This study is a supporting document for the GEF Regional Project on Sustainable Transportation. It is the first published document that compiles and synthesizes air quality information and is the first...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 39231Date: September 1, 2006Author:
Lopez-Silva, Juan Andres ;
Della Maggiora,Carla
This report summarizes the findings of Investment Climate Assessments (ICAs) carried out for all countries in the South Asia region. It compares South Asian countries to countries in other regions, analyzes...
Type: Investment Climate Assessment (ICA)Report#: 71514Date: September 1, 2006
The governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina should build on progress achieved and move forward with determination to address the key fiscal challenges. This Public Expenditure and Institutional Review presents...
Type: Public Expenditure ReviewReport#: 36156Date: September 1, 2006
This article highlights some of the findings from recent analytical work that has been carried out in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, notably a number of promising practices that are being...
Type: BriefReport#: 37786Date: September 1, 2006Author:
Brushett,Stephen Jeremy ;
John-Abraham,Indu
The project, with an IDA credit of US$30 million, and a total of $60 million was implemented by the government between 1998 and 2004. It was jointly financed by KFW $7m; IFAD, $10; GoG $7.1m; District...
As governments turn to the private sector to provide services once delivered by the public sector, they must learn new skills. An increasingly common way to provide the new capacities needed is to establish...
Type: ViewpointReport#: 37575Date: September 1, 2006Author:
Dhingra,Inderbir Singh ;
Dutz,Mark Andrew ;
Harris,Clive G. ;
Shugart,Christopher
Private sector management and financing of airports has continued to expand in developing countries. Long-term concessions for airports are the predominant model today, with governments often taking a...
Type: BriefReport#: 37551Date: September 1, 2006Author:
Andrew,Douglas R. ;
Dochia,Silviu
The travel industry is undergoing enormous change driven by the growth of the internet. It is now estimated that over 70 percent of travelers in the United States use the internet to research their trips...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 38231Date: September 1, 2006
Investment commitments to infrastructure projects with private participation grew in 2005, but the number of infrastructure projects reaching financial closure fell, according to just-released data from...
Swaziland has been experiencing a long-term decline in economic growth, rising poverty and a widespread HIV/AIDS epidemic, all in part related to past policy choices. This report, composed of two volumes,...
Type: Public Expenditure ReviewReport#: 35318Date: August 31, 2006
Poland's economic growth and transition to a market economy have significantly increased the number of cars on its roads and tested the government's ability to keep up with the demand for more, better,...
On August 24, 2006, the World Bank’s Board of Directors today approved a US74 million dollars loan to assist the Paraguayan authorities to improve road infrastructure management and maintenance in Paraguay.
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 168610Date: August 24, 2006
This World Bank technical team report provides an updated assessment of movement and access for goods and people in WBG, which was initiated by the World Bank after the December 2004 Ad Hoc Liaison Committee...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 40461Date: August 15, 2006
On August 14, 2006, on the occasion of the XVI International AIDS Conference, being held in Toronto, August 13th-18th, development institutions from across the globe announced today that they have come...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164490Date: August 14, 2006
The objective of this report for Mexico's competitiveness is to inform policy makers, the private sector, and the public at large about competitiveness priorities and shortcomings in Mexico, and to point...
Type: PSD, Privatization and Industrial PolicyReport#: 35388Date: August 10, 2006
Djibouti recent windfall in military-related revenues and new investments in the port may have a limited impact in the rest of the economy in the absence of policy reforms. Increased poverty and unemployment...
Type: Country Economic MemorandumReport#: 33115Date: August 10, 2006
On August, 9, 2006, H.E. El-Zubair Ahmed El Hassan, Minister of Finance and National Economy and the World Bank Vice President for Africa Region, Mr. Gobind Nankani have officially inaugurated today the...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164732Date: August 9, 2006
Malawi made a promising start after its first-multi party elections in 1994. Economic performance improved initially in response to the new strategy, emphasizing small-holder agriculture and reliance on...
The objective of this study was to look at some of the key factors impacting on the micro, small and medium enterprise (SMME) sector in South Africa and to be able to assess whether incentives have, in...
The rise in oil prices and the associated increase in the prices of petroleum products that has occurred since the beginning of 2004 are having adverse effects on the users of petroleum products in all...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: ESM323Date: August 1, 2006Author:
Bacon,Robert W. ;
Kojima,Masami
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