As the CAS was a joint strategy between
the Bank and the IFC, this review of the CASCR covers the
Bank-related aspects and is evaluated by the IEG-WB;
IFC-related aspect...
Type: CAS Completion Report ReviewReport#: 89020Date: 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.
This note states that in 2006 the number
of new energy projects with private participation, along
with the associated investment commitments, remained at
levels similar...
Some of the headings included in this
newsletter of the World Bank in India are: World Bank to
shift gears to better partner India; The Bank President
visits India;...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 54075Date: November 1, 2007
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 report examines how the WBG has
supported renewable energy and energy efficiency to respond
to calls for urgent action on clean energy, improve energy
security,...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 41815Date: November 1, 2007
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
Natural gas connections could bring
substantial benefits to poor households in Colombia.compared
with other fuels typically used for cooking, natural gas is
safer, less...
The Bank can be a catalyst for inclusive
and sustainable globalization, but can't do it alone,
said President Zoellick to this year's annual meetings
participants. He...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60439Date: November 1, 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
This paper complements the Progress
Report on the WBG Action Plan on the Clean Energy for
Development Investment Framework (CEIF), submitted to the
Development Committee...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 41280Date: October 29, 2007
Some of the headings included in this
issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG)
daily brief economics and financial market commentary
newsletter are...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60770Date: October 26, 2007Author:
DeKleine, Annette ;
Kim,Eung Ju ;
Riordan,Elliot Joseph ;
Savescu,Cristina ;
Streifel,Shane S.
Some of the headings included in this
issue of the Daily brief economics and financial market
commentary newsletter are as follows: International Monetary
Fund (IMF)...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60763Date: October 17, 2007Author:
Riordan, Mick ;
Savescu, Cristina ;
Kim, Eung Ju ;
Streifel, Shane ;
Kleine, Annette De ;
Hostland, Doug
The Status of Projects in Execution
(SOPE) report for FY07 provides information on all
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(IBRD)/International Development...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 50714Date: October 10, 2007
Located in the middle of the
Mesoamerican region, El Salvador contains an impressive
diversity of species and one of the largest expanses of
mangroves in Central America,...
A consensus is growing that moderating
and managing climate change is central to every aspect of
poverty reduction, economic growth and development. In
fiscal year 2007...
In virtually every country around the
world, petroleum resources in the ground are considered the
property of the state. Whether and how the country's
petroleum resources...
The World Bank China Research paper is
industrial sector has faced large increases in raw material
prices, and wages also risen significantly. These papers
aims at analyzed...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 41861Date: October 1, 2007Author:
Song-Yi, Kim ;
Kuijs, Louis
This note states that Latin
America's urban population has grown, and its solid
waste has increased at an even faster pace. Today the
region's urban areas generate about...
Type: BriefReport#: 41703Date: October 1, 2007Author:
Giannelli,Natalie ;
Hoornweg,Daniel A.
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