Innovations in mapping technologies are
unlocking data on risk and exposure identification in
Africa's fastest growing cities. Cities across Africa
are experiencing...
This paper studies the trade effects of
Covid-19 using monthly disaggregated trade data for 28
countries and multiple trading partners from the beginning
of the pandemic...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9508Date: January 14, 2021Author:
Espitia Rueda,Alvaro Raul ;
Mattoo,Aaditya ;
Rocha,Nadia ;
Ruta,Michele ;
Winkler,Deborah Elisabeth
The analysis of trade in services
presented in this note is based on the methodology from the
World Bank’s Services Trade Diagnostic Toolkit. This
diagnostic helps assess...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 162442Date: January 11, 2021Author:
Souza Muramatsu,Karen ;
Karen Juliet,Leiton Rodriguez ;
Gillson,Ian John Douglas
In 2011, the city of Buenos Aires in its
sustainable mobility plan prioritized public transport,
healthy mobility, traffic order, and road safety to ensure
improved...
In Part A of this paper, authors
reviewed the empirical evidence investigating the factors
that affect total factor productivity and identified the
main mechanisms by...
Urbanization has posed significant
challenges for sustainable growth and development of cities
around the world. In Colombo Metropolitan Area, urban
challenges such...
This note focuses on how micro, small,
and medium-sized enterprises are affected by the pandemic
and are dealing with its impact in Uganda. This note is a
part of a...
Type: BriefReport#: 157656Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Ferber,Tim ;
Buri,Sinja
It`s been three decades since Mongolia
joined the World Bank. Whether it is in mining governance or
education, in environmental protection or crisis response,
in herder...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 156615Date: January 1, 2021
Climate change and its impacts are
accelerating, making it more urgent than ever to transition
to low-carbon and resilient economies, as envisioned in the
Paris Agreement....
Trade is widely recognized to be an
engine of growth that creates jobs, reduces poverty, and
increases economic opportunity. There is a global lack of
data on how trade...
The intent of this Low-Speed Zone Guide
(LSZ Guide) is to empower communities and decision-makers to
implement effective low-speed zones. Understanding there are
already...
Type: ReportReport#: 159079Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Sharpin, Anna Bray ;
Adriazola-Steil, Claudia ;
Luke, Nikita ;
Job,Raymond Franklin Soames ;
Rodrigues Obelheiro,Marta ;
Bhatt, Amit ;
Liu,Daizong ;
Ter Welle,Ben ;
Lleras, Natalia ;
Imamoglu, Tolga
Growing population and economic growth
have led to a sharp increase in the number of motor vehicles
traveling in Lusaka, Zambia. Increasing traffic volumes have
negative...
Building New Freight Corridors Impacts:
(i) The freight corridor will help India reduce its unduly
high logistics costs from some 13-15 percent of GDP, helping
it move...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 158889Date: January 1, 2021
The Directorate of Law Enforcement, Sub
Directorate Forensic and Evidence of Indonesia has developed
a program of quality assurance for digital evidence. The
Directorate’s...
In recent years, Dushanbe has gradually
implemented several intelligent transport systems (ITS) for
urban transport. These include electronic information boards
at bus...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 157752Date: January 1, 2021
Because trucks in Bangladesh and India
are not allowed to operate across the border, cargo is
transloaded at the border, and Indian trucks traveling
between northeast...
Type: PublicationReport#: 157295Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Herrera Dappe,Matias ;
Kunaka,Charles
Performance pay for teachers generates
debate. Proponents argue that many school systems have low
levels of accountability and advocate incentivizing teachers
by linking...
The scope of this activity was to help
the District 5 City hall to organize design competitions for
the rehabilitation of areas of interest within the District.
Given...
Type: ReportReport#: 161730Date: January 1, 2021Author:
Marin,George-Gabriel
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