International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Russia residential energy efficiency program (RREEP)
addresses the great need for EE in the Russian Federation’s
residential...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 116576Date: July 10, 2014Author:
Domenech Porcar,Luis ;
Ioffe Kasher,Olga Y.
This story highlights the oil companies
and governments are increasingly seeking solutions to reduce
flaring of natural gas at oil production sites. The World
Bank Group...
This story highlights the Mexico sees
urban energy efficiency as critical for sustainable growth,
livable cities, and Competitiveness. Ministry of Energy
rolls out national...
Some of the headings included in this
issues of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG)
weekly global economic newsletter are as follows: for the
first time...
PT South Pacific viscose (SPV) is one of
the world’s largest low-cost producers of high quality
viscose staple fiber, a biodegradable fiber that is
traditionally used...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 116588Date: July 3, 2014Author:
Soaloon,Hulman
Unreliable electricity supply hinders
economic growth in low-income countries. The private sector
can play a significant role in supporting national power
goals through...
Support for economic reforms has often
shown puzzling dynamics: many reforms that began
successfully lost public support. This paper shows that
learning dynamics can...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6973Date: July 1, 2014Author:
Willems, Tim ;
Van Wijnbergen,Sweder
The purpose of this inception report is
to describe the project approach and methodology in detail,
and to describe the consultant's activities in the
inception phase...
The development objective of the
Petroleum Technical Assistance Project for Kenya is to
strengthen the capacity of the Government of Kenya (GoK) to
manage its petroleum...
The governance partnership facility
(GPF) supported program mainstreaming governance in
Tajikistan portfolio (FY2010-14) was a landmark achievement
in applying governance...
Type: BriefReport#: 89229Date: July 1, 2014Author:
Johns,Kimberly D. ;
Kunicova,Jana ;
Mikulova,Kristina
This paper studies the optimal
transition from existing coal power plants to gas and
renewable power under a carbon budget. It solves a model of
polluting, exhaustible...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6985Date: July 1, 2014Author:
Lecuyer, Oskar ;
Vogt-Schilb,Adrien Camille
This issue of Handshake focuses on
natural resource PPPs that are making a difference. In
Cartagena, Colombia, a hybrid public-private agency is
profiled that has standardized...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 89697Date: July 1, 2014Author:
Oliveira, Tanya Scobie [editor]
This paper shows how Dutch disease
effects may arise solely from a shift in demand following a
natural resource discovery. The natural resource wealth
increases the...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6966Date: July 1, 2014Author:
Battaile,William G. ;
Chisik,Richard Asher ;
Onder,Harun
Turkey has historically struggled to
attract foreign investors. This paper argues that not only
macroeconomic and political stability, but also regional
integration...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6970Date: July 1, 2014Author:
Escribano Frances, Gonzalo ;
Sanchez Martin,Miguel Eduardo ;
de Arce Borda, Rafael
Since 2000 PPIAF has been providing
technical assistance to the government of Uganda to create
an environment that enables private investment in
infrastructure. In particular...
This IFC News and Views newsletter for
July 2014, includes the following headings:(i) sowing seeds
of change;(ii) green bonds;(iii) banking on women bonds;(iv)
did you...
Some of the headings included in this
newsletter of the World Bank in India are: Rampur Hydropower
Project commissioned; Development dialogue: five point plan
to clean...
Improving the energy efficiency (EE) of
municipally owned buildings, such as schools and hospitals,
and municipal infrastructure, such as public lighting, water
supply,...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 93674Date: July 1, 2014Author:
Derbyshire,William ;
Limaye,Dilip R.
Knowledge, learning, and innovation are
one of eight objectives that will be monitored in the
Bank's new strategy. The independent evaluation group
(IEG) is conducting...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 89421Date: July 1, 2014Author:
Carvalho,Soniya ;
Gaarder,Marie ;
Heath,John R. ;
Heider,Caroline ;
Jimenez,Emmanuel Y.
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