Energy efficiency is seen more often as
a means of reducing energy consumption and costs than as a
way to expand the production of goods and services. But it
can help...
Type: BriefReport#: 158239Date: April 16, 2021Author:
Campagne,Benoit Philippe Marcel ;
Zinetti,Silvia ;
De Wit,Joerie Frederik ;
Lukas,Aditya Alexander
Access to electricity is widely
considered a major determinant of socioeconomic development.
But despite long-standing efforts to expand access, 789
million people remained...
Type: BriefReport#: 158169Date: April 15, 2021Author:
Dhorne,Milien Louis Jean Paul ;
Nicolas,Claire Marion ;
Arderne,Christopher James ;
Besnard,Juliette Suzanne Georgette
The main sectors that have driven the
Constanta economy in recent years are: refined oil
production; tourism; ship building; retail; and real estate.
The existent port...
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) used as a
bunker fuel has the potential to offer important reductions
in atmospheric pollution—that is, air pollutants
and greenhouse...
Type: ReportReport#: 158016Date: April 15, 2021Author:
Englert,Dominik Paul ;
Losos,Andrew Michael ;
Raucci, Carlos ;
Fricaudet, Marie ;
Smith, Tristan
Governments, automotive manufacturers,
energy companies, charging infrastructure operators,
mobility service providers, technology providers and
aggregators across the...
The main sectors that have driven the
Constanta economy in recent years are: refined oil
production; tourism; ship building; retail; and real estate.
The existent port...
While city migrants see their welfare
increase much more than those moving to towns, many more
rural-urban migrants end up in towns. This phenomenon,
documented in detail...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9622Date: April 12, 2021Author:
De Weerdt,Joachim ;
Christiaensen,Luc ;
Kanbur,Ravi
Latin America and the Caribbean suffered
the largest death toll from Covid‐19 across developing
regions and the sharpest decline in economic activity. With
fewer school...
Type: PublicationReport#: 157783Date: April 11, 2021Author:
Rama,Martin G.
This is a statement by Rt. Hon. Mohammed
A. Al -Jadaan Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of
Economy and Planning, at the 103rd meeting of the
Development Committee...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 158045Date: April 9, 2021
This evaluation assesses the development
effectiveness of the World Bank Group’s country
engagement in Albania over the period Fiscal Years 11-19.
The Bank Group...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 157585Date: April 9, 2021
The global economy is showing signs of
recovering from the COVID-19 crisis. The path to broad-based
and inclusive recovery is nevertheless fraught with
uncertainty about...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 158031Date: April 9, 2021
This is a statement by Rt. Hon. Alexey
Overchuk Deputy Prime Minister, at the 103rd meeting of the
Development Committee held on April 9, 2021. In view of the
persistence...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 158054Date: April 9, 2021
This is a statement by Rt. Hon. Nirmala
Sitharaman, Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, at
the 103rd meeting of the Development Committee held on April
9, 2021....
Type: Board ReportReport#: 158042Date: April 9, 2021
This is a statement by Rt. Hon. Zainab
Shamsuna Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget, and National
Planning, at the 103rd meeting of the Development Committee
held on...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 158059Date: April 9, 2021
The circular economy is now at the
forefront of the competitiveness agenda for various
industrial sectors, industrial parks, and firms. This report
intends to provide...
Type: ReportReport#: 158011Date: April 9, 2021Author:
Kechichian,Etienne Raffi ;
Demir Duru,Sinem ;
Quaranta,Dario ;
Shin,Nah Yoon
Many countries and subnational
jurisdictions are considering putting a price on carbon to
help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and achieve their
climate commitments....
Unlike the Kyoto protocol’s
clean development mechanism (CDM), Article 6.2 of the Paris
Agreement is designed to allow for international cooperation
in carbon...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 157947Date: April 6, 2021Author:
Gadde,Harikumar ;
Kim,Seoyi ;
Sinha,Chandra Shekhar ;
Srinivasan,Sandhya ;
Spalding-Fecher,Randall ;
Fussler,Jurg Stephan
Climate and systems modeling in Costa
Rica has been used to integrate physical variables to
traditional modeling tools. The models have enabled
quantitative analysis...
Several studies in the literature have
adopted attitude or perception-based survey questions to
evaluate the business environment and its effect on firms.
The Enterprise...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9610Date: April 5, 2021Author:
Islam,Asif Mohammed ;
Rodriguez Meza,Jorge Luis
The partnership for market
readiness-Costa Rica (PMR-CR) supported the Costa Rican
government with technical and conceptual inputs in two
complementary approaches for...
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