As numerous countries in Latin America
and the Caribbean and elsewhere are moving toward a second
phase of private participation in infrastructure programs
mostly through...
Type: PublicationReport#: 45625Date: July 25, 2008Author:
Andres,Luis Alberto ;
Foster,Vivien ;
Guasch, J. Luis ;
Haven,Thomas Edward
This press release announces that the
comprehensive measures, including both effective flaring
regulation and more transparent access for independent gas
producers to...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 163497Date: July 23, 2008
This press release announces that the
World Bank approved ninety-eight million US dollars IDA
credit in additional finance to support the government of
Sri Lanka’s efforts...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164191Date: July 17, 2008
This report presents the World Bank
Group's (WBG) Sustainable Infrastructure Action Plan
(SIAP), FY09-11. It follows up on the Infrastructure Action
Plan (IAP), FY04-07...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 43692Date: July 14, 2008
Many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa see
Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) as a
foundation of long-term economic development. The region has
been very...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 44628Date: July 8, 2008
Africa presents a major infrastructure
deficit, lagging well behind the average for low-income
countries on most major indicators, by at least 20 percent.
These gaps...
Equity emerged as the principal theme
during the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM)
week session 'climate change, growth and poverty,'
where presenters...
Type: BriefReport#: 45123Date: July 1, 2008Author:
Hull, Katy
This report is designed to provide
policymakers with estimates of the likely outcomes of an
array of potential changes in transportation sector policy.
To this end,...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 40020Date: July 1, 2008
In 2003, the World Bank established the
rural access index as one of several key diagnostic measures
for the sector. The data has allowed assessment of access
needs...
Carbon labelling is being adopted by
private firms as a mechanism for mitigating climate change.
Such schemes are likely to have a significant impact on
low-income country...
Type: BriefReport#: 45122Date: July 1, 2008Author:
Brenton, Paul ;
Edwards-Jones, Gareth ;
Friis, Michael Jensen
This note states that private activity
in transport was strong in 2007, following an upward trend
over the last three years. Although lower than in 2006, the
number...
The Worldwide Trade Indicators (WTI)
database contains about 300 trade-related policy and outcome
indicators for 210 countries. It is organized around five
thematic...
Type: Foreign Trade, FDI, and Capital Flows StudyReport#: 46835Date: July 1, 2008
New initiatives to close the development
gap and expand trade among members of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are at the forefront of the
policy...
Type: BriefReport#: 45151Date: July 1, 2008Author:
Wilson, John S ;
Taylor, Benjamin J.
This report summarize on the burden of
environmental policies within countries. Climate change
policies will have distributional consequences across and
within countries....
Type: BriefReport#: 45119Date: July 1, 2008Author:
Estache, Antonio ;
Savard, Luc
In this context, a recent World Bank
report investigates how Bolivia can achieve greater
diversification in the nontraditional sectors through higher
compositeness....
Type: BriefReport#: 46978Date: July 1, 2008Author:
Sakho, Seynabou ;
Calvo-Gonzalez, Oscar
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