The pandemic has induced a sharp
recession in many countries across the globe. The COVID-19
(coronavirus) pandemic has caused an unprecedented shock to
the global economy...
Type: ReportReport#: 155043Date: December 14, 2020Author:
Hettinger,Patrick Shawn ;
Mwingu,Neema ;
Nyirenda,Yalenga Loraine ;
Galal,Rami Mikko Ahmed ;
Chilima,Efrem Zephnath
Bangladesh is known for its success in
reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity for all its
people. It has shown the world it is possible within only
four decades...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 155021Date: December 14, 2020
After twenty-four months of continuous
measurement operation, this report analyses the measurement
results that have been recorded at the site in Feni
district, Bangladesh....
On August 27, 2020, World Bank
management announced reports of data irregularities in the
Doing Business 2018 report (published in October 2017) and
the Doing Business...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 155139Date: December 8, 2020
The Doing Business (DB) Report is one of
the flagship reports published by the Bank annually. The
report is data intensive requiring focused attention on data
integrity...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 155140Date: December 8, 2020
This World Bank Group Africa Regional
integration and cooperation strategy update assesses
progress with implementing the 2018 strategy and sets out
the course for the...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 154458Date: December 7, 2020
Air quality in Poland is under
considerably national and international scrutiny.
Residential buildings, and among them single-family
buildings (SFBs), represent one...
The advanced draft Benefit Sharing Plan
(BSP) for Guatemala’s Emission Reduction (ER) Program has
been developed in anticipation of benefits that will be
generated...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 154907Date: December 7, 2020
Air quality in Poland is under
considerably national and international scrutiny.
Residential buildings, and among them single-family
buildings (SFBs), represent one...
Type: ReportReport#: 156315Date: December 7, 2020Author:
Franco Salazar,Janina Andrea ;
Badiani-Magnusson,Reena C ;
Lukas,Aditya Alexander ;
Singh,Jas ;
Boratynska,Agnieszka ;
Kochan,Filip Piotr ;
Gula,Andrzej ;
Kotańska, Małgorzata ;
Smoła,Michał ;
Swianiewicz,Paweł ;
Domińczak,Agnieszka Chłoń ;
Solarz,Katarzyna ;
Hetmański,Michał
This synthesis provides a review of
operationally relevant findings and lessons from World
Bank-supported utility reforms in the energy and water
sectors, as identified...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 154623Date: December 3, 2020
State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) play a
major role in many developing and emerging economies, where
governments use them to achieve economic, social, and
political objectives....
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 154621Date: December 3, 2020
The Mekong River is the eleventh
longest river in the world, and its characteristics are
integral components of the subregion’s complex
hydro-geopolitical economy....
Utilities attempting to extend service
to low-income settlements are frequently trapped in a
vicious circle: poor cost recovery contributes to inadequate
service provision...
Type: BriefReport#: 159154Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Gesund Forero,Jessica ;
Keener,Sarah
A 2.1 million dollars grant through
ESMAPs Small Island Developing States (SIDS) DOCK Support
Program is playing a key role in helping Tuvalu achieve
energy security...
Energy is at the heart of development.
It makes possible the investments, innovations, human
capital development, and new industries that are the engines
of jobs, inclusive...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 155452Date: December 1, 2020Author:
ESMAP
International efforts to avoid dangerous
climate change have historically focused on reducing
energy-related carbon-di-oxide (CO2) emissions from
countries with the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 160572Date: December 1, 2020Author:
Cui,Can ;
Guan,Dabo ;
Wang,Daoping ;
Chemutai,Vicky ;
Brenton,Paul
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