The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and
its negative economic effects create an urgent need for
timely data and evidence to help monitor and mitigate the
social and...
The paper uses Google mobility data to
identify the determinants of social distancing during the
2020 COVID-19 outbreak. The findings for the United States
indicate...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9242Date: May 12, 2020Author:
Maloney,William F. ;
Taskin,Temel
The objective of this document is to
provide IFC clients with basic advice and a list of
resources for developing emergency preparedness and response
plans (EPRPs) for...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 151346Date: May 12, 2020
This book describes the nature of
public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the health sector in
Vietnam. It defines health-related PPPs, describes their key
characteristics,...
The World Bank aims to adjust its global
footprint by decentralizing more staff and functions to the
field offices by the mid-2020s. It expects that expanding
its presence...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 148957Date: May 11, 2020
Central to making good decisions about
debt guarantees is assessing their expected and possible
fiscal cost, a task that many governments still struggle
with. This paper...
The objective of the World Bank’s
technical assistance (TA) in the asset management planning
ofSerbia’s railways, using the life-cycle cost (LCC) method,
is to improve...
The growing importance of services trade
for countries across the world is well-documented in the
services and trade literatures. At the same time, regulatory
and administrative...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9227Date: May 5, 2020Author:
Shingal,Anirudh
The lockdowns, sharp fall in economic
activity, and perceived fear that use of public transport
may increase the probability of infection, or even official
advice not...
Based on a novel approach to measuring
the cost of trade in services for Modes 1 (cross-border
supply), 2 (consumption abroad), and 4 (temporary movement
of service...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9229Date: May 5, 2020Author:
Echandi,Roberto ;
Sauve,Pierre
Air connectivity is at the center of the
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis. Global air cargo capacity has
dropped substantially since most commercial passenger
flights have...
Type: BriefReport#: 148243Date: May 5, 2020Author:
Saslavsky,Daniel Mario ;
Rastogi,Cordula
The disruption to logistics and freight
networks endangers trade and distribution of essential goods
to combat the crisis and foster the recovery. Governments
should...
Type: BriefReport#: 148218Date: May 4, 2020Author:
Rastogi,Cordula ;
Arvis,Jean Francois
This report presents the main
conclusions that emerged from the substantiation studies
carried out in the process of elaborating the Cluj County
Spatial Plan: (1) natural...
Type: ReportReport#: 161132Date: May 1, 2020Author:
Sislen,David N. ;
Proskuryakova,Tatiana A. ;
Varvari,Stefana Alexandra Diana ;
Buhaescu-Ciuca,Stefana ;
Benedek ;
Jozsef ;
Cristea,Marius ;
Moldovan,Sandu Ciprian ;
Ionescu-Heroiu,Marcel
Daily estimates of Nitrogen Dioxide
(NO2)—one of a group of pollutant gases that derive from
human activity, primarily combustion—can provide a useful,
albeit "noisy",...
The May 2020 Vietnam Macro Monitoring
discusses some of the following topics: Vietnam's
response was swift and decisive to manage the coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic...
This World Bank Sustainable Development
Bond Impact Report 2019 is the first impact report covering
all World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development,...
Over the last twenty years, Morocco has
invested massively in infrastructure. At the macroeconomic
level, total investment of between 25 percent and 38 percent
of gross...
Type: ReportReport#: 144348Date: May 1, 2020Author:
Advani,Rajesh K.
This Outlook 2050 examines how the World
Bank can help countries plan for and achieve long-term
decarbonization: through country programs, technical
assistance, lending,...
Type: ReportReport#: 149871Date: May 1, 2020Author:
Mukhi,Neha
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