The present report focuses on detailing
the options for the establishment of the Libyan electricity
regulator (LEMRA). To design the establishment of the LEMRA
author...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 126421Date: October 1, 2017
The World Bank projects that the
Philippine economy will grow at 6.6 percent in 2017, and 6.7
percent in 2018 and 2019. In September, the Philippine Stock
Exchange index...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 120149Date: October 1, 2017
This brief is about improving the
infrastructure in Tajikistan. The government is investing in
improving infrastructure to connect communities, improve
economic outcomes,...
Growth remains robust, but is projected
to ease slightly to 6.8 percent in 2017, comparedwith 7.0
percent in 2016. Exports of clothing and other textile
products have...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 121519Date: October 1, 2017
The Global Mobility Report 2017 (GMR) is
the first-ever attempt to examine performance of the
transport sector globally, and its capacity to support the
mobility of...
Type: PublicationReport#: 120500Date: October 1, 2017
Economic activity has improved in 2017,
following a bumper harvest and improved hydro-electricity
generation, increased copper production, higher copper
prices, and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 120174Date: October 1, 2017
Climate change presents a clear,
near-term threat to efforts to end poverty. Poor people and
poor countries are vulnerable to a wide range of
climate-related shocks...
Access to electricity in Sub-Saharan
Africa is the lowest in the world, although a larger
proportion of the population lives under the grid. This
demand-side challenge...
Type: ReportReport#: 144583Date: October 1, 2017Author:
Blimpo,Moussa Pouguinimpo ;
Postepska,Agnieszka
This issue includes the following
headings: from mines and wells to well-built minds turning
Sub-Saharan Africa's natural resource wealth into human
capital; socioeconomic...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 120425Date: October 1, 2017
The delegation visited the National
Dairy Support Project (NDSP) funded by the World Bank
andinteracted with the beneficiary communities, dairy
cooperatives and State...
Type: ReportReport#: 127616Date: September 30, 2017
This newsletter includes the following
headings: taking stock; major data releases; activity and
inflation; trade and finance; financial markets; and
commodity prices.
Type: NewsletterReport#: 120272Date: September 29, 2017
Bhutan maintained solid growth and
macroeconomic stability in the first half of 2017. However,
delays in hydropower construction cloud macroeconomic
prospects in the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 120108Date: September 27, 2017Author:
Ishihara,Yoichiro ;
Lhaden,Tenzin
In line with IEG’s long-term
agenda, we have delivered timely, highly relevant
evaluations that speak to the current issues. Likewise, we
have influenced debates...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 119999Date: September 26, 2017
This report evaluates how effectively
the World Bank Group (WBG) has supported clients navigate an
evolving market for renewable energy (RE) for supplying
electricity...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 120637Date: September 25, 2017
This newsletter includes the following
headings: taking stock; major data releases; activity and
inflation; trade and finance; financial markets; and
commodity prices.
Type: NewsletterReport#: 120271Date: September 22, 2017
Despite sustained economic growth over
the past two decades, Sub-Saharan Africa faces massive
challenges and significant gaps in many development
outcomes. Although...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 119849Date: September 20, 2017Author:
Blimpo,Moussa Pouguinimpo ;
Minges,Michael ;
Kouame,Wilfried Anicet Kouakou ;
Azomahou,Theophile Thomas ;
Lartey,Emmanuel Kwasi Koranteng ;
Meniago,Christelle ;
Buitano,Mapi M. ;
Zeufack,Albert G.
This report presents the findings of an
assessment of the Reventazon Hydroelectric Project (PHR)
using the hydropower sustainability assessment protocol. PHR
is a 305...
Type: ReportReport#: 128364Date: September 15, 2017
This newsletter includes the following
headings: taking stock; major data releases; activity and
inflation; trade and finance; financial markets; and
commodity prices.
Type: NewsletterReport#: 120270Date: September 15, 2017
Based on a two-round household panel
survey conducted in Eastern Uganda, this study shows that
the analysis of the inverse scale-productivity relationship
is highly...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS8192Date: September 12, 2017Author:
Gourlay,Sydney ;
Kilic,Talip ;
Lobell,David
The World Bank Group conducted
face-to-face interviews with top managers and business
owners of 150 enterprises in Benin from July 2016 through
October 2016. The enterprise...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 129264Date: September 11, 2017
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