In April 2015, the Government of Ukraine
abruptly raised the tariffs of natural gas to residential
customers, which were previously well below the cost of
acquiring...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9669Date: May 21, 2021Author:
Alberini,Anna ;
Umapathi,Nithin
The economic shutdown caused by the
novel coronavirus (COVID) pandemic has created the worst
recession since the great depression. Governments around the
world are implementing...
Environmental, social, and governance
(ESG) investing is quickly becoming ordre du jour in
sovereign debt investing. There remains, however, lack of
clarity around frameworks...
Type: ReportReport#: 160093Date: May 20, 2021Author:
Gratcheva,Ekaterina M. ;
O'Reilly Gurhy,Bryan ;
Emery,Teal ;
Wang,Dieter ;
Oganes,Luis E. ;
Linzie,Jarrad K. ;
Harvey,Lydia ;
Marney,Katherine ;
Murray,Jessica ;
Rink,Rupert
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by World Bank Group President David Malpass’s
Media Roundtable for Western and Central Africa on May 20,
2021. He spoke about...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 159263Date: May 20, 2021Author:
Malpass,David
Inspections are one element used by the
government to implement regulation and can be a key source
of valuable evaluation and information to identify whether a
particular...
A sound policy framework for investment
is critical for foreign direct investment (FDI) to deliver a
positive impact on the host economy. The investment reform
map (IRM)...
Type: ReportReport#: 159102Date: May 18, 2021Author:
Forneris,Xavier ;
Andersen,Maria Reinholdt ;
Jusoh,Sufian Bin ;
Liu,Yan-000529044
This note describes how political
economy analysis can be used to promote development,
focusing specifically on state capture. It is intended to
help practitioners within...
Type: BriefReport#: 159049Date: May 17, 2021Author:
Raballand,Gael J. R. F. ;
Rijkers,Bob
Technology is key to boost productivity
and generate more and better quality jobs in Senegal. This
paper uses a novel approach to measure technology adoption
at the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9657Date: May 12, 2021Author:
Cirera,Xavier ;
Comin,Diego Adolfo ;
Vargas Da Cruz,Marcio Jose ;
Lee,Kyungmin
Edge computing increases energy
efficiency, reduces latency, and provides context awareness
for compute-intensive applications far from data centers,
increasing the...
Type: ReportReport#: 158967Date: May 11, 2021Author:
Soh,Hoon Sahib ;
Goyal,Sameer ;
Khoury,Zaki Badie ;
Kim,Kevin Yunil ;
Karacaoglu,Yusuf ;
Mocan,Stela ;
Shin,Ji Ho ;
Park,Jinhee ;
Ozdag,Mert
Chennai, a city on the southeastern
coast of India and the state capital of Tamil Nadu, has one
of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Chennai is the
automotive hub...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 159957Date: May 7, 2021
There are close to four hundred water
utilities in Indonesia with varied performance and capacity
but only around half are considered well performing.
Inefficient operations...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 159958Date: May 7, 2021
This study examines the importance of
enhancing the cross-border transmission interconnections and
regional electricity trade to promote hydropower in the
South Asia...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 161502Date: May 1, 2021Author:
Timilsina,Govinda R.
This report builds on Ethiopia’s first
NDC and provides a robust evidence base for prioritizing the
updated NDC’s mitigation and adaptation contributions,
establishing...
Type: ReportReport#: 159279Date: May 1, 2021Author:
Benitez Ponce,Pablo Cesar ;
Richardson, Jeremy ;
Bosibori, Nelly ;
Hoch, Stephan ;
Censkowsky, Philipp ;
Reddy, Shravya ;
Redda,Robi ;
Mulatu,Dawit Woubishet ;
Habtewold,Dereje Agonafir ;
Michaelowa,Axel ;
Kassaye, Ruth ;
Bekele, Asrat ;
Erketa,Shimeles Sima
This policy note aims to make a
preliminary assessment of Romania’s capabilities to green
its financial system. This is expected to help inform
Romania’s strategy to...
The report provides one of the first
comprehensive applications of the World Bank’s new
integrated SOE framework (iSOEF) in Europe. Based on
firm-level data, it provides...
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