Corridor efficiency is important to the competitiveness of most of the African economies, especially those that are landlocked. Corridors can be defined as a collection of routes linking several economic...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 43039Date: October 1, 2007Author:
Adzibgey, Yao ;
Kunaka,Charles ;
Mitiku,Tesfamichael Nahusenay
The Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) promotes the development and implementation of sound transport sector policies and strategies, through and with transport sector professionals in...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 41832Date: October 1, 2007
The Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS)-comprising Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and China (Guangxi and Yunnan provinces)-is geographically located among the fast-growing economies of both...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 66316Date: October 1, 2007
The strategic objective of Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) long term development plan is to anchor transport policies and strategies in national strategies for poverty reduction, so...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 43038Date: October 1, 2007Author:
Addis Ababa
Sustainable and significant economic growth is a recent phenomenon, and no country has achieved it without considerable private investment. 18 countries that sustained a high growth rate throughout the...
A successful city cannot operate efficiently in isolation from its environment. It must balance social, economic and environmental needs. A successful city must offer investors security, infrastructure...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 47097Date: October 1, 2007
The main achievement of the Rural Roads Project with regard to gender issues was the improvement of the bridle paths. This was not simply a result of female representation on the Rural Road Committees,...
The main focus of the IDA and IBRD air transport portfolio remained on Africa, where the implementation of the West and Central Africa Air Safety and Security began. Several other projects are implemented...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 43002Date: October 1, 2007
This executive summary is aimed at presenting the main findings of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Framework (ESIAF) for the Greater Cairo Natural Gas Connections Project. The natural gas...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 41793Date: September 27, 2007
At the 2005 Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting in London, the World Bank issued a report examining progress over the previous year, and reiterating the already-known preconditions for growth without...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 41039Date: September 24, 2007
Distance and location are the important determinants of many choices that economists study. Economists often rely on information about these variables that is self-reported by respondents in surveys, although...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 76776Date: September 22, 2007Author:
Gibson,John ;
Mckenzie,David J.
On September 18, 2007, the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a project in the amount of 100 million dollars to finance the Alexandria Development Project.
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 169397Date: September 18, 2007
This report contains the results of a systematic spatial assessment via Geographic Information System (GIS) and spatial econometric tools, and identified hotspots of areas that need urgent policy interventions....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 70751Date: September 5, 2007
This project aims to help national CITES authorities and forest administrations in mahogany producing countries to develop national volume tables for mahogany using the methodology outlined in this report....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 64606Date: September 1, 2007Author:
Kometter,Roberto ;
Maravi,Edgardo
Global Environment Facility (GEF) helps developing countries undertake win win projects to mitigate the effects of climate change by reducing concentrations of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere....
This Transport Note has been prepared as an adjunct to the 2006-07 updating of the World Bank's Railways Databases (www.worldbank.org/railways). It uses the databases for inferences on aggregate trends...
Type: BriefReport#: 42020Date: September 1, 2007Author:
Amos,Paul Frederick ;
Thompson,Louis Stanley
The world is witnessing a sudden growth in production of biofuels, especially those suited for replacing oil like ethanol and biodiesel. This paper synthesizes what the environmental, economic, and policy...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4341Date: September 1, 2007Author:
Rajagopal, Deepak ;
Zilberman,David
This study analyzes CO2 emissions reduction targets for various countries and geopolitical regions by the year 2030 in order to stabilize atmospheric concentrations of CO2 at the level of 450 ppm (550...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4352Date: September 1, 2007Author:
Timilsina,Govinda R.
This paper examines the structure and performance of the services sector in Eastern European and Central Asian countries during 1997-2004. Services represent an increasing share of total value added and...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4357Date: September 1, 2007Author:
Fernandes, Ana M.
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