Indoor air pollutants associated with
combustion of solid fuels in households of developing
countries are now recognized as a major source of health
risks to the exposed...
With respect to trade and transport
facilitation, Chad's situation is as bad as it could be
for a landlocked country in sub-Saharan Africa. Douala and
Lagos, the closest...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 47775Date: May 28, 2004Author:
Arvis, Jean-Francois;
This Country Assistance Evaluation (CAE)
provides an introduction to the country's context as a
former socialist country, landlocked between Russia and
China, where...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 29190Date: May 27, 2004
This news release, dated May 27, 2004,
announces the World Bank’s Country Director for Vietnam, Mr.
Klaus Rohland, and the State Bank of Vietnam Governor, H.E.
Le Duc...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 163885Date: May 27, 2004
This news release, dated May 26, 2004,
announces the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors
approved two credits for Serbia and Montenegro: the United
States (U.S.)...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164291Date: May 26, 2004
This note looks at trade facilitation
from a development perspective, and asks three questions:
Why is trade facilitation important to the growth of
developing country...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 32106Date: May 10, 2004Author:
Bagai,Shweta ;
Newfarmer,Richard S. ;
Wilson,John S.
This news release, dated May 7, 2004,
announces the World Bank approved an International
Development Association (IDA) credit of United States (U.S.)
122 million dollars...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164292Date: May 7, 2004
A national roads program was launched in
Morocco in 1995. It coincided with the launch of another
program to bring drinking water and electrification to rural
areas....
This paper was prepared under the World
Bank Trade and Transport Facilitation in South Caucasus
Project to serve as a background material for the workshop
organized...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 111642Date: May 1, 2004Author:
Simonya, Karine
China has invested intensively in public
infrastructure during the last 20 years. In the
transportation sector, such investment has provided access
to markets, facilitated...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 30774Date: May 1, 2004Author:
Fan,Hua ;
Yan, Dong
In developing countries disabled people
and the elderly are more likely to be among the poor.
Moreover, exclusion increases the costs associated with
disability to constrain...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 84172Date: May 1, 2004Author:
Roberts, Peter ;
Babinard, Julie
About half of Morocco's 30 million
people, and more than 70 percent of the poor, live in rural
areas. Through investments in rural roads and other
infrastructure and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 30817Date: May 1, 2004Author:
Levy,Hernan
This news release, dated April 7, 2004,
announces thousands of people are killed in accidents on the
world’s roads every day. On average some 3,000 lives are
lost daily...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165256Date: April 7, 2004
This note summarizes the findings of the
World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention, and provides
guidelines to assist with the implementation of its
recommendations....
Type: BriefReport#: 29557Date: April 1, 2004Author:
Bliss, Tony
This newsletter is a quarterly
publication of the Lebanon Country Office. This issue
features: Editorial: Visible Commitment and Urgent Action
are needed for the Economy;...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 37122Date: April 1, 2004Author:
Bjerde, Anna ;
Habib, Chadi Bou ;
Dessus, Sebastien ;
El Khalil, Zeina ;
Razzaz, Omar ;
Saba, Joseph ;
Srinivasan, Thirumalai ;
Zacchia, Paolo ;
Ziade, Mona
This report is intended to facilitate
the discussions between the World Bank and the Governments
of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, City Governments of Chennai and
Bangalore,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 33895Date: March 31, 2004Author:
Chatterton,Isabel ;
Mitric,Slobodan
This note summarizes the methodology,
challenges and lessons learned in the planning, management
and organization of the Contracting Training Program (CTP)
in Lesotho....
Type: BriefReport#: 34948Date: March 30, 2004Author:
Seth,Subhash C.
This news release, dated March 30, 2004,
announces the World Bank’s Executive Board of Directors
approved a loan of United States (U.S.) 335 million dollars
for the...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164713Date: March 30, 2004
This news release, dated March 25, 2004,
announces the World Bank approved a United States (U.S.) 91
million dollars loan to improve the export opportunities for
producers...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164238Date: March 25, 2004
This news release, dated March 11, 2004,
announces the Executive Board of the World Bank reviewed the
joint staff assessment of Pakistan’s poverty reduction
strategy...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165664Date: March 11, 2004
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