Zambia’s economy has picked up in 2017
from the tough conditions of 2015 and 2016. Copper
priceshave firmed, but they remain low when compared to
their peak. However,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 117003Date: June 1, 2017Author:
Smith,Gregory ;
Chinzara,Zivanemoyo
Forests have been receiving increased
attention over the past few years, particularly through
international climate change negotiations and efforts to
develop a mechanism...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 120454Date: June 1, 2017Author:
Sander,Klas ;
Wolf,Gregor V. ;
Gotz,Gunnar Fabian ;
Gretzinger,Steven Paul
This Forest Policy Note, prepared by the
World Bank, offers an outside view of the Turkish Forestry
Sector, provides some strategic guidance to help define
sector goals,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 120413Date: June 1, 2017
The installation mission took place from
1st of June to 6th of June 2017. The International Experts
Dr. Jorge Lezaca from Suntrace GmbH and Florian Schmidt from
windtest...
The Global Wildlife program (GWP) Congo
project aims to strengthen the conservation of globally
threatened species in the basins of the Republic of Congo by
improving...
Using recent Doing Business data, this
note provides an analysis of electricity sector constraints
across economies. The findings provide some interesting
insights....
Type: BriefReport#: 117320Date: June 1, 2017Author:
Arlet,Jean Nicolas
This paper is part of an ongoing
collaboration between the World Bank and the General
Directorate of Forestry (GDF) in Turkey. In 2013, the GDF
requested that the World...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 120415Date: June 1, 2017
The groundnut value chain is of major
economic, social and political importance in Senegal. Most
rural households grow the crop, and its transport, storage
or processing...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 117011Date: June 1, 2017Author:
000213994:El Hadj Adama Toure:etoure@worldbank.o ;
rg;
This comparative analysis examines the
enforcement of uncontested monetary claims in the EU-11, as
well as in FYR Macedonia, and outlines options available to
policymakers....
Type: ReportReport#: 127683Date: June 1, 2017Author:
Petkova,Svetozara ;
Harley,Georgia
The Fouta Djallon Highlands in West
Africa are the source of many international rivers, which
include the Senegal, Gambia, Niger, Rio Corubal, and the
Great and Little...
The first part of the Economic Update
analyzes recent macroeconomic trends and presents an
assessment of the country's short- and medium-term
outlook. The Special Focus...
Indonesian financial assets strengthened
over the past month. Bank Indonesia held its key interest
rate at 4.75 percent, unchanged since October 2016. In May,
headline...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 131087Date: June 1, 2017
The Palestinian Authority (PA’s)
revenues have so far performed well in 2017. Between January
and June 2017, domestic taxes grew by 13 percent
year-on-year following...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 129277Date: June 1, 2017
This annual report covers the period
July 2016 – June 2017 and summarizes progress of thefourth
year of implementation of the South Asia Water Initiative
(SAWI) Phase...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 122562Date: June 1, 2017
Biomass resources are found almost
everywhere and can become a reliable and renewable local
energy source to replace fossil fuels. Energy produced from
biomass can reduce...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 118738Date: June 1, 2017Author:
Glenting,Carsten ;
Jakobsen,Niels
The World Bank awarded the contract to
perform the Stakeholders and Political Economy Analysis for
Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin, to Aninver InfraPPP
Partners...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 126754Date: June 1, 2017
The proportion of Ugandan households
living in poverty reduced by more than half between 1993 and
2013. Using household survey data, this paper analyzes
nonmonetary...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 125561Date: June 1, 2017Author:
Tsimpo Nkengne,Clarence ;
Etang Ndip,Alvin
Increasing access to basic
infrastructure services is critical to reducing poverty and
enabling poor and marginalized people to participate in and
benefit from economic...
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