The focus of this paper is on
sustainable tourism’s wider benefits, it is important to
acknowledge that there are tradeoffs involved. Like other
economic activities,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 119954Date: Author:
Twining-Ward,Louise D ;
Aguerrevere Yanes,Gabriela ;
Bakker,Martine Hendrica Elize ;
Bartlett,Jennifer Louise ;
Chappell Jr,Robert L ;
Harman,Philip Alexander ;
Li,Wendy ;
Mann,Shaun ;
Miguel, Jose ;
Villascusa Cerezo,Jose Miguel ;
Perrottet,John Gerard ;
Salem,Talia Malvina ;
Shiels,Damien ;
Torres, Issa ;
Weiss,Bradley Lawrence ;
Wohlmuther, Cordula
This report presents the results of the
2017 Ideas for Action (I4A) initiative, a youth competition
on financing for development that was jointly organized by
the World...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 120228Date: Author:
Mohieldin,Mahmoud (Editor) ;
Petkoski,Djordjija (Editor)
This year the World Development
Indicators database has been improved to include more
indicators that cover the Sustainable Development Goals and
more data disaggregated...
The State of Electricity Access Report,
2017, aims to prompt governments, donors, the private
sector, civil society organizations, and practitioners to
develop interventions...
Following advances in infectious disease
control, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have overtaken
other conditions as causes of premature death and disability
in lower-income...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 125338Date: Author:
Kostova,Deliana ;
Chaloupka,Frank Joseph ;
Frieden,Thomas R. ;
Henning,Kelly J. ;
Paul,Jeremias ;
Osewe,Patrick Lumumba ;
Asma,Samira
Significant additional resources from
the private sector will be needed for infrastructure in
emerging market countries if the Sustainable Development
Goals are to be...
To reduce household air pollution,
improve health outcomes, save nonrenewable biomass, and
support local economic development, developing countries are
seeking to increase...
Through FIAS, the Facility for
Investment Climate Advisory Services, the World Bank Group
and development partners work with client countries to
improve the climate...
The International Finance Corporation
(IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
(MIGA), two institutions focused on private sector
development, are leading...
Climate change poses a huge threat to
the agricultural sector and food security: about 75 percent
of the world’s poor men and women live in rural areas and
depend on...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 114441Date: Author:
Karttunen,Anna Kaisa ;
Sisto, Ilaria ;
Sadler,Marc Peter
The benefits of higher tobacco and
alcohol taxes are obvious, both in terms of good health
outcomes for individuals and entire communities, which
result from reduced...
Interest Bearing Notes is a product of
the Finance and Private Sector Research Team in the World
Bank's Development Research Group. It reports on
research by the team,...
This is a statement by Mr. Angel Gurría,
Secretary-General, of Organization for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD) at the ninety-fourth meeting of the
Development...
This is a statement by H.E. Michel
Sapin, Minister for the Economy and Finance, France at the
ninety-fourth meeting of the Development Committee held on
October 8, 2016....
This is a statement by Mr.Ibrahim A.
Al-Assaf,Minister of Finance at the ninety-fourth meeting of
the Development Committee held on October 8, 2016. He states
that it...
This is a statement by H.E. Jiwei Lou,
Minister of Finance, China at the ninety-fourth meeting of
the Development Committee held on October 8, 2016. He states
that the...
This is a statement by H.E. Alfonso
Prat-Gay, Minister of Finance at the ninety-fourth meeting
of the Development Committee held on October 8, 2016. He
states that today’s...
This is a statement by H. E. Matia
Kasaija, Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic
Development, of Uganda at the ninety-fourth meeting of the
Development Committee...
This is a statement by H.E. Ilho Yoo,
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance,
Korea at the ninety-fourth meeting of the Development
Committee held...
This is a statement by Mr. Ignazio
Visco,Governor of the Bank of Italy and Governor of the
Constituency of Albania, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, San
Marino and Timor-Leste...
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