Energy Intensive Sectors of the Indian Economy: Path to Low Carbon Development is the product of a collaborative effort between the World Bank and the Government of India, under the overall leadership...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 77153Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Lvovsky, Kseniya
This environmental assessment for the Ghana Urban Transport Project aims to improve the quality of life. A wide range of social benefits arise as a result of road development or road improvement interventions....
Type: Board ReportReport#: 39521Date: January 1, 2007
The Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) funding for projects in fiscal 2007 totaled $17.4 million and went to 36 countries as well as to regional and global activities. Those considered...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 43137Date: January 1, 2007
The country profile for Nigeria is based on data from the enterprise surveys conducted by the World Bank in 2007. The enterprise surveys focus on the many factors that shape the decisions of firms to invest....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 47235Date: January 1, 2007
The country profile for Mozambique is based on data from the enterprise surveys conducted by the World Bank in 2007. The enterprise surveys focus on the many factors that shape the decisions of firms to...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 47234Date: January 1, 2007
The 2006 Annual Meeting of the Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) Stakeholders took place in Maseru, Lesotho, from 28 October to 3 November 2006, hosted by the Ministry of Public Works...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 39225Date: January 1, 2007
The survey on Lao private sector and investment climate covered 303 firms in six sectors and seven provinces (Vientiane City, Oudomxay, Luang Prabang, Luangnamtha, Xayaboury, Savannakhet, and Champassack)....
Type: Investment Climate Assessment (ICA)Report#: 41845Date: January 1, 2007
The Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE) is one of the best-known conferences for the presentation and discussion of new knowledge on development. It is an opportunity for many of the...
Type: PublicationReport#: 41446Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Bourguignon, Francois (editor) ;
Pleskovic, Boris (editor)
This report addresses the issues associated with trade in liquid biofuels is a second Energy Sector Management Assistance Program report on biofuels, and part of a broader assessment of bioenergy undertaken...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 40238Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Kojima, Masami ;
Mitchell, Donald ;
Ward, William A.
Implementation of the 2006 Work plan enhanced progress towards achieving the objective of the long-term development plan (LTDP) to anchor transport in poverty reduction. The SSATP partnership was strengthened,...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 40955Date: January 1, 2007
There are four main messages that emerge from this book. First, no matter how authors look at the issue, remittances are extremely important in the Latin American context. With remittances estimated to...
Type: PublicationReport#: 42699Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Fajnzylber, Pablo ;
Lopez, J. Humberto
This paper examines opportunities for Sub-Saharan African countries to effectively participate in globalization, particularly given the increasing interest of China and India in Sub-Saharan Africa. How...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS4112Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Matthijs, Matthias M. ;
Subramanian, Uma
This evaluation examines the track record of the regional development programs that the World Bank has supported over the past 10 years. While these are relatively few in number, together they offer valuable...
Type: PublicationReport#: 39991Date: January 1, 2007
International Finance Corporation (IFC), with the support of the European Commission, presents the results of the tenth survey of the business environment in Ukraine. The goal of this survey was to assess...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 41977Date: January 1, 2007
The objectives of the project - a credit of US$ 28.5 million equivalent over the period 2001-05 - were to: (i) improve decentralized local government and capacity; (ii) establish participatory and decentralized...
Type: BriefReport#: 38492Date: January 1, 2007Author:
Munasinghe, P. C. Mohan
The economic impact of increase in gas prices has been the topic of much analysis. Researchers are hampered in their efforts by the lack of transparency in the energy sector, which means, for example,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 47375Date: December 29, 2006Author:
Raiser, Martin ;
Piontkivsky, Ruslan
The Bank, in coordination with the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity (MoE), has agreed to finance the rehabilitation of two generating units (currently out of order) in an already existing power plant located...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 38303Date: December 27, 2006
The Government of Niger has continued to implement its reform agenda for the third and fourth year, which is grounded on the four pillars of its Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) launched in January 2002....
Type: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)Report#: 38271Date: December 15, 2006
Any serious attempt to address the issues of the rural sector in Georgia will require the development of a comprehensive and coherent strategy, together with an action plan, for a program of rural infrastructure...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 38199Date: December 14, 2006
Any serious attempt to address the issues of the rural sector in Georgia will require the development of a comprehensive and coherent strategy, together with an action plan, for a program of rural infrastructure...
Type: Other Infrastructure StudyReport#: 38199Date: December 14, 2006
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