The objective of the report is to provide an assessment of Turkey's progress with gas distribution projects. The report aims to provide a detailed analysis of Turkey's current experience with gas distribution,...
This Working Paper presents the current trends in maritime transport and port sectors in West and Central Africa (WCA), and proposes several policy recommendations to improve maritime transport and port...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 40954Date: May 1, 2007Author:
Alan Harding ;
Gaël Raballand ;
Gylfi Pálsson
This paper examines recent changes in the structure of Argentine exports and the implications for future growth. The authors find that the current export structure of Argentina is not conducive to future...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4237Date: May 1, 2007Author:
Guerson,Alejandro Daniel ;
Parks,James ;
Parra Torrado,Monica L.
Experts from the governments of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay, who participated in this strategic study for the Southern Cone Gas Pipeline Networks, combined their efforts...
This background paper on young people with disabilities in the Europe and Central Asia Regions (ECA) did not seek to articulate a comprehensive or unitary position on the issues of youth policy for youth...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 40597Date: May 1, 2007Author:
Cuk, Vladimir ;
Pineda,Victor Santiago
This paper has been prepared in accordance with the terms of reference for a study on power system planning in India: incorporating externality costs and benefits. It reviews estimates of the external...
Type: Other Environmental StudyReport#: 68151Date: April 11, 2007
On April 10, 2007, the Board of Directors of the World Bank today approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit of US50 million dollars for the Lagos State Urban Transport project. This...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 169549Date: April 10, 2007
Some of the headings included in this issue of the daily brief economics and financial market commentary newsletter are as follows: activity in services loses momentum in first quarter; In related items;...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 60643Date: April 4, 2007Author:
Riordan, Mick ;
Savescu,Cristina ;
Kim,Eung Ju ;
Streifel,Shane S. ;
DeKleine, Annette
Seven million Peruvians - 23 percent of the country's population - lack access to modern energy services. Most of these residents are located in the Peruvian Amazon, where 95 percent of people have no...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 40241Date: April 1, 2007
Trade preferences are expected to facilitate global market integration and offer the potential for rapid economic growth and poverty reduction for developing countries. But those preferences do not always...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4201Date: April 1, 2007Author:
Iimi,Atsushi
Distance and location are important determinants of many choices that economists study. While these variables can sometimes be obtained from secondary data, economists often rely on information that is...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4195Date: April 1, 2007Author:
Gibson,John David ;
Mckenzie,David J.
In May 2006, the Government of the Solomon Islands placed rural development at the top of its policy agenda. The Solomon Islands Government's May 2006 Policy Framework Document places emphasis on development...
Type: Rural Development AssessmentReport#: 39870Date: April 1, 2007
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), a class of synthetic organic chemicals, are found worldwide in air, water, soil, food-and the fatty tissues of humans and animals. As the interim financial mechanism for...
Part 1 of the paper reviews recent trends in fossil fuel use and associated externalities. It also argues that the recent run-up in international oil prices reflects growing concerns about supply constraints...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4209Date: April 1, 2007Author:
Shalizi,Zmarak
The Norwegian Social Science Research Institute (FAFO) in conjunction with field based teams in five Middle East and North Africa (MNA) region countries worked under the guidance of the World Bank to organize,...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 55746Date: March 31, 2007
This report is a sequel to the Nigerian LP Gas Sector Improvement Study of 2004, which was produced by the World Bank Oil and Gas Policy Division with funding under the Energy Sector Management Assistance...
Type: Mining/Oil and GasReport#: 70674Date: March 31, 2007
The transport results initiative is one of the many activities of the World Bank's transport program, including the infrastructure action plan. The plan seeks to strengthen the commitment to collect and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 45137Date: March 29, 2007
Before the project started, Road No. 13, the backbone of the road system in Lao PDR, was in serious need of improvement. Its gravel surface limited travel speeds to around 35 km per hour. Other provincial...
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