Africa's share of global exports has dropped by 50 percent over the last three decades. To stem this decline, aid for trade to the region has increased rapidly in recent years. Assistance can target improvements...
This Country Partnership Strategy Progress Report (CASPR) assesses the implementation of the World Bank's FY09-12 Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for the Central African Republic (CAR). The CPS was...
Type: Country Partnership FrameworkReport#: 59674Date: May 26, 2011
The objectives of the Adaptable Program Loan for the West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Project are to increase the geographical reach of broadband networks and to reduce costs of communications...
The Executive Directors approved a loan and two credits for the Da Nang - Quang Ngai Expressway Development Project for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the amounts of an US$ 470.49 million and SDR...
Type: Board SummaryReport#: 62136Date: May 24, 2011
The Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) is a forum for discussion and debate of important policy issues facing developing countries. The conferences emphasize the contribution...
Type: PublicationReport#: 61894Date: May 17, 2011Author:
Lin, Justin Yifu [editor] ;
Pleskovic, Boris ;
Yoon, Jeung-Hyun ;
Sakong, Il ;
Krueger, Anne O. ;
Johnson, Simon ;
Robinson, James A. ;
Hofman, Bert ;
Chang, Ha-Joon ;
Polenske, Karen R. ;
Dasgupta, Partha Sarathi ;
Aoki, Masahiko ;
Tommasi, Mariano ;
Park, Yung Chul ;
Aizenman, Joshua ;
Lee, Jong-Wha ;
Claessens, Stijn ;
Cho, Yoon Je ;
Zanalda, Giovanni ;
Zettelmeyer, Jeromin ;
Lane, Philip R. ;
Chung, Sungchul ;
Dethier, Jean-Jacques ;
Gelb, Alan Harold ;
Fardoust, Shahrokh ;
Lee, Young Geol
This Country Partnership Strategy Progress Report (CPSPR) comes at a critical juncture for Poland, as it is about to assume the Presidency of the European Union (EU). Central to the Bank's program for...
Type: Country Partnership FrameworkReport#: 61315Date: May 9, 2011
This Results Profile talks about providing safe and reliable roads for the people of Papua New Guinea. A large part of Papua New Guinea's road network was in poor condition, and for many people travelling...
This progress report assesses implementation of the Bank's FY10-12 Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) for the Republic of Congo at mid-term. The CPS' primary objective is to make a critical contribution...
Type: CAS Progress ReportReport#: 60727Date: May 2, 2011
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Southern Africa Office of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) working...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 66940Date: May 1, 2011Author:
Pinard, Michael Ian
The purpose of the BOOST project (started by the World Bank in early 2010) is to enhance the transparency and efficiency of public spending across the globe by improving access to government expenditure...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 67687Date: May 1, 2011
This policy note examines the current role of clearing and forwarding agents within the international trade logistics chain in the East African Community (EAC), this note discusses policies, particularly...
Type: BriefReport#: 63804Date: May 1, 2011Author:
Arnold, John ;
Mathenge, John Kibira ;
Dihel, Nora Carina ;
Strychacz, Nicholas Graham Reiss
This report sets out various options for regulatory reform of the Indian port sector. The terms of reference from The World Bank require the Author making recommendations to the Ministry of Finance (Department...
Between 2000 and 2005 infrastructure made a net contribution of only 0.3 percentage points to the improved per capita growth performance of Niger, one of the lowest in Sub-Saharan Africa. Raising the country's...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 62800Date: May 1, 2011Author:
Domínguez-Torres, Carolina ;
Foster, Vivien
The challenges faced by Indonesia in creating a robust Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program are similar to those faced by many other middle-income countries. This paper provides a gap analysis for...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 75094Date: May 1, 2011Author:
Delmon, Jeffrey John ;
Hahm, Hongjoo J. ;
Wibisono, Andri
This note explores the role of regional integration in addressing Burundi's trade and development challenges. It presents Burundi's main export and import challenges and discusses the role of regional...
Type: BriefReport#: 63806Date: May 1, 2011Author:
Dihel, Nora Carina
Infrastructure contributed 1.3 percentage points to Burkina Faso's annual per capita gross domestic product (GDP) growth over the past decade, much of it due to improvements in information and communication...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 63098Date: May 1, 2011Author:
Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia M. ;
Dominguez Torres, Carolina
This paper develops an innovative 21 sector computable general equilibrium model of Armenia to assess the impact on Armenia of a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with the European Union, as...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5662Date: May 1, 2011Author:
Jensen, Jesper ;
Tarr, David G.
This study is part of the ongoing dialogue on reforming trade logistics, and facilitating trade and transportation in Central and South Asian countries. It presents key findings from several rounds of...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 66943Date: May 1, 2011
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