The annual general meeting (AGM) of the
Africa transport policy program (SSATP) is a legal
requirement set forth in the governance structure of the
program. The central...
In Croatia, the healthcare system is
dominated by the presence of the public sector, which
ensures universal coverage. The country’s single payer
agency accounts for...
Type: ReportReport#: 164336Date: June 30, 2018Author:
Lapres,Blair Edward
Spending based fiscal adjustment
requires decisions on when? and how much to cut public
spending to minimise adveræ effects on economic growth. This
requires precise...
Type: ReportReport#: 128032Date: June 29, 2018Author:
Asea,Patrick K.
Improvements in productivity is
necessary to effectively increase economic growth in the
long term.The literature emphasises a positive correlation
between firm-level...
Type: ReportReport#: 127993Date: June 29, 2018Author:
Schaffer,Mark E. ;
Steenkamp, Andre ;
Flowerday,Wayde Thomas ;
Goddard,John Gabriel
Afghanistan’s economic prospects are dim
and its growth options limited. This puts pressure on the
labor market, with 400,000 new entrants joining the labor
force annually....
Type: ReportReport#: 128008Date: June 29, 2018Author:
Holzmann,Robert
As environmental challenges mount in
Kenya, a growing number of companies are finding business
opportunities in green sectors. Renewable energy and energy
efficiency...
It has been the Israeli government’s
explicit goal to position Israel at the core of the
knowledge economy. The purpose of this report is to describe
the environment...
Type: ReportReport#: 127856Date: June 28, 2018Author:
Getz,Daphne ;
Goldberg,Itzhak
Green Small and Growing Businesses
(SGBs) in South Africa often struggle to take full advantage
of local market opportunities and lack the global assets
required to...
Type: ReportReport#: 128376Date: June 28, 2018Author:
Baboolal, Aman ;
Merwe, Annelize van der ;
Siebrits,Raymond Myles ;
Nair,Samiksha Chandel ;
Zhu,Danqing ;
Racine,Jean-Louis Charles ;
White,Justine
The Eliminating Barriers to Sustainable
and Inclusive Growth in Sri Lanka Program supports the
attainment of the GoSL’s Vision 2025 through the provision
of analytical...
Geothermal energy can play a substantial
role in meeting the energy needs of many Latin America and
Caribbean Region (LAC) countries given the region’s vast
potential....
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 128045Date: June 26, 2018Author:
Berman,Laura Wendell ;
Fridriksson,Thrainn ;
Herbas Ramirez,Ximena Rosio ;
Jayawardena,Migara ;
Armstrong,John S. ;
Peabody,Stan ;
Turner,Juan Andres ;
Rivera Zeballos,Sergio Aurelio
The Tanzania Diagnostic Trade
Integration Study (DTIS) 2017 identifies priority actions in
support of the country's strategy to deliver
broad-based growth through trade...
Type: ReportReport#: 127556Date: June 22, 2018Author:
Kirk,Robert ;
Hoffman,Barak Daniel ;
Lyimo,Bede Philip ;
Soprano,Carmine ;
Arenas,Guillermo Carlos ;
Antoci,Monica Alina ;
Hartmann,Olivier ;
Keyser,John C. ;
Maennling, Nicolas ;
Mutagwaba, Willison ;
Wayne,Scott ;
Mann,Shaun ;
Kweka,Josaphat Paul ;
Maliszewska,Maryla
Rice is Lao PDR’s biggest agricultural
commodity in terms of farmers involved in production,
cropland area allocated, and food consumption. Rice also
generates important...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 129711Date: June 20, 2018Author:
Hoppe,Mombert ;
Zorya,Sergiy ;
Reichhuber,Anke ;
Sayarath,Kenekeo ;
Loundu,Wisambi ;
Soulitham,Somchay
Pakistan`s fisheries face a variety of
challenges: stocks are under pressure from over-fishing,
leading to diminishing harvests; landed product is sold for
low-value...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 127433Date: June 19, 2018Author:
Patil,Pawan G. ;
Kaczan,David James ;
Roberts,Julian Peter ;
Jabeen,Rahat ;
Roberts,Bradford L. ;
Barbosa,Jorge Guillermo ;
Zuberi,Saima
The purpose of this report is to help
policymakers improve economic development and job creation
in Cameroon’s cities. The report is part of the World Bank’s
Technical...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 127432Date: June 18, 2018Author:
Hobson,Emma Sameh Wadie ;
Reed,Tristan ;
Zelezeck Nguimatsa,Serge ;
Bougna Lonla,Theophile
Fire has been a part of India’s
landscape since time immemorial and can play a vital role in
healthy forests, recycling nutrients, helping tree species
regenerate, removing...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 127284Date: June 14, 2018Author:
Dogra,Pyush ;
Mitchell,Andrew Michael ;
Narain,Urvashi ;
Sall,Christopher ;
Smith,Ross William ;
Suresh,Shraddha
The following concept is the result of
user-centric-design and a consultative process to develop a
business plan to support clean tech startups and SMEs in
Egypt. Over...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 127137Date: June 11, 2018Author:
Tadros,Farid M. ;
Abdel-Razek,Amy Refaat ;
El Wassimy,Hazem Mohamed Mokhtar
The Seasonal Worker Program (SWP) is a
temporary migration scheme between Australia and selected
Pacific Island Countries. It was introduced in 2012 and
covers the agriculture,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 127067Date: June 11, 2018Author:
Chattier,Priya ;
Utz,Anuja ;
Sharma,Manohar ;
Doyle,Jesse Jon Gerome
The Seasonal Worker Program (SWP) was
formally introduced in 2012 following a four yearpilot
scheme. The SWP maintains the dual objectives of: (i)
contributing to the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 127068Date: June 11, 2018Author:
Doyle,Jesse Jon Gerome ;
Sharma,Manohar
Intelligent transport systems (ITS) are
planning, operations management, and customer service
applications that use information and communication
technology (ICT) to...
Type: ReportReport#: 164347Date: June 1, 2018Author:
Yap,Justin ;
Jajcevic,Ruzica
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