
market effects of conflict-induced restrictions to mobility.
To identify...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6457Date: May 1, 2013Author:
Cali,Massimiliano ;
Miaari, Sami H.
The city of Sekondi-Takoradi faces heavy
traffic congestion due to disparity in transportation demand
and supply. The road network has deteriorated due to lack of
sufficient...
Type: Working PaperReport#: ACS6678Date: May 1, 2013
This note outlines the critical barriers
that constrain trade between Nigeria and Cameroon, describes
the practical norms that have emerged as a response to those
constraints,...
This report aims at providing
stakeholders with a good analysis of the potential impacts
of mining development on the Congo Basin forests. It is one
of a series of outputs...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 77944Date: May 1, 2013Author:
Hund, Kirsten ;
Megevand, Carole ;
Gomes, Edilene Pereira ;
Miranda, Marta ;
Reed, Erik
This document aims to provide practical
guidance on how best to include consideration of
accessibility for People with Limited Mobility (PLM). While
disabled people...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 83321Date: May 1, 2013
This paper provides an empirical
analysis of economic and political determinants of gasoline
and diesel prices for about 200 countries over the period
1991-2010. A range...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6470Date: May 1, 2013Author:
van Beers, Cees ;
Strand, Jon
Liberia's post-conflict
reconstruction and rehabilitation has been successful.
Peace, stability and security gradually returned and
provided an enabling environment...
Type: Public Expenditure ReviewReport#: 75049Date: May 1, 2013
Transport costs are widely considered an
important barrier to local economic activity but their
impact in developing countries is not well-studied. This
paper investigates...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6444Date: May 1, 2013Author:
Storeygard, Adam
This paper develops a new methodology
for calculating the "carbon footprint" of air
travel whereby emissions from travel in premium (business
and first) classes depend...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6471Date: May 1, 2013Author:
Bofinger,Heinrich ;
Strand,Jon
The Greater Cairo Metropolitan Area
(GCMA), with more than 19 million inhabitants, is host to
more than one-fifth of Egypt's population. The GCMA is
also an important...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 88654Date: May 1, 2013
This updated edition has been prepared
to complement the previous guidelines issued by the World
Bank that were designed to support the successful
implementation of...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 84203Date: May 1, 2013Author:
Bliss, Tony ;
Breen, Jeanne
Limited integration has stifled the
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region's
significant potential for economic growth and job creation.
Home to 5.5 percentage of...
Type: BriefReport#: 78073Date: May 1, 2013Author:
Rouis,Mustapha
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