This is the fifteenth report of the
International Environmental and Social Panel of Experts
(POE) for the Nam Theun 2 Multipurpose Project in the Lao
People's Democratic...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 70885Date: April 30, 2009Author:
Mcdowell,David K. ;
Scudder,Thayer ;
Talbot,Lee M.
This press release announces that the
African journalists stand to benefit from a scholarship
program designed to deepen news reporting and programming on
development....
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 166036Date: April 24, 2009
This press release announces that the
World Development Indicators (WDI) 2009, released on April
22, 2009, tells the story through comprehensive data of how
developing...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 168806Date: April 22, 2009
The FY04-07 Paraguay CAS was a
re-engagement strategy for the Bank following a prolonged
period of limited lending. The CAS proposed a substantial
program of lending...
Type: CAS Completion Report ReviewReport#: 112884Date: April 20, 2009Author:
Independent Evaluation Group (IEG)
Some of the headings included in this
issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG)
weekly global economic newsletter are as follows: the latest
Organization...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 88712Date: April 16, 2009
The FY06-08 CAS was in support of the
2004-2010 Medium Term Philippines Development Plan (MTPDP).
The CAS was focused on four objectives which were an
integral part...
Type: CAS Completion Report ReviewReport#: 112885Date: April 13, 2009Author:
Independent Evaluation Group (IEG)
The Bank's assistance strategy was
aligned with Cape Verde's Growth and Poverty Reduction
Strategy Paper (GPRSP) of 2004 and provided support to
achieve its objectives...
Type: CAS Completion Report ReviewReport#: 112892Date: April 10, 2009Author:
Independent Evaluation Group (IEG)
This report provide review of the prices
of the various commodities in the commodity markets such as
non-energy commodity, crude oil, natural gases, agricultural
products,...
This press release announces that the
World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved
seventy-five million US dollars International Development
Association (IDA)...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 166991Date: April 8, 2009
This result profile talks about Khudoni
Hydropower Project in Georgia. The construction of the
Khudoni Hydropower Plant (Khudoni HPP) began in 1979, but
was terminated...
This press release announces that
properly valuing coastal and marine ecosystem services is
critical to sustainable development, according to the World
Bank publication...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165076Date: April 6, 2009
This press release announces that the
World Bank on April 2, 2009, approved seventy million US
dollars in grants to increase the capacity of the government
and other...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165715Date: April 2, 2009
This Yemen economic update includes the
following headings: summary; recent economic developments;
macroeconomic development; structural reforms and policies;
outlook;...
This paper documents the prevalence of
in-house generation of electric power by firms in
Sub-Saharan Africa and attempts to identify the underlying
causes. The analysis...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4913Date: April 1, 2009Author:
Foster,Vivien ;
Steinbuks,Jevgenijs
This Consumer Solutions and Support
(CSS) newsletter includes some of the following headlines:
green Information Technology (IT) World Bank Group (WBG)
carbon footprint;...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 48137Date: April 1, 2009Author:
Stumpf, Michael
The overall goal of the decommissioning
of oil fields and mines initiative (the
'Initiative') is, in keeping with World Bank
policy, to promote sustainable development...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 82719Date: April 1, 2009
Efforts to develop capacity are being
hindered by disparate methodologies, insufficient focus on
outcomes and indicators, and a lack of concrete results to
show improved...
Type: WBI Working PaperReport#: 92590Date: April 1, 2009Author:
Agapitova,Natalia ;
Fisher,Sharon Beth ;
Gold,Jenny R. ;
Otoo,Samuel K. E.
This Yemen economic update includes the
following headings: summary; recent economic developments;
macroeconomic developments; structural reforms and policies;
outlook;...
This press release announces that the
World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved one
hundred fifty million US dollars from the International
Development Association...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 166994Date: March 31, 2009
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