Strong economic growth in recent years
has helped reduce poverty to 43 percent of the population.
Yet, as Africa’s population expands, it is estimated to
reach 2.5 billion...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 108008Date: October 1, 2016
This paper examines the relationship
between multilateral support and contract cancellation in
long-term infrastructure public-private partnerships. The
analysis draws...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7751Date: July 19, 2016Author:
Marcelo Gordillo,Darwin ;
House,Ruth Schuyler
More than 10 million school-age children
have been forced out of school in the Middle East and North
Africa (MENA) due to armed conflict in Syria, Iraq, Yemen,
Libya...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 107997Date: July 1, 2016
With more than 100 right to information
(RTI) laws also called freedom of information or access to
information laws now in place globally, the groundwork has
been laid...
Type: PublicationReport#: 106580Date: June 29, 2016Author:
Lemieux,Victoria Louise ;
Trapnell, Stephanie E.
Convenient access to safe water is
central to human health and development. Water-borne disease
remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the
world, much of...
Type: Working PaperReport#: ACS18765Date: June 13, 2016Author:
Khalayim,Oleh P.
The LPI has provided valuable
information for policy makers, traders, and other
stakeholders, including researchers and academics, on the
role of logistics for growth...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 106646Date: June 1, 2016
Sustainable development goals (SDGs)
placed access to basic services at the center of
international development in 2016-2030. Out of 17 goals,
five address the access...
Type: Working PaperReport#: ACS18763Date: June 1, 2016Author:
Khalayim,Oleh P.
This methodology is aimed at
facilitating the preparation and evaluation of educational
infrastructure projects that are presented before the public
investment management...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 108559Date: May 15, 2016
Governments must decide how to allocate
limited resources for infrastructure development,
particularly since financing gaps have been projected for
the coming decades....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS7674Date: May 13, 2016Author:
Marcelo Gordillo,Darwin ;
Mandri-Perrott,Xavier Cledan ;
House,Ruth Schuyler ;
Schwartz,Jordan Z.
The Tanzanian economy has grown at an
average annual rate of around 6-7 percent for more than a
decade. The rate of inflation has declined since January
2016, although...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 105764Date: May 1, 2016
The portability of social benefits is
gaining importance given the increasing share of individuals
working at least part of their life outside their home
country. Bilateral...
Report#: 106184Date: May 1, 2016Author:
Holzmann,Robert ;
Wels,Jacques ;
Dale,Pamela
The Port of Callao is the third largest
port in South America, the largest port on the west coast of
South America, and the largest port in Peru. Peru’s Port of
Callao...
Indonesia has established a strong track
record of overall public borrowing restraint and enjoys a
low debt burden with minimal risks of debt distress. Its
clear fiscal...
In fiscal year (FY) 2015, the World Bank
continued to maximize the public’s access to information in
its possession and to encourage improved aid transparency
across...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 105102Date: April 20, 2016Author:
George,Hannah Grace ;
Allen,Frances M. ;
Levy Molner,Davinia ;
Tepedino,Isabel
This is a statement by Mrs. Kemi
Adeosun, Minister of Finance at the ninety-third meeting of
the Development Committee held on April 16, 2016. She states
that amid continued...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 104906Date: April 16, 2016
The Metro Lima Line 2 project is one of
the largest infrastructure projects ever to be undertaken in
Peru and is undergirded by an innovative project financing
mechanism....
Type: BriefReport#: 104854Date: April 6, 2016Author:
Ghannam,Nadine Shamounki ;
Ferriter,John P.
This series showcases how the
Multilateral Development Banks’ collaboration supports the
development and implementation of infrastructure investment.
This support comes...
Type: BriefReport#: 104847Date: April 6, 2016Author:
Ghannam,Nadine Shamounki
This Seventh Edition of the Uganda
Economic Update discusses the importance of accompanying
fiscal strategy with sound public investment management
systems. Indeed,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 106178Date: April 1, 2016
Over the last decade, the countries of
the Latin America and the Caribbean region experienced a
deep economic and social transformation which lifted
millions out of...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 104764Date: April 1, 2016Author:
Palladini,Eric
Infrastructure services are significant
determinants of economic development, social welfare, trade,
and public health. As such, they typically feature strongly
in national...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 105056Date: April 1, 2016Author:
Marcelo Gordillo,Darwin ;
Mandri-Perrott,Xavier Cledan ;
House,Ruth Schuyler
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