Africa's share of global exports
has dropped by 50 percent over the last three decades. To
stem this decline, aid for trade to the region has increased
rapidly in recent...
This Country Partnership Strategy
Progress Report (CASPR) assesses the implementation of the
World Bank's FY09-12 Country Partnership Strategy (CPS)
for the Central...
Type: Country Assistance Strategy DocumentReport#: 59674Date: May 26, 2011
The objectives of the Adaptable Program
Loan for the West Africa Regional Communications
Infrastructure Project are to increase the geographical
reach of broadband networks...
The Executive Directors approved a loan
and two credits for the Da Nang - Quang Ngai Expressway
Development Project for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in
the amounts...
Type: Board SummaryReport#: 62136Date: May 24, 2011
The Annual World Bank Conference on
Development Economics (ABCDE) is a forum for discussion and
debate of important policy issues facing developing
countries. The conferences...
Type: PublicationReport#: 61894Date: May 17, 2011Author:
Yoon, Jeung-Hyun ;
Sakong, Il ;
Krueger, Anne O. ;
Johnson, Simon ;
Robinson, James A. ;
Hofman, Bert ;
Chang, Ha-Joon ;
Polenske, Karen R. ;
Dasgupta, Partha ;
Aoki, Masahiko ;
Tommasi, Mariano ;
Park, Yung Chul ;
Aizenman, Joshua ;
Lee, Jong-Wha ;
Claessens, Stijn ;
Cho, Yoon Je ;
Zanalda, Giovanni ;
Zettelmeyer, Jeromin ;
Lane, Philip R. ;
Chung, Sungchul ;
Dethier, Jean-Jacques ;
Gelb, Alan ;
Fardoust, Shahrokh ;
Lee, Young Geol ;
Lin, Justin Yifu [editor] ;
Pleskovic, Boris [editor]
This Country Partnership Strategy
Progress Report (CPSPR) comes at a critical juncture for
Poland, as it is about to assume the Presidency of the
European Union (EU)....
Type: Country Assistance Strategy DocumentReport#: 61315Date: May 9, 2011
This Results Profile talks about
providing safe and reliable roads for the people of Papua
New Guinea. A large part of Papua New Guinea's road
network was in poor condition,...
This progress report assesses
implementation of the Bank's FY10-12 Country
Partnership Strategy (CPS) for the Republic of Congo at
mid-term. The CPS' primary objective...
Type: CAS Progress ReportReport#: 60727Date: May 2, 2011
The purpose of the BOOST project
(started by the World Bank in early 2010) is to enhance the
transparency and efficiency of public spending across the
globe by improving...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 67687Date: May 1, 2011
The Common Market for Eastern and
Southern Africa (COMESA), Southern African Development
Community (SADC) and the Southern Africa Office of the
United Nations Economic...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 66940Date: May 1, 2011Author:
Pinard, Michael Ian
This policy note examines the current
role of clearing and forwarding agents within the
international trade logistics chain in the East African
Community (EAC), this...
Type: BriefReport#: 63804Date: May 1, 2011Author:
Arnold, John ;
Mathenge, John ;
Dihel, Nora ;
Strychacz, Nicholas
This report sets out various options for
regulatory reform of the Indian port sector. The terms of
reference from The World Bank require the Author making
recommendations...
Between 2000 and 2005 infrastructure
made a net contribution of only 0.3 percentage points to the
improved per capita growth performance of Niger, one of the
lowest...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 62800Date: May 1, 2011Author:
Domínguez-Torres, Carolina ;
Foster, Vivien
The challenges faced by Indonesia in
creating a robust Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program
are similar to those faced by many other middle-income
countries. This...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 75094Date: May 1, 2011Author:
Delmon,Jeffrey John ;
Hahm,Hongjoo J. ;
Wibisono,Andri
This note explores the role of regional
integration in addressing Burundi's trade and
development challenges. It presents Burundi's main
export and import challenges...
Type: BriefReport#: 63806Date: May 1, 2011Author:
Dihel, Nora
This paper develops an innovative 21
sector computable general equilibrium model of Armenia to
assess the impact on Armenia of a Deep and Comprehensive
Free Trade Agreement...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5662Date: May 1, 2011Author:
Jensen, Jesper ;
Tarr, David G.
Infrastructure contributed 1.3
percentage points to Burkina Faso's annual per capita
gross domestic product (GDP) growth over the past decade,
much of it due to improvements...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 63098Date: May 1, 2011Author:
Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia ;
Dominguez-Torres, Carolina
This study is part of the ongoing
dialogue on reforming trade logistics, and facilitating
trade and transportation in Central and South Asian
countries. It presents...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 66943Date: May 1, 2011
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