Air transport plays an important role in
fostering development, particularly in facilitating economic
integration, generating trade, promoting tourism, and
creating...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 157844Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Chen,Guangzhe ;
Drees-Gross,Franz R. ;
Henriquez Fernandez,Virginia Maria
Spices are plants and trees that are
rich in essential oils and aromatic principles and mainly
used as condiments. Some specialized industries focus on
extracting the...
The World Bank Group Publications
Editorial Style Guide is an essential reference for
manuscript editors (substantive and mechanical editors),
proofreaders, and production...
Type: PublicationReport#: 146677Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Fisk,Mary C.
This study explores the range of
constraints to women’s mobility and access to economic
opportunities in six low-income areas of urban Latin America
through the lens...
Policy makers and city planning
professionals who work on transit-oriented development are
often interested in evaluating the quality of physical
environment around...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 146116Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Fang,Wanli ;
Liu,Liu - ITSRA ;
Zhou,Jianhao
One state on the northeastern coast of
Brazil along with its best-performing municipality has
transformed its education system in the last two decades.
Ceará has jumped...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 150391Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Evans,David K. ;
Loureiro,Andre
Carbon pricing is an important
instrument in addressing climate change. However, a
well-functioning carbon pricing instrument needs a robust
framework to quantify GHG...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 152063Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Candlin,Lucy ;
Oudenes,Machtelt
In the twenty years since Public-Private
Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) was established, it
has been a valuable partner to governments, the World Bank,
and...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 156275Date: January 1, 2020
In every city, the urban spaces that
form the public realm, ranging from city streets,
neighborhood squares, and parks to public facilities such as
libraries and markets—account...
In large and dense cities, mass transit
options along key corridors, supplemented by an effective
bus system and good walkability to transit, are the best way
to efficiently...
Type: BriefReport#: 148840Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Ollivier,Gerald Paul ;
Basat Unal,Basak Gunes
In response to the devastation of the
Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, the Chinese government
established a counterpart support program for post-disaster
recovery and reconstruction....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 150901Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Yang,Saini ;
Xu, Wei
The 2020 G20 Presidency mandated the
Infrastructure Working Group (IWG) to develop an agenda to
accelerate the adoption and application of
technology-enabled infrastructure...
This report presents a sector
prioritization exercise that was conducted during 2017-18 in
consultation with the GoB and the private sector. The
identification considered...
This note explores Pakistan’s
opportunities to benefit from increased trade with China in
the context of the China Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC).
While China-Pakistan...
In May 2016, the World Bank published a
Framework for Disclosure of Information in Public-Private
Partnerships (PPPs), which provides a template for the
preparation...
Type: ReportReport#: 166064Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Shukla,Shyamala ;
Kassim,Suhail ;
Adetona,Adetoun Latifat ;
Jones,Andrew R. ;
Sharma,Prashant ;
Ajala,Abimifoluwa Oluwadamilola
Resilient infrastructure is about
people. It is about the households and communities for whom
infrastructure is a lifeline to better health, better
education, and a...
Type: ReportReport#: 152955Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Hallegatte,Stephane ;
Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik ;
Rozenberg,Julie
This note provides guidance on how to
best identify and address gender gaps through one of the
World Bank Group’s core financing instruments, Development
Policy Financing...
What are the critical questions to ask
if one is contemplating an e-vehicle program? Based on the
technical and business proposals International Finance
Corporation...
Type: BriefReport#: 147769Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Graham,John Gregory
A key focus of most countries is to
stimulate growth in their small and medium enterprises (SME)
population. There are various influences on SME
competitiveness. Governments,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 139642Date: January 1, 2020Author:
Metz,Melissa Rekas ;
Hill,Justin Piers William ;
Hristova,Diana ;
Lemes,Leo
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