In April, 2008 the World Bank and the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) commenced a study with the following objectives: (i) to assess fiduciary and operational risks in LGED's management...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 68305Date: October 1, 2009
This review of new private participation in infrastructure (PPI) projects, covering the period up to June 2009, sheds some light on the recent activity and the short-term impact of the financial crisis,...
This paper is about ICP: equipment survey. Some of the product names included in this paper is: air compressor; diesel engine; marine diesel; air conditioning; crawler dozer; dumper; hydraulic excavator;...
The standard procedure used in ICP 2005 for estimating PPPs for machinery and equipment involved collecting prices for about 100 core products that had been selected by the Global Office and had been specified...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 90837Date: September 30, 2009Author:
Blades,Derek
Libya's 2008-12 development programs is the biggest and most ambitious Public Investment Program (PIP) ever. Public expenditure has also been pro-poor. Past outcomes show that Libyan authorities have worked...
Type: Public Expenditure ReviewReport#: 45019Date: September 30, 2009
This press release announces on September 29, 2009, that the economic slowdown, through lower incomes and higher unemployment, has affected the lives of the majority of families in the five largest urban...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165140Date: September 29, 2009
This press release announces that the World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved the Mauritius Infrastructure Project on September 24, 2009. This International Bank for Reconstruction and Development...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165562Date: September 24, 2009
The Status of Projects in Execution (SOPE) report for FY06 provides information on all International Bank and Rural Development (IBRD)/International Development Association (IDA) projects that were active...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 50053Date: September 19, 2009
The objective of this study is to contribute to the ongoing dialogue on police reform in Kenya, where poor police services are eroding the state's capacity to protect people and property, thereby limiting...
Type: Other Public Sector StudyReport#: 44515Date: September 16, 2009
The main general objective of this study is to promote a deeper understanding of municipal finance in the West Bank and Gaza, including identification of the key issues that local governments currently...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 52437Date: September 15, 2009
In spite of its huge developmental challenges, Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) is on an increasingly sustainable growth path with rising opportunities to build on reforms achieved so far. This small,...
This press release announces that the World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved one hundred forty-seven million US Dollars IBRD loan for the Third East-West Highway Project (TEWHIP) for Georgia...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 166998Date: September 10, 2009
This press release announces that the World Bank Group Board of Directors on September 10, 2009, discussed a (CPS) with Georgia, which provides the framework guiding tie World Bank Group's assistance to...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 168944Date: September 10, 2009
This press release announces on September 2, 2009, that China is taking decisive action to help stabilize the world economy and is persisting with efforts to re-balance its economy towards greater domestic...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165071Date: September 2, 2009
Overall, the macroeconomic indicators for FY09 suggest that Bangladesh has weathered the global economic crisis well so far. Low integration with the world economy helped cushion Bangladesh from the negative...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 51606Date: September 1, 2009Author:
Hussain, Zahid ;
Moorty,Lalita M.
This report has been prepared by Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) as part of the sustainable investing program of IFC's environment and social development...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 52191Date: September 1, 2009
This sourcebook is part of a broader program on governance and corruption in the transport sector. The Sourcebook is meant as a resource to sector practitioners to assess the extent and risks of corruption...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 51748Date: September 1, 2009Author:
Ehrhardt,David ;
Chloë Oliver ;
Kenny,Charles J.
Mitigation investments in long-lived capital stock (LLKS) differ from other types of mitigation investments in that, once established, LLKS can lock-in a stream of emissions for extended periods of time....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5063Date: September 1, 2009Author:
Shalizi,Zmarak ;
Lecocq,Franck Michel
Climate change is anthropogenic - the product of billions of acts of daily consumption. That solutions need to be anthropogenic too is well accepted. Yet, suggested solutions are normally cast in the realms...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5058Date: September 1, 2009Author:
Liverani,Andrea
Six emerging economies, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and South Africa, are proactively seeking to identify opportunities and related financial, technical, and policy requirements to move towards...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 52123Date: September 1, 2009
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