Some of the headings included in this
newsletter of the World Bank in India are: Rising from the
grassroots, Bandhan, India’s largest microfinance
institution, is now...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 103678Date: September 1, 2015
This report provides the findings of an
administrative inquiry (the investigation) by the World Bank
Group’s Integrity Vice Presidency (INT) into
allegations...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 155225Date: September 1, 2015
The agriculture sector of Brazil faces a
large number of risks linked to the productive process,
which has led to substantial losses to the country in the
past years....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 139015Date: August 31, 2015Author:
Arias Carballo,Diego ;
Mendes,Paulo F. ;
Abel,Pedro
Seafood sector can contribute to the
global food supply in an important way, and provide an
important source of animal protein. Based on observed
regional trends in...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 100194Date: August 27, 2015Author:
Kobayashi,Mimako ;
Msangi, Siwa ;
Batka, Miroslav ;
Vannuccini, Stefania ;
Dey, Madan M. ;
Anderson,James L.
Firms in many developing countries cite
macroeconomic instability and political uncertainty as major
constraints to their growth. The authors conduct a
randomized experiment...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 100198Date: August 24, 2015Author:
Groh,Matthew Robert ;
Mckenzie,David J.
This story highlights the after years of
struggle, Kenya’s national utility has found a way to bring
electricity to the country’s poorest neighborhoods. Using a
community-based...
This story highlights the motorbikes
have become essential in ensuring access to remote artisanal
and small-scale mining sites of Democratic Republic of Congo
(DRC)....
The Sultanate of Oman is trying to
diversify its economy beyond oil and as part of that
initiative, is working to overhaul its fisheries sector. But
the ocean’s health...
The Renewable Energy Resource Mapping –
Wind Papua New Guinea, East Asia Pacific Region activity is
one of several country projects funded and supported by the
Energy...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 111188Date: August 11, 2015
Every year, about 13 million hectares of
forest land are cut down and converted to other uses. By
some counts, only a quarter of the world’s original
old-growth forests...
This issue of Indonesia MTI Economic
Note contains economic highlights, including: In Q2 2015,
GDP grew at 4.7 percent yoy, the same rate as in the first
quarter and...
This story highlights the World Bank is
helping Da Nang, Vietnam, translate its city environmental
plan into action through a series of targeted investments in
energy...
Subsidies and cross-subsidies in the
energy sector are common throughout Eastern Europe and
Central Asia. In Belarus, revenues from an industrial tariff
on electricity...
Report#: WPS7385Date: August 6, 2015Author:
Grainger,Corbett Alden ;
Zhang,Fan ;
Schreiber,Andrew William
Natural resources offer opportunities,
but also bring challenges. They have generally been linked
to a series of negative outcomes like economic decline,
corruption,...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 98885Date: August 1, 2015Author:
Brosio,Giorgio ;
Singh, Raju Jan
The objective of this report is to draw
up an implementation plan to deliver the high quality
measurement campaign planned for phase two of the project.
This plan will...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 111190Date: August 1, 2015
The Government of Romania (GOR) has
asked the World Bank to support its efforts to
harmonizepublic investments financed by the European Union
and from the State budget....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 106856Date: August 1, 2015Author:
Mathema,Ashna S. ;
Buckley,Robert M. ;
Budovitch,Max Missner ;
Luca,Oana ;
Manchanda,Sumeet ;
Martin,Richard ;
Neagu,Marina ;
Rai,Manjusha ;
Manjusha,Daniel ;
Walley,Simon Christopher
The report analyzes barriers to and
opportunities for private sector participation in district
heating (DH) in the Western Balkan countries of Bosnia and
Herzegovina,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 98691Date: August 1, 2015Author:
Sharabaroff,Alexander ;
Maurer,Luiz T. A.
This story highlights a study of some
recent World Bank projects shows that factoring in energy
efficiency considerations can help accelerate global efforts
to deliver...
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