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
Energy is at the forefront of the
development agenda. Recognizing energy's vital role in
development and prosperity, the world has committed to
Sustainable Development...
The International Finance Corporation
(IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
(MIGA), two institutions focused on private sector
development, are leading...
The International Finance Corporation
(IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
(MIGA), two institutions focused on private sector
development, are leading...
India has achieved significant economic
growth over the past decades but the progress on health has
not been commensurate. India along with other countries has
committed...
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,...
Korea is a peninsular country located in
Northeast Asia at the triangular point of contact between
China, Japan, and Russia. The country had spread its
cultural heritage...
As the SDGs become reality, countries
continue to seek for options to meet the new goals and to
keep track of their progress. This includes efforts related
to the new...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 108234Date: Author:
Gramckow,Heike P. ;
Ebeid,Omniah ;
Bosio,Erica ;
Silva Mendez,Jorge Luis
The newly adopted post-2015 development
agenda is centeredon 17 sustainable development goals to be
reached by 2030. This volume of The World Bank Legal Review
looks...
Type: PublicationReport#: 108171Date: Author:
Frank Anthony, Fariello [editor] ;
Boisson de Chazournes,Laurence [editor] ;
Davis, Kevin E. [editor] ;
Lucas,Samuel V.P. [editor]
As the World’s Premier Fund for the
poorest and ‘an absolutely critical element inDevelopment’
IDA is uniquely positioned to help realize the ambition of
eradicating...
At the UN General Assembly of September
2015, countries around the world committed to the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By 2030, counties
committed to attain...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 112946Date: Author:
Lustig,Nora
As the world aims to achieve a new set
of sustainable development goals (SDGs) and to eradicate
poverty, global conditions are creating significant
headwinds. In the...
This is a statement by Rt. Hon. Justine
Greening, MP Secretary of State for International
Development; and Rt. Hon. George Osborne, Chancellor of the
Exchequer at the...
This is a statement by Honourable Bill
Morneau, Minister of Finance at the ninety-third meeting of
the Development Committee held on April 16, 2016. On behalf
of Canada,...
This is a statement by H.E. Ahmed Bin
Mohammed Al-Khalifa, Minister of Finance at the ninety-third
meeting of the Development Committee held on April 16, 2016.
The recent...
Following international agreement on the
sustainable development goals, governments are now
confronting the critical issue of funding the enormous
investments - especially...
Type: BriefReport#: 106019Date: Author:
Klein, Michael
Universal access to the Internet has
become a topdevelopment priority. Getting there requires
affordable,reliable access to fast, “always on”
broadbandnetworks, one...
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