The World Bank Group in collaboration
with Infra-Credit – organized a Policy Lab on January 14,
2020, focused on Transport Infrastructure, in Lagos. The
objective of...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 157850Date: January 14, 2020
The project development objective is to
strengthen the governance of solid waste management in
Senegal and improve solid waste management services in
selected municipalities....
Type: Board ReportReport#: 145254Date: January 13, 2020
The growth and intensification of many
urban areas has meant city governments increasingly face
pressure to limit development to preserve iconic city views.
This is...
The world is not on track to address
climate change. As countries move toward developing stimulus
packages to stem the economic impact of Coronavirus
(COVID-19), it...
Type: ReportReport#: 151412Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Grimm,Michael ;
Boukerche,Sandrine
Removing regulatory barriers in services
is key to unlocking productivity in Croatia. Croatia has
more restrictive regulations than most other EU member
states, and...
Type: ReportReport#: 149721Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Drozd,Maciej Adam ;
Kuo,Ryan Chia ;
Eftychidou,Thomais ;
Beldowski,Jaroslaw Mariusz ;
Sofijanic,Tatjana ;
Iwanowski,Damian
This handbook outlines an approach to
proactively manage the risks of geohazards on roads, road
users, and the people living near and affected by road. This
handbook...
Type: ReportReport#: 153691Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Toya,Akiko
In Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, the World Bank
transport team has been working with the municipal road
development authority and the transport police to streamline
road safety...
In 2010, the Nigeria national bureau of
statistics implemented the general household survey (GHS),
which included a panel component focusing on agriculture and
household...
Dozens of municipalities are
experimenting with e-buses, while some last-mile delivery
companies are using pilot fleets to test performance. At the
same time, a smaller...
Type: BriefReport#: 147765Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Graham,John Gregory
Digital business indicators measure the
laws, regulations, and bureaucratic processes that affect
digital businesses in 21 pilot countries. Five topics are
covered:...
Since its inception three years ago, the
Digital Development Partnership has grown into a stable and
productive partnership platform. The Netherlands and Israel
joined...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 147760Date: January 1, 2020
Levels of growth and investment in the
European Union (EU) have fallen considerably. Since the
global financial crisis emerged in 2008, the EU’s growth and
its potential...
Low, and middle-income countries (LMICs)
are facing a major challenge in road safety. Each year, 1.35
million people are killed on the worlds’ roads, and a
further 50...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 145961Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Wambulwa,William Majani ;
Job,Raymond Franklin Soames ;
Turner,Blair Matthew
As a small economy, Kazakhstan’s growth
and development prospects crucially depend on its increasing
participation in international trade. Kazakhstan is
dependent on...
Type: ReportReport#: 145656Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Arenas,Guillermo Carlos ;
Izvorski,Ivailo V.
In 2011-2012, Ethiopia’s central
statistical agency (CSA), in collaboration with the World
Bank, conducted the first wave of the Ethiopia rural
socioeconomic survey...
The Country Opinion Survey in Sri Lanka
assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better
understanding of how stakeholders in Sri Lanka perceive the
WBG. It provides...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 150636Date: January 1, 2020
In April 2013, the World Bank Group
(WBG) announced its new overarching twin goals of
eliminating extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity
in a sustainable manner...
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