Kosovo's energy and mining sectors were once the mainstays of its economy. However, a decade of ethnic conflict left this industry in a dire state, and in a great need for rehabilitation and new investments....
Type: Board ReportReport#: 71766Date: January 1, 2012
The government faces difficult trade-offs as it attempts to increase current low levels of tax revenue (16 percent of gross domestic product (GDP)) without discouraging investment, distorting incentives...
Delhi, officially known as the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, was the second-largest metropolis in India and the eighth-largest metropolis in the world. An estimated 16 million people lived...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 73742Date: January 1, 2012Author:
Agarwal, Om Prakash ;
Gomez-Ibanez, Jose A.
In many Russian cities, these growing demands for mobility are not adequately met by the existing urban transport infrastructure and services. Most municipalities have had difficulties in planning and...
Type: Other Urban StudyReport#: 73228Date: January 1, 2012Author:
Oh, Jung Eun ;
Gwilliam, Kenneth M. ;
Podolske, Richard C. ;
Agarwal, Om Prakash
The financial crisis that hit the Republic of Korea in the second half of 1997 had a devastating impact on its economy, causing the worst recession since the Korean War era. To address the fundamental...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 93356Date: January 1, 2012Author:
Kim, Jay-Hyung
Madinah, Saudi Arabia, is a major destination point for pilgrims and a designated center for knowledge-based industry in the country. The Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Inter¬national Airport, which serves...
Agriculture sector growth has made a powerful contribution to post-war economic recovery in Tajikistan, accounting for approximately one third of overall economic growth from 1998 to 2004. Sector output...
Type: Other Agricultural StudyReport#: 68418Date: January 1, 2012
Swaziland is a lower middle-income country with the highest HIV/AIDS prevalence in the world. An area that has received some scrutiny in recent years is the financing by the government of Swaziland of...
Type: Other Health StudyReport#: 45868Date: January 1, 2012
This is the third edition of Connecting to Compete, a report summarizing the findings from the new dataset for the 2012 Logistics Performance Index (LPI) and its component indicators. Based on a worldwide...
Type: Knowledge Economy StudyReport#: 70417Date: January 1, 2012Author:
Arvis, Jean Francois ;
Antoci, Monica Alina ;
Ojala, Lauri M. ;
Saslavsky, Daniel Mario ;
Shepherd, Benjamin A.
Some of the headings included in this newsletter of the World Bank in India are: innovations in transport sector projects; more and better jobs in South Asia; development dialogue: disaster prevention...
Vietnam's economic emergence is perhaps best experienced along its rural roads: over 175,000 km of pavement, rubble and dirt track extend to two-thirds of the country's population and nearly all of the...
This study is timely because several investments are planned for container terminals in Sub-Saharan Africa. From a public policy perspective, disentangling the reasons behind cargo delays in ports is crucial...
Type: PublicationReport#: 68014Date: January 1, 2012Author:
Beuran, Monica ;
Isik, Gozde ;
Raballand, Gael J. R. F. ;
Refas, Salim
Arab countries face a number of food security risks due to their high dependence on wheat imports. This study explores ways in which countries can mitigate these risks. The authors evaluate the wheat import...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 68075Date: January 1, 2012Author:
Battat, Michelle L. ;
Erekat, Dana Mohamed ;
Lampietti, Julian A. ;
De Hartog, Arnold H. ;
Michaels, Sean David
IFC granted a loan to partly finance Orissa Cement Limited (OCL), an Indian cement manufacturer, to expand its capacity and set up a Greenfield plant. This created about 300 direct jobs and 7,200 indirect...
This report argues that sustained growth is necessary to achieve the urgent development needs of the world's poor and that there is substantial scope for growing cleaner without growing slower. Green growth...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 69125Date: January 1, 2012
This report, City Development Strategy for Can Tho, was completed to portray the long term development strategy for the city of Can Tho in the Republic of Vietnam. The report states that within the next...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 68757Date: January 1, 2012
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