A Multi-Donor Trust Fund, managed by the
World Bank, was established in 2009 to help the Central
Asian republics better address the energy-water nexus
challenges. The...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 141508Date: September 1, 2019
This handbook intends to be a resource
for those interested in trade policy reform, in Pakistan and
elsewhere. It arose from the Pakistan trade and investment
policy...
Type: Working PaperReport#: AUS0001114Date: September 1, 2019Author:
Rocha Gaffurri,Nadia Patrizia ;
Laakso,Aarre ;
Mckenna,Jonathan Miles ;
Varela,Gonzalo J.
Cambodia’s road network was largely
destroyed during the long period of unrest in the 1970s and
1980s. What followed was a phase of rebuilding the primary
and secondary...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 141307Date: August 29, 2019
The project aims to provide sustainable
access to roads to the rural population of Peru. The project
has 3 objectives: (i) facilitate sustainable road access of
Peru’s...
Governments of Assam intend to upgrade
the existing Inland water transport system in state. To
modernize and transform IWT in Assam, the World Bank is
assisting the...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 140849Date: August 14, 2019
This impact evaluation assess the impact
of rural road upgrading and rehabilitation on transport
conditions, access to services, agricultural
commercialization, household...
The Bangladesh economy has undergone
important structural shifts and the industrial sector has
become a large contributor to growth and employment. The
Export Competitiveness...
The inland water transportation sector
can play an important role in improving domestic
connectivity and regional integration. As a riverine
country, Bangladesh has...
Bangladesh’s government-owned export
processing zones (EPZs) positively promoted trade and
investment by addressing land scarcity and other policy
constraints. The Private...
Despite significant increase in power
generation capacity and access to electricity in recent
years, Bangladesh is struggling to ensure quality and
reliability of power...
The ADB provided six regional technical
assistance and a number of loans to Cambodia, Lao PDR and
Vietnam under the Mekong Tourism Development Project (MTDP)
from 2003-2010,...
Under the partnership framework between
the World Bank Group (WBG) and the Vietnam Industry Agency
(VIA), Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) to foster small
and medium...
Type: BriefReport#: 172576Date: June 20, 2019Author:
World Bank
This story highlights an outcome of
infoDev, a multi-donor program administered by the World
Bank Group, with a focus on entrepreneurs in developing
economies. This...
This story highlights DAS biogas has
developed a waste-to-wealth solution for treating
biodegradable household waste and converting it into cooking gas.
This story highlights entrepreneurs in
developing countries face a number of challenges, including
inadequate access to finance, lack of appropriate
technology, poor...
Science and innovation are key factors
of competitiveness and sustainable development. The main
preconditions for the creation of an innovative society of
knowledge...
On May 20 to 22, 2019, the fifth
partnership for skills in applied sciences, engineering, and
technology (PASET) forum, destination digital Africa :
preparing our youth...
The guide supports transitioning
accounting education, training, and certification from a
knowledge-based approach to a competency-based approach.
Underlying this shift...
Type: PublicationReport#: 136899Date: May 14, 2019Author:
Borgonovo,Alfred Jean-Marie ;
Friedrich,Brian Jeffry ;
Wells,Michael John Cuthbert
Gansu Province faces four main
challenges. Firstly, it is the poorest province in China. It
faces severe development challenges and significantly
lags-behind other provinces...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 136861Date: May 10, 2019
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