This brief has been produced under the
World Bank’s Indonesia Covid-19 Observatory, a partnership
among multiple Global Practices at the Bank that aims to
generate near-real-time...
Type: BriefReport#: 154139Date: June 26, 2020Author:
Purnamasari,Ririn Salwa ;
Ali,Rabia
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and
its economic and social effects on households have created
an urgent need for timely data to help monitor and mitigate
the social...
As part of the efforts of the World Bank
to understand the impact of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) on
the private sector, the enterprise analysis unit is
conducting a...
The relatively low level of tax revenues
is a key policy issue facing Palestinian policymakers. The
general government revenues to GDP ratio in the West Bank
and Gaza...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0001641Date: June 24, 2020
Between December 2017 and April 2018, a
joint Government of Uganda and World Bank team conducted a
study on public-private partnership (PPP) disclosure in
Uganda, using...
Type: ReportReport#: 150005Date: June 24, 2020Author:
Shukla,Shyamala
This paper studies the cross-country
patterns of risky innovation and growth through the lens of
international trade. It uses a simple theoretical framework
of risky...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9296Date: June 23, 2020Author:
Krishna,Pravin ;
Levchenko,Andrei A. ;
Maloney,William F.
This paper evaluates the impact of the
CHPov project on achieving its development objectives using
a quasi-experimental approach. The CHPov project targeted
130 communes...
This paper provides background on the
issue of cooling in land transportation applications
including road, rail and refrigerated container shipping.
The paper analyzes...
Type: ReportReport#: 149938Date: June 23, 2020Author:
Stankevich,Natalya ;
Ayres,Michael Leo Gould ;
Diehl,Adam Stone
Following the successful joint
organization in May 2017 of the First Medellin Lab on
Inclusive, Safe and Resilient Cities and in continuation of
ongoing knowledge hub...
Type: ReportReport#: AUS0001750Date: June 22, 2020
In June 2020, the Uganda Bureau of
Statistics, with the support from the World Bank, has
launched the High-Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19 to
track the impacts of...
In June 2020, the Uganda Bureau of
Statistics, with the support from the World Bank, has
launched the High-Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19 to
track the impacts of...
As part of the efforts of the World Bank
to understand the impact of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) on
the private sector, the enterprise analysis unit is
conducting a...
This report aims to analyze the regional
consequences of the conflict at a critical juncture. With
persistent delays in the resolution of the conflict, and
absent a...
Type: PublicationReport#: 149780Date: June 18, 2020Author:
Onder,Harun ;
Sayed,Haneen Ismail ;
Le Borgne,Eric
Whether it’s hand hygiene, physical
distancing, disinfecting surfaces, wearing masks, or
reaching out to protect the most vulnerable, behavior change
has a key role...
Type: BriefReport#: 149774Date: June 18, 2020Author:
Curtis,Val ;
Dreibelbis,Robert ;
Sidibe,Myriam ;
Cardosi,Jason R. ;
Sara,Jennifer J. ;
Bonell,Chris ;
Mwambuli,Kaposo Boniface ;
Ghosh Moulik,Soma ;
White,Sian ;
Aunger,Robert
In Cameroon, a country of nearly 24
million inhabitants, poverty affects 60 percent of the rural
population, with significant regional disparities (WFP
2018). This poor...
Ghana’s economic growth has accompanied
an exponential motorization growth, built-up area growth of
cities and underinvestment in transport systems. Ghana’s
economy...
The Korean manufacturing sector has
undergone active structural transformation in the past few
decades. In particular, the composition of core
manufacturing products...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9279Date: June 15, 2020Author:
Lee,Yoonsoo
This study is focused on assessing the
vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure (power, water,
transport) in the Caribbean to natural hazards and climate
change impacts....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 165596Date: June 12, 2020Author:
Schweikert,Amy Elizabeth ;
L'her,GL ;
Nield,LG ;
Kerber,SW ;
Flanagan,RR ;
Deinert,Mark Robert
Uzbekistan has been actively involved in
wheat and flour trade in Central Asian region, and the role
of trade in this region will be increasing eventually. Since
Uzbekistan...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 153328Date: June 12, 2020Author:
Zorya,Sergiy
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