The State of Electricity Access Report,
2017, aims to prompt governments, donors, the private
sector, civil society organizations, and practitioners to
develop interventions...
Over the past decade, the debate on
access toenergy has tended to lean mostly on
technology,finance, and policy as key drivers. Thanks to
this approach, there has been...
Type: BriefReport#: 115075Date: Author:
Colombo,Emanuela ;
Mattarolo,Lorenzo ;
Politecnico di Milano ;
Bologna,Stefano ;
Masera,Diego
This Work Plan sets out a detailed
program of work for the Global Facility for
DisasterReduction and Recovery (GFDRR) during financial year
2017 (FY17). It provides...
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...
Achievement of the Sustainable
Development Goals, the Paris Agreement, and the Sendai
Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction is challenged by a
world of accelerating...
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...
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]
The Committee on Development
Effectiveness met to discuss the IEG report entitled World
Bank Group Engagement in Situations of Fragility, Conflict
and Violence: An Independent...
This report presents poverty indices at
the district level based on small-area estimations, anduses
the results to present maps of poverty in the country.
Acknowledging...
This is a statement by Mr. Luis de
Guindos, Minister of Economic Affairs and Competitiveness at
the ninety-third meeting of the Development Committee held
on April 16,...
Equity and inclusion are at the core of
the World Bank Group’s twin goals of eradicating extreme
poverty and building shared prosperity. Within the Education
Global...
By 2009, two decades of war and
widespread displacement left the majority of the population
of Northern Uganda impoverished. This study used a
cluster-randomized design...
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development’s Goal for Gender Equality (SDG5 to: Achieve
Gender Equality and Empower Women and Girls) sets a series
of ambitious targets...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 107932Date: Author:
Hanmer,Lucia C. ;
Elefante,Marina
Global Partnership on Output-Based
Aid's (GPOBA) achievements this year demonstrate the
strong ongoing coordination between the operations and
knowledge aspects of its...
Africa is at a turning point. It has
made remarkable strides, with annual growth averaging around
4.5 percent over the last 20 years. Foreign direct
investment has increased...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 109561Date: Author:
Pusch,Christoph ;
Bedane,Alemseged W Yohannes ;
Agosti,Alexander ;
Carletto,Andre L. ;
Tiwari,Asmita ;
Parvez,Ayaz ;
Dingel,Carl Christian ;
Chararnsuk,Chalida ;
Wielinga,Doekle Geert ;
Muraya,Francis M. ;
Nkoka,Francis Samson ;
Kane,Isabelle Celine ;
Desai,Jayna Kishor ;
Migraine,Jean Baptiste ;
Hounkpe,Koffi ;
Chalude,Laurence Elodie Esther Fanny ;
Corrales,Luis ;
Neilson,Marc C. ;
Prieto Castellanos,Marcel Giovanni ;
Matera,Michel ;
Singh,Prashant ;
Reid,Robert Curle Jesse ;
Morin Floissac,Veronique Marie
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