This report focuses on the goal of accelerating Pakistan's economic growth, and on the related challenge of strengthening export competitiveness. It emphasizes that macroeconomic stability is and must...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 35499Date: April 25, 2006
Tax systems influence the volume and location of firms' investments. Tax policy instruments are widely used by developing and industrial countries alike to stimulate investments in industry and technology....
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 35934Date: April 19, 2006
On April 11, 2006, the World Bank’s Board of Directors today approved a 16 million dollars grant to promote income-generating opportunities for small farmers, who represent the majority of the rural productive...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 168252Date: April 11, 2006
The rationale for public investment in rural roads is that households can better exploit agricultural and nonagricultural opportunities to use labor and capital more efficiently. But significant knowledge...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3875Date: April 1, 2006Author:
Bakht,Zaid ;
Khandker,Shahidur R. ;
Koolwal,Gayatri B.
A key measure of the effectiveness of public spending on infrastructure is the extent to which it benefits poor people. In recent years policymakers and development practitioners have increasingly sought...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 36652Date: April 1, 2006Author:
Halpern,Jonathan D. ;
Mumssen,Yogita
This Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility Quarterly Report includes: highlights of some activities approved in FY06 Q4; PPIAF Annual Meeting 2006; select news and regional events during the...
Recent research highlights the relationship between economic development and productive diversification, which may be hindered by market failures. After identifying stages of diversification in disaggregated...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3872Date: April 1, 2006Author:
Klinger,Bailey ;
Lederman,Daniel
Developing country investors have emerged as a major source of investment finance for infrastructure projects with private participation. The potential role of this investor class is encouraging. For...
Type: BriefReport#: 37539Date: April 1, 2006Author:
Schur,Michael ;
Von Klaudy,Stephan K.L. ;
Dellacha,Georgina
This study takes as its point of departure that tax regimes are one of the pillars of the investment climate and thus it has a strong impact on economic growth. Unlike most investigations into the tax...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 38033Date: April 1, 2006
This report examines the implications of spatial heterogeneity - the uneven distribution of poverty, growth, and environmental assets - for policy. Its goal is to inform a wide set of policies that are...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 36793Date: April 1, 2006
Trade costs and nontariff barriers are at the forefront of discussions on competitiveness and expanding trade opportunities for developing countries. This paper provides a summary overview of data and...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3899Date: April 1, 2006Author:
Bagai,Shweta ;
Wilson,John S.
The Shaanxi Ankang Road Development Project contains two parts: Ankang-Maoba expressway (AME) and 108 county and village roads in the rural areas (Local Roads - LRS) of China. Each phase of the AME has...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 36859Date: April 1, 2006
This paper lays out the big issues that affect regional cooperation and development in the wider Central Asia region, and analyzes in greater detail areas where there appear to be good prospects for progress...
A strong expansion in internal demand continues to drive economic growth in Russia, although a slowdown in most manufacturing and tradable sectors is becoming increasingly visible. Preliminary data for...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 36066Date: April 1, 2006
On March 29 2006, the World Bank is committed to assisting India confront 'the tremendous challenges of its ambitious urban renewal vision' in ways that strengthen the country’s march against poverty,...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164734Date: March 29, 2006
This present Update is the first annual progress report, and presents project status and key developments since project approval. It reflects the findings and assessment of a recent joint management mission...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 35736Date: March 28, 2006
The third Annual Progress Report of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (Strategy Paper) was prepared by the Government of the Republic of Rwanda, and reviews the Strategy Paper's implementation, highlighting...
Type: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)Report#: 35386Date: March 27, 2006
This Third Annual Progress Report covers the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) implementation during 2005. It covers a period of improved fiscal performance and accelerated implementation of structural...
Type: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)Report#: 35461Date: March 20, 2006
El Salvador, a small country with limited national resources, needs to grow through its main comparative advantage, which is its strong culture of competitive businesses. To do so, however, the government...
Type: Country Environmental Analysis (CEA)Report#: 35226Date: March 20, 2006
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