The Sub-Saharan Africa Refinery Study evaluates the effects of improved fuel specifications on refiningoperations and air quality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The improved fuel specifications would reduce...
Type: Mining/Oil and GasReport#: 70690Date: September 1, 2009
The Sub-Saharan Africa Refinery Study evaluates the effects of improved fuel specifications on refiningoperations and air quality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The improved fuel specifications would reduce...
Type: Mining/Oil and GasReport#: 70690Date: September 1, 2009
After a century of political centralization in Colombia, the first public election of city mayors in 19861 began a decentralization trend, which was later reinforced by a constitutional reform in 1991....
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 59559Date: September 1, 2009Author:
Gomez Rodriguez,Rafael ;
Olivera,Mauricio ;
Velasco Rodriguez,Mario Andres
Africa's first bus rapid transit (BRT) scheme began operations on March 17, 2008, in Lagos, Nigeria. Called 'BRT-Lite', it is a form of the BRT system, but it is not of the highest specification like the...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 53497Date: September 1, 2009Author:
Mobereola, Dayo
The use of expert or qualitative surveys to rank countries business investment conditions is widespread. However, within the economic literature there are concerns about measurement error and endogeneity...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5054Date: September 1, 2009Author:
Hallward-Driemeier,Mary C. ;
Aterido,Reyes
Expanding international trade is an important avenue for growth and development in low-income countries. In addition to increasing the quantity of existing export flows, many countries seek to diversify...
Type: BriefReport#: 51634Date: September 1, 2009Author:
Brenton,Paul ;
Walkenhorst,Peter
Based on extensive data collection in Uganda, this paper demonstrates that the rural access index, as defined today, should not be a government objective because the benefit of such investment is minimal,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS5036Date: September 1, 2009Author:
Macchi,Patricia Paula ;
Merotto,Dino Leonardo ;
Petracco,Carly Kathleen ;
Raballand,Gael J. R. F.
In this issue: the panel's 15th anniversary; the World Bank?s annual meeting; case update: Ghana; case update: Albania; case update: Uganda; Bangkok outreach; meeting accountability mechanisms; and new...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 51378Date: September 1, 2009
The World Bank’s Disability and Development Team is a part of the Bank’s Human Development Network. We have commissioned Tom Rickert, the founder of an NGO with twenty years of experience working on accessible...
Type: ReportReport#: 154086Date: September 1, 2009
Roads are the arteries that are the lifeblood for a healthy economic development leading the way for improvements in the standard of living for the poor. Rural communities especially, have little opportunity...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 51949Date: September 1, 2009
The centers of Beitbridge, between South Africa and Zimbabwe, and Chirundu, between Zimbabwe and Zambia, are the busiest border posts on the North-South corridor. Around 220 heavy goods vehicles transit...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 53498Date: September 1, 2009Author:
Curtis, Barney
The Sub-Saharan Africa Refinery Study evaluates the effects of improved fuel specifications on refiningoperations and air quality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The improved fuel specifications would reduce...
Type: Mining/Oil and GasReport#: 70690Date: September 1, 2009
Jordan is a small, middle-income, open economy, with a limited natural resources base and active trade flows. As the integration of Jordan in the World Economy progresses, enhancing Jordan's environmental...
Type: Country Environmental Analysis (CEA)Report#: 47829Date: August 18, 2009
The recent rapid increases in global oil prices seriously impacted world economies. Despite a more recent price decrease, many countries are aiming to transition to more energy efficient technologies,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 50034Date: August 13, 2009
This press release announces that Uganda can harness its central location in the East African region to promote regional integration and development, and offer greater opportunities for its people, World...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 167546Date: August 13, 2009
This press release announces on August 6, 2009, that in her first country visit to the MENA region since her appointment, the World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa Region visited...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165408Date: August 6, 2009
This press release announces on August 6, 2009, the World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick following week begins a three-nation African tour to encourage investor and donor support to help the world’s...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 168933Date: August 6, 2009
This press release announces on August 4, 2009, that the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved two loans totaling three hundred twenty million US dollars for Colombia. These loans aims to...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165755Date: August 4, 2009
Nepal is a country at a crossroads. Nepal's decade-long conflict formally ended in November 2006 and the country is now in transition from conflict to peace and from a monarchy to a republic. This moment...
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