Some key finds from this "living
paper" include : After nearly 3 months since version 1
of this paper was released, the number of countries and
territories as well as...
This report analyses options to make
international public climate finance more transformative.
The report identifies eight sets of levers to drive climate
action: project-based...
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
The COVID-19 pandemic has, with alarming
speed, dealt a heavy blow to an already-weak global economy,
which is expected to slide into its deepest recession since
the...
Type: PublicationReport#: 149319Date: June 8, 2020Author:
Baffes,John ;
Dieppe,Alistair Matthew ;
Guenette,Justin Damien ;
Kabundi,Alain Ntumba ;
Kasyanenko,Sergiy ;
Kilic Celik,Sinem ;
Kindberg-Hanlon,Gene ;
Kirby,Patrick Alexander ;
Maliszewska,Maryla ;
Matsuoka,Hideaki ;
Nagle,Peter Stephen Oliver ;
Okawa, Yoki ;
Okou,Cedric Iltis Finafa ;
Ruch,Franz Ulrich ;
Steinbach,Max Rudibert ;
Sugawara,Naotaka ;
Vashakmadze,Ekaterine T. ;
Vorisek,Dana Lauren ;
Wheeler,Collette Mari ;
Ye,Lei Sandy ;
Yu, Shu
This paper reports on
electronically-monitored improved use of the
"Mirt" biomass stove in Ethiopia over a relatively
long period of three-and-a-half years, using stove...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9272Date: June 8, 2020Author:
Mekonnen,Alemu ;
Beyene,Abebe D. ;
Bluffstone,Randall Ames ;
Dissanayake,Sahan ;
Gebreegziabher,Zenebe ;
LaFave,Daniel ;
Martinsson,Peter ;
Toman,Michael A.
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...
By 2050, the world is projected to be
1.5 degree C warmer than 2019, and the global population
will grow by 2.2 billion, which will increase the demand and
the need...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 166121Date: June 5, 2020Author:
Teladia,Aamina
Natural capital in Lao PDR is a major
source of wealth for the country and becomes even more
strategic in times of economic stress. While forest products
directly benefit...
Type: ReportReport#: 150496Date: June 5, 2020Author:
Kornexl,Werner L. ;
Danyo,Stephen
Ministries of finance are often asked to
guarantee a state-owned electricity utility's payments
to an independent power producer under a power-purchase
agreement. To...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9271Date: June 5, 2020Author:
Aslan,Cigdem ;
Irwin,Tim
The 2019-2022 ISP represents a review of
the plan elaborated for the period 2018-2021 and is
developed in line with the strategic objectives related to
the environment...
The Lusaka Transmission and Distribution
Rehabilitation Project for Zambia aims to increase the
capacity and improve the reliability of the electricity
transmission...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 151387Date: June 1, 2020
This report summarizes the methods and
findings of the Competitiveness Reinforcement Initiative in
Croatia. The objective of the project was to help industry
clusters...
The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is
exposing Brazil to an unprecedented challenge. The pandemic
is expected to plunge Brazil into another recession.
Although the...
The global energy sector is huge.
Worldwide, the energy sector (energy technology, systems,
and equipment) is worth EUR 887 billion and growing. The
energy sector accounts...
Interest Bearing Notes is a product of
the Finance and Private Sector Research Team in the World
Bank's Development Research Group. It reports on
research by the team,...
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