Education is a powerful driver of development and is one of the strongest instruments for reducing poverty and improving peace and stability. The Millennium development goals have ushered in unprecedented...
This story highlights an Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) report provides publicly available data on traditionally opaque sector in Myanmar. EITI provides an avenue for public engagement...
Leaders set goal of expanding carbon pricing to cover 25 percent of global emissions by 2020, and achieving 50 percent coverage within the next decade. Global cooperation on carbon pricing must be widened,...
This brief provides an update on the development and aid situation in Afghanistan. Economic growth is estimated at 1.5 percent in 2015, slightly up from 1.3 percent in 2014. The fiscal position improved...
Type: BriefReport#: 178848Date: April 20, 2016Author:
World Bank
The collapse of the bridge of the river La Theme in Mirebelais during hurricane Hanna in 2008 had cut the city of Mirebalais in the department of central Haiti in half. For nearly two years, students,...
Type: BriefReport#: 179585Date: April 19, 2016Author:
World Bank
Supported by IDA’s technical assistance since 2009, Pakistan has established the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), a flagship national safety net system, which is one of the largest in South Asia....
Type: BriefReport#: 179408Date: April 18, 2016Author:
World Bank
Mandated by the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, as an outcome of the third international conference on financing for development, the global infrastructure forum is being established by the MDBs to help bridge...
This story highlights from Europe and Central Asia to East Asia and the Pacific, rapid aging - increased life expectancy and lower fertility rates - puts enormous pressures on societies. Aging economies...
Agro-meteorological stations across Afghanistan are providing farmers vital information on climatic and soil conditions, enabling them to grow and irrigate their crops more effectively. Five newly installed...
Type: BriefReport#: 178923Date: April 12, 2016Author:
World Bank
The rising demand and cost for health service delivery in Turkey is straining the nationalhealth system. In Turkey, health delivery systems are primarily government controlled, withpublic hospitals accounting...
Type: BriefReport#: 104856Date: April 11, 2016Author:
Ghannam,Nadine Shamounki ;
Rosca,Olga
In many countries today, primary and secondary school enrolment rates are the same for boys andgirls. Two-thirds of all countries have reached gender parity in primary enrolment. Globally, however, 62...
The high cost of extending Internet service beyond urban areas and the relatively low number of potential subscribers has combined to stall the expansion of this enabling technology in much of the developing...
The World Bank Group's Country Strategy Framework for Bangladesh for 2016 to 2020 will support Bangladesh to achieve its vision of attaining middle-income status by 2021. Job creation is Bangladesh’s top...
Type: BriefReport#: 179399Date: April 7, 2016Author:
World Bank
The Queen Alia Airport is Jordan’s main international airport and a key component of the country’s transport, trade and tourism infrastructure. In 2007, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) served...
Many small developing states facing climate and social vulnerabilities are struggling to develop high quality, efficient and accessible infrastructure. While private investment in infrastructure is not...
Type: BriefReport#: 179588Date: April 7, 2016Author:
World Bank
This brief provides a snapshot of Moldova’s economy, specifically recent developments, the outlook, and risks and challenges. It also discusses the World Bank Group Country Partnership Strategy for the...
Type: BriefReport#: 179751Date: April 7, 2016Author:
World Bank
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. The project is intended to ease...
Type: BriefReport#: 104854Date: April 6, 2016Author:
Ghannam,Nadine Shamounki ;
Ferriter,John P.
The Government of Senegal awarded SENAC S.A. the concession to design, build, financeand operate the expansion of the existing Dakar toll road. This expansion will connectcentral Dakar with the new international...
Type: BriefReport#: 104855Date: April 6, 2016Author:
Ghannam,Nadine Shamounki ;
Phillips,John
Tourism is a major contributor to the Croatian economy and a key driver of employment. The Zagreb International Airport, built in 1962, had gone through several stages of expansion. However, by 2009 it...
Type: BriefReport#: 104849Date: April 6, 2016Author:
Ghannam,Nadine Shamounki
Pakistan has been facing a severe power deficit for several years, with daily load shedding of around six hours in several urban areas and more in rural areas. Gulpur Hydropower Plant involves construction...
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