The Da Nang Priority Infrastructure
Development Project for Vietnam focuses on the City of
Danang, capital of the central region, with the following
development objectives:...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 42212Date: November 1, 2007
This study examines the roles of revenue
recycling schemes for the selection of alternative tax
instruments (i.e., carbon-, sulphur-, energy- and
output-tax) to reduce...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4388Date: November 1, 2007Author:
Timilsina, Govinda R.
The objectives of the Morupule B
Generation and Transmission Project are to expand domestic
power generation capacity that will support sustained
economic growth in...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 48448Date: November 1, 2007
This note points out that: a)
reconstruction is driving a modest economic recovery in
Aceh; b) the agricultural and manufacturing sectors remain
stagnant; c) creating...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 42887Date: November 1, 2007
The local case studies for projects in
different sectors were prepared to document the bottlenecks
which occurred during the various processes involved in the
life cycle...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 43194Date: November 1, 2007
This newsletter is expected to be the
newsletter of the World Bank group offices in the country
(including IFC) and its projects. It aims to provide
information, cr...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 44497Date: November 1, 2007
An essential part of the Pakistan
Infrastructure Implementation Capacity Assessment (PIICA)
was an assessment of available resources and the demand
generated for these...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 43192Date: November 1, 2007
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was
selected as a case study because it is one of the countries
in the region that has had rapid success in scaling up
infrastructure...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 43193Date: November 1, 2007Author:
Durrani,Amer Zafar ;
Mir,Aized Hasan ;
Sen,Supriya
This joint report on the current and
planned climate change mitigation and adaptation activities
of the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) has a number of
specific...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 42988Date: November 1, 2007
The principal tool for describing the
relationship between the growth of emissions and changes in
various related factors is "decomposition
analysis." This report provides...
Type: Environment Working PaperReport#: 41760Date: November 1, 2007Author:
Bacon, Robert W. ;
Bhattacharya, Soma
The Pakistan Infrastructure
Implementation Capacity Assessment (PIICA) analysis of the
cost of materials, construction inputs, and technical
services across the region...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 43189Date: November 1, 2007Author:
Mir, Aized H. ;
Abidi, Sohail ;
Durrani, Amer Z.
Several stakeholders in the Pakistan
construction industry have expressed concern about the
apparent poor response to recent international and local
bids. The objectives...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 43195Date: November 1, 2007
Less restrictive product market policies
are crucial in promoting convergence to higher levels of GDP
per capita. This paper benchmarks product market policies in
Romania...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4402Date: November 1, 2007Author:
De Rosa,Donato ;
Fay,Marianne ;
Pauna,Catalin
This paper provides an overview of the
major current debates on infrastructure policy. It reviews
the evidence on the macroeconomic significance of the sector
in terms...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4410Date: November 1, 2007Author:
Estache,Antonio ;
Fay,Marianne
The aim of this report is to identify a
set of concrete steps that the government of Mongolia might
take to promote private-sector activity and greater
integration with...
Type: Investment Climate Assessment (ICA)Report#: 41036Date: November 1, 2007
Although it is commonly believed that
aggregate economic growth must be associated with public
infrastructure stocks, the possible infrastructure needs and
effects are...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4411Date: November 1, 2007Author:
Iimi,Atsushi ;
Smith,James Wilson
This note explains why secure and
efficient Palestinian trade is essential to both the PA and
Israel. Although the situation at the Gaza passages has
deteriorated dramatically...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 40459Date: October 30, 2007
The China Shi-Zheng Railway Project
consists of the construction of a new 355 km dedicated
high-speed passenger rail line between Shijiazhuang in Hebei
province and...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 41285Date: October 29, 2007
The exercise was to conduct a
preliminary assessment of the damage caused by the cyclone
and floods, in close coordination with the government,
development partners,...
Type: Other Urban StudyReport#: 70329Date: October 29, 2007
The Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust
Fund (ARTF) received total donor pledges of US$664.44
million in SY1386, comprising US$377.55 million (57 percent)
without preference...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 91256Date: October 22, 2007
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