Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory
Facility (PPIF) assistance to strengthen Mali institutional
and regulatory frameworks with the objective of increasing
private...
Lebanons lack of domestic energy
sources and an increasing energy demand are major
contributors to the countrys chronic trade and current
account deficit. In 2002...
The Republic of Maldives, a nation
consisting of over 1,000 coral islands in the Indian Ocean,
is known for its white-sand beaches, pristine environment,
and thriving...
The paper is intended to be used as an
input for the Updated Energy Efficiency Scale Up Action
Plan. This report summarizes the results of a preliminary
exercise that...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 70197Date: July 1, 2011
Pakistan's electricity sector is in
crisis: extended periods of blackouts persisted in 2010 and
circular debt is increasing. Despite investments in
generation capacity,...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 62971Date: July 1, 2011Author:
Trimble, Chris ;
Yoshida, Nobuo ;
Saqib, Mohammad
This report responds to a request by the
Government of Malaysia to examine how Malaysia can move up
the value chain in the solar and medical device industries.
Through...
Type: Other Urban StudyReport#: 69492Date: July 1, 2011Author:
Bradford, Travis
The Executive Directors approved the
loan, in the amount of US$648 million, to THDC India
Limited, with the guarantee of the Republic of India, for
the Vishnugad Pipalkoti...
Type: Board SummaryReport#: 63088Date: June 30, 2011
Fiscal year 2011 was the final year of
the FY2007-11 business plan period. Therefore, this report
reviews both fiscal 2011 and the entire business plan period
that is...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 69019Date: June 30, 2011
This study's objectives are: (i) to
present the pros and cons of existing and alternative brick
technologies in Bangladesh with specific focus on pollution
and energy...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 60155Date: June 30, 2011
The objectives of the Energy Access
Project for Ethiopia are to: (i) establish a sustainable
program for expansion of access to electricity and for
improvement of the...
The objectives of the Energy Access
Project for Ethiopia are to: (i) establish a sustainable
program for expansion of access to electricity and for
improvement of the...
This Results Profile talks about
bringing Kazakh drylands back to life. Many people living in
Kazakh drylands struggled to sustain their livelihoods as
growing crops...
The Executive Directors approved the
additional financing and restructuring for the Regional and
Domestic Power Markets Development Project for the
Democratic Republic...
Type: Board SummaryReport#: 63057Date: June 28, 2011
Economic growth in the Latin America and
the Caribbean region has picked up considerably during the
past decade or so. This growth has been aided by widespread
(earlier...
Type: PublicationReport#: 63436Date: June 24, 2011Author:
Yepez-Garcia, Rigoberto Ariel ;
Johnson, Todd M. ;
Andres, Luis Alberto
Information and communication
technologies (ICTs) have been a remarkable success in
Africa. Across the continent, the availability and quality
of service have gone up...
Type: PublicationReport#: 63251Date: June 23, 2011Author:
Briceno-Garmendia,Cecilia M. ;
Foster,Vivien ;
Mayer,Rebecca ;
Minges,Michael ;
Williams,Mark D. J.
Executive Directors approved the
Nepal-India Electricity Transmission and Trade Project
Credit and Grant to Nepal in the amounts of SDR 53.8 million
(US$84 million equivalent)...
Type: Board SummaryReport#: 62815Date: June 21, 2011
Cleaner production is the continuous
improvement of industrial processes, services and products
to enhance the conversion efficiency of manufacturing inputs
(such as...
Some of the headings included in this
issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG)
weekly global economic newsletter are as follows: global
industrial...
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