With rising global health and economic
concerns, Vietnam economy is expected to be significantly
affected, even though the COVID 19 health crisis has been so
far contained,...
Type: BriefReport#: 148595Date: April 1, 2020Author:
Morisset,Jacques
COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented
shock to the global economy. While Vietnam has shown
resilience, the pandemic has resulted in a supply shock as
regular work and...
Type: BriefReport#: 148609Date: April 1, 2020Author:
Inoue,Keiko ;
Morisset,Jacques
Tourism is one of South Africa's
most important sectors. The sector is the lifeblood for many
micro and small enterprises, often the only economic
activity in rural...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 148298Date: April 1, 2020
The development objective of Cameroon -
Chad Power Interconnection Project is to : (i) interconnect
the Southern and Northern power systems of Cameroon; (ii)
enable...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 148539Date: April 1, 2020
The overall goal of the green bond
market is to promote and amplify the important role that
financial markets can play in helping to address
environmental issues. Successively,...
The Country Opinion Survey in Ghana
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Ghana perceive the WBG.
It provides the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 168387Date: April 1, 2020Author:
Felzer,Sharon
The past decades witnessed big changes
in international trade with the rise of global value chains.
Some countries, such as China, Poland, and Vietnam, rode the
tide,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9197Date: March 26, 2020Author:
Fernandes,Ana Margarida ;
Kee,Hiau Looi ;
Winkler,Deborah Elisabeth
Evidence from several countries reveals
that nations that have open economies tend to enjoy higher
income than those with closed economies (Lind and Ramondo
2018). Openness...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 147153Date: March 26, 2020Author:
Frias,Jaime Andres Uribe ;
Shimbov,Bojan ;
Davies,Elwyn Adriaan Robin ;
Ek,Colin Christopher
This note outlines barriers to
competition in product markets based primarily on the
screening of Serbian regulations using the OECD Product
Market Regulation methodology...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 147152Date: March 26, 2020Author:
Drozd,Maciej Adam ;
Sipka,Olga
Serbia spends relatively large amounts
on state aid programs, many of which will have to be phased
out or restructured to comply with EU laws. There is room to
restructure...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 147161Date: March 26, 2020Author:
Vasiljevic,Dusko ;
Schiffbauer,Marc Tobias ;
Shimbov,Bojan ;
Tan,Shawn Weiming
Governments and their multilateral
partners are increasingly recognizing the importance of
incorporating climate and disaster resilience considerations
into infrastructure...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9190Date: March 19, 2020Author:
Marcelo Gordillo,Darwin ;
Raina,Aditi
The link between tourism and growth is
very important for some countries, especially small island
countries like São Tomé and Príncipe. This paper
investigates the empirical...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9189Date: March 17, 2020Author:
Montes Rojas,Gabriel Victorio ;
Barroso,Rafael Chelles
Despite informality being the norm in
conflict-affected countries, most estimates of the impact of
conflict on economic activity rely on formal sector data.
Using high-frequency...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9188Date: March 17, 2020Author:
Galdo,Virgilio ;
Lopez-Acevedo,Gladys C. ;
Rama,Martin G.
Air pollution from vehicular traffic is
a major source of health damage in urban areas. The problems
of urban traffic and pollution are essentially geographic,
because...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9185Date: March 13, 2020Author:
Dasgupta,Susmita ;
Lall,Somik V. ;
Wheeler,David
The World Bank and the Ministry of
National Education (MoNE) of Romania through the National
Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Development (NCTVETD)...
Type: ReportReport#: 146785Date: March 11, 2020Author:
Sava,Alina
The World Bank and the Ministry of
National Education (MoNE) of Romania through the National
Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Development (NCTVETD)...
Type: ReportReport#: 146785Date: March 11, 2020Author:
Sava,Alina
This mission marked the first Word
Bank-sponsored review of the central departments which have
been largely neglected by the many MoF reform programs over
the last fifteen...
Type: ReportReport#: 146715Date: March 6, 2020Author:
Bogg,Assheton Julian ;
Amirzoy, Abdul Raouf ;
Kamawi, Musa ;
Sohrab, Mohammad
The guidelines cover the principles,
policies and procedures for recruitment and administration
of TAs and reinforce the following elements: correct use of
the TA; proper...
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