The decline in international oil prices
over the past two years has resulted into an economic crisis
in the Republic of Congo that could forestall the
transformation...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 115780Date: September 1, 2016
The Republic of Kosovo, the youngest
country in Europe has experienced strong economic growth
performance since its formation in 1999. The economic growth
is expected...
Rapid urbanization has created increased
demand for more frequent public transport services. Many
city public transport companies globally are under constant
pressure...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 115427Date: September 1, 2016
After registering the weakest growth in
14 years during FY2016, economic activity is recovering in
Nepal. Agriculture and construction are expected to improve
on the...
In the face of high and volatile fossil
fuel prices the government of Jordan launched an aggressive
national strategy to increase production of privately
financed, commercial...
Type: BriefReport#: 109467Date: September 1, 2016Author:
Pace,Jordan Townswick
On 14th September 2016 the Chief
Executive Officer of MEIDECC announced that Tonga’s target
is to reach 70 percent renewable generation by 2030 and that
by the year...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 160794Date: September 1, 2016
Cities, which are home to half of the
world’s population, are on the front lines of climate
change. Extreme temperatures, storms, and floods have a
higher impact in...
Type: BriefReport#: 109461Date: September 1, 2016Author:
Miller,Alan ;
Swann,Stacy A.
In 2013 an earthquake struck Bohol
Island in Central Visayas and the super Typhoon Yolanda
severely affected 14 provinces in the Visayas. Several
centuries-old heritage...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 133083Date: September 1, 2016
The Kingdom of Tonga is highly dependent
on petroleum imports for electricity generation, with high
imported fuel prices presenting a major burden on the
economy, leading...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 160795Date: September 1, 2016
Insurance plays a vital role in
protecting people, businesses, and public institutions
against shocks, allowing them to transfer risks and purchase
security. Insurers...
Type: BriefReport#: 109460Date: September 1, 2016Author:
Swann,Stacy A.
Energy efficiency (EE) is critical for
Georgia to sustain its economic growth while meeting its
global commitments for climate change mitigation and
environmental sustainability....
Solar power is an increasingly
affordable, quick-to-build solution for countries in need of
additional electricity generation. Yet many emerging markets
face challenges...
Type: BriefReport#: 109466Date: September 1, 2016Author:
Pace,Jordan Townswick
Harbin (pop. 10.6 million) and
Mudanjiang, a smaller city (pop. 2.8 million) bordering
Russia, share common transportation problems of growing
cities in China. With...
These remarks were delivered by Jim Yong
Kim, President of the World Bank Group, at the Vietnam 2035
Report Launching Hanoi, Vietnam on February 23, 2016. He
opens with...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 129868Date: August 27, 2016Author:
Kim,Jim Yong
Turkey has considerable renewable energy
potential. However, substantial public and private
investment is needed to fully exploit this resource.
Securing sufficient...
China’s forestry sector was
traditionally focused on the extraction of timber for income
generation. In 2008, the Central-Southern parts of China
suffered from an exceptionally...
In recent years, the country’s demand
for power has risen so dramatically that supply can’t keep
up. Load shedding has caused widespread blackouts that
reached peak...
The project provides additional
financing to an earlier Transit System Project for Rio de
Janeiro (RJ) for placing the freight and transport systems
in a lower carbon...
China’s coast is regularly hit by storms
and has the highest typhoon landfalls in the world. With
increasing frequency of typhoons, Fujian Province suffered
the Saomai...
Recognizing the important role of
forests in supporting rural livelihoods and environmental
services, China has increased its forest cover over the past
two decades...
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