Globalization has brought about a rapid
expansion of international trade and a dramatic change in
trade structure. The liberalization of trade in goods and
services,...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 52303Date: April 15, 2010
Four decades of strong economic growth
have lifted Botswana into the ranks of upper middle-income
countries, but the country is still fighting to address
poverty, inequality,...
This report consists of four separate
technical notes on climate change issues in India. They
were prepared in preparation to the Climate Change
conference in December...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 69996Date: April 6, 2010
Globally, the Philippines is a minor
emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs), but cost-effective
mitigation present opportunities that should be captured,
noting that the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 64754Date: April 1, 2010Author:
Esguerra, George ;
Custodio, Samuel ;
Gaviola, Nabor ;
Tiangco, Cindy
The prevalence of heavy goods vehicle
overloading across Sub-Saharan Africa has been a matter of
concern for some time. The overloading leads to rapid
deterioration...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 66936Date: April 1, 2010Author:
Pinard, Michael Ian
In 1995 a reform group headed by
Senegal's Ministry of trade introduced a single window
system for electronic trade facilitation as part of a reform
agenda to improve...
Type: BriefReport#: 59835Date: April 1, 2010Author:
Diagne,Ibrahima-000502450
The condition of the local road network
in Georgia is very poor. Since 2007, the maintenance of
these roads is the responsibility of the local municipal
authorities...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 69277Date: April 1, 2010
Simple, fast, transparent customs
clearance procedures encourage trade-and the resulting
tariffs and related taxes raise government revenue and
stimulate economic development....
Type: BriefReport#: 59823Date: April 1, 2010Author:
Ahmad, Manzoor
This report discusses the results of a
study of local roads in Kosovo. It introduces the project
background, then summarizes the current situation in Section
2. Section...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 70599Date: April 1, 2010
This handbook was prepared at the
request of the members of the manufacturing and
Manufacturing and Small and Medium Enterprise Working Group
(MSME WG) of Government...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 54411Date: April 1, 2010
There is growing interest in using rail
transit, trams, metros, light rail, to solve urban
transportation problems, particularly road congestion and
air pollution. In...
The International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) plays a key supporting
role in the efforts of many developing countries to build
the infrastructure...
Cumbersome transit and customs
procedures hinder trade and economic development. Ghana has
modified several features of its transit system as part of
efforts to improve...
Type: BriefReport#: 58871Date: April 1, 2010Author:
Wulf, Luc De
The authors estimate the impact of
aggregate indicators of "soft" and
"hard" infrastructure on the export performance of
developing countries. They build four new indicators...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5261Date: April 1, 2010Author:
Portugal-Perez, Alberto ;
Wilson, John S.
The type of institutional arrangement
for managing roads adopted by a country depends on the
objectives and performance that it sets for its road
networks. This paper...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 56958Date: April 1, 2010Author:
Kerali,Henry G. R. ;
Queiroz,Cesar Augusto
Rwanda is well known for its mountain
gorillas. First brought to international attention by the
conservation efforts of Dian Fossey in the 1960s and 70s,
Rwanda's gorillas...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 54339Date: April 1, 2010Author:
Nielsen, Hannah ;
Spenceley, Anna
Development practitioners are acutely
aware of the need to find more effective ways to improve
basic living conditions for the poor, as traditional
approaches of delivering...
Type: BriefReport#: 54852Date: April 1, 2010Author:
Johannes, Lars ;
Mimmi, Luisa ;
Mumssen, Yogita
The extractive industries have been a
significant feature of the Guinean economy since the 1950s.
The country hosts some of the largest global resources of
bauxite and...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 72371Date: April 1, 2010
The World Bank administered Water and
Sanitation Program (WSP) recently passed the mid-point of
the four-year timeframe for its Global Scaling up Sanitation
Project...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 56950Date: April 1, 2010Author:
Kopitopoulos,Derko ;
Rosensweig, Fred
The government of Afghanistan has an
opportunity in the coming months to turn the country around.
It is now opportune to improve security, governance, and
development....
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 54312Date: April 1, 2010
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