• Fire safety at work
    This fire life and safety you newsletter includes the following headings: be prepared before a fire occurs; if you observe fire, smoke or unusual heat; and prevent fire at work.
    Type: Newsletter Report#: 65057 Date: March 1, 2011
  • Pakistan - Gilgit-Baltistan economic report : broadening the transformation
    Parts of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), the northeastern most administrative region of Pakistan, have been undergoing a dramatic transformation over the last three decades. Given the challenging environment, GB's...
    Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth Study Report#: 74395 Date: March 1, 2011
  • PPIAF assistance in Kenya
    Since 2000 Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) has funded 21 activities in Kenya worth $5.7 million. Three of these activities have been funded under the Sub-National Technical Assistance...
    Type: Brief Report#: 75788 Date: March 1, 2011
  • Economic impacts
    Following the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE), the government of Japan responded promptly to stabilize markets and ensure a swift recovery. Economic activity has since started picking up, thanks in...
    Type: Brief Report#: 80075 Date: March 1, 2011 Author: Fujita, Masafumi ; Hamaguchi, Nobuaki ; Sagara, Junko ; Adam, Bianca
  • Zambia's infrastructure : a continental perspective
    Infrastructure improvements contributed 0.6 percentage points to Zambia's annual per capital GDP growth over the past decade, mostly because of exponential growth in information and communication services....
    Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report#: WPS5599 Date: March 1, 2011 Author: Dominguez Torres, Carolina ; Foster, Vivien
  • Ghana's infrastructure : a continental perspective
    Infrastructure contributed just over one percentage point to Ghana's annual per capital GDP growth during the 2000s. Raising the country’s infrastructure endowment to that of the region's middle-income...
    Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report#: WPS5600 Date: March 1, 2011 Author: Foster, Vivien ; Pushak, Nataliya
  • Tools for improving air quality management : a review of top-down source<BR>apportionment techniques and their application in developing countries
    Building an effective air quality management system (AQMS) requires a process of continual improvement, and the source apportionment techniques described in this report can contribute in a cost effective...
    Type: ESMAP Paper Report#: 81740 Date: March 1, 2011 Author: Johnson, Todd M. ; Guttikunda, Sarath K. ; Wells, Gary J. ; Artaxo Netto, Paulo Eduardo ; Bond, Tami C. ; Russell, Armistead G. ; Watson, John G. ; West, Jason
  • Impact of multiple-taxation on competitiveness in Nigeria
    Nigeria is Africa's most populous country and second largest economy after South Africa. This note is based on a study of the effect of multiple levels of taxation at different jurisdictions (federal,...
    Type: Brief Report#: 63801 Date: March 1, 2011 Author: Hoppe, Mombert ; Pitigala, Upali Nihal
  • Railway reform in South East Europe and Turkey : on the right track?
    The railways of South East Europe and Turkey experienced significant declines in traffic volumes in 2009. This reflected the impact of the international financial crisis unleashed in the last quarter of...
    Type: Other Infrastructure Study Report#: 60223 Date: March 1, 2011 Author: Monsalve, Maria Carolina
  • The World Bank air transport fiscal year 2010 annual report
    The global economic recession of 2009 hit the air transport industry hard. Globally, airlines lost US$ 9.9 billion, passenger traffic fell by 2.1 percent, cargo dropped by 9.8 percent, and industry revenue...
    Type: Annual Report Report#: 67839 Date: March 1, 2011
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of - An analysis of administrative financial, and public service delivery status in decentralized territorial entities
    The overall objective of the study is to support the decentralization implementation process in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by proposing courses of action for improving administrative management...
    Type: Other Infrastructure Study Report#: 68553 Date: February 28, 2011
  • Argentina - Country partnership strategy progress report for the period 2010-2012
    This Country Partnership Strategy Progress Report (CPSPR) assesses the implementation at midpoint of Bank's country partnership strategy with Argentina. The Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) provides...
    Type: Country Partnership Framework Report#: 59222 Date: February 24, 2011
  • Minutes of meeting of the Executive Directors of the Bank and IDA, held on Thursday, February 24, 2011
    Type: Minutes Report#: 61632 Date: February 24, 2011
  • Bangladesh - Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project : summary of discussion
    The Executive Directors approved the Credit for the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Project for the Peoples' Republic of Bangladesh in the amount of SDR779.3 million (US$1.2 billion equivalent) on the terms...
    Type: Board Summary Report#: 59874 Date: February 24, 2011
  • The Afghanistan mining sector as a driver of sustainable growth : benefits and opportunities for large-scale mining
    This study attempts to quantify the benefits that could be obtained for the country of Afghanistan from the developments of the Aynak copper and Hajigak iron ore deposits and to discuss policies and programs-based...
    Type: Mining/Oil and Gas Report#: 68259 Date: February 22, 2011
  • Reforming the rails in FYR Macedonia
    In order to establish the regulatory framework for a market with more than one operator, Jankulovski’s Infrastructure Company published a network statement describing the transport services available,...
    Type: Brief Report#: 99827 Date: February 16, 2011
  • DECPG Weekly Global Economic Brief
    Some of the headings included in this issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG) weekly global economic newsletter are as follows: the current political turmoil in the Middle East and North...
    Type: Newsletter Report#: 89631 Date: February 10, 2011
  • Chile - Country partnership strategy completion report (CPSCR) review for the period FY2007-10 : IEG review
    This review examines the implementation of the country partnership strategy (CPS) that was discussed by the Board on April 24, 2007 and covered the period July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2010, as well as...
    Type: CAS Completion Report Review Report#: 89061 Date: February 9, 2011
  • Rwanda - Country assistance strategy progress report
    This Country Assistance Strategy Progress Report (CAS PR) assesses the implementation of the World Bank's FY09-12 Country Assistance Strategy (CAS) for Rwanda. The CAS supports flagship programs on growth...
    Type: Country Partnership Framework Report#: 58075 Date: February 9, 2011
  • Peru's downstream natural gas sector : a preliminary assessment
    This study assesses the natural gas market in Peru. In the process of evaluating the downstream market, the study identifies opportunities for meeting the Government’s aspirational goals with respect to...
    Type: Energy Study Report#: 69289 Date: February 7, 2011
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