As part of its transformation into an
international oil company, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan
Republic (SOCAR) adopted a proactive approach to reduce
greenhouse gas...
The Bicol Power Restoration Project
demonstrates how the World Bank, government, and
implementing agency can work together in responding to and
recovering from natural...
This Report Profile talks about
supporting reform efforts in investments, public financial
management, and poverty alleviation in Indonesia.
Indonesia’s investments...
International Development Association
(IDA) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) helped to
establish a vivid example of how a public-private
partnership can effectively...
This Result Profile focuses on beaming
light on Tajikistan’s Rroof of the World . The Pamir
Mountains, stretching through Tajikistan and Afghanistan,
are amongst the...
Drawing upon funding from the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(IBRD), the World Bank supported a government program in
Mexico to develop the regulatory,...
This Results Profile talks about a
successful conservation and socio-economic model in Addo
Elephant National Park (AENP) in South Africa. The AENP lies
to the north...
The development objective of the
Sustainable Energy (GEF) Project of the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia is to develop a sustainable market for
energy efficiency...
Non-energy commodity prices rose by 0.6
percent in March a third straight monthly increase led by
gains in several food prices, but there were also declines
in most...
In April 2012, Declan J. Duff was
interviewed on behalf of the World Bank Group Archives oral
history program by Charles Ziegler. Mr. Duff served his
tenure at the Bank...
Type: TranscriptReport#: 127778Date: April 3, 2012
The development objective of the
Sustainable Energy (GEF) Project of the Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia is to develop a sustainable market for
energy efficiency...
A renewable energy program in Bangladesh
that brings solar power to rural households is one of the
most successful solar home system (SHS) programs in the
world. It...
Gujarat province in India has a
long-term goal of making its capital, Gandhinagar, a
solar-powered city. With over 300 sunny days per year and
supported by the Indian...
Political uncertainties in the Middle
East and North Africa (MENA) continue to affect the short
term economic prospects in the region, while major
developments in the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 68238Date: April 1, 2012Author:
Freund,Caroline ;
Ianchovichina,Elena
This issue focuses on IFC's support
for Infrastructure, with a special focus on Africa. The
private sector brings an entrepreneurial, results-driven
approach to infrastructure....
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 88063Date: April 1, 2012
This paper investigates the impact of
increases in wheat flour prices on household food security
using unique nationally-representative data collected in
Afghanistan...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS6024Date: April 1, 2012Author:
D'Souza,Anna ;
Jolliffe,Dean Mitchell
Cote d'Ivoire is recovering from
over a decade of socio-economic conflict that culminated in
a five-month post-electoral crisis and short-lived civil
war. The conflict...
International developments continue to
shape Indonesia's near-term economic outlook, but the
focus of attention has shifted. In late 2011 the primary
concern was the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 67906Date: April 1, 2012
Energy poverty is a global problem:
access to energy services is crucial to meet basic household
needs, deliver and access public services, and generate
income. Less...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 76382Date: April 1, 2012Author:
Golumbeanu, Raluca Georgiana
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