Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe Program (TTFSE's) main objectives are: (a) to reduce non-tariff costs to trade and transport, and (b) to reduce smuggling and corruption at border crossings....
Type: Working PaperReport#: 39295Date: January 1, 2006Author:
Eriksson,John R. ;
Michalopoulos, Costas
The 2006 Annual Report on Operations Evaluation (AROE) updates the actions taken since the 2004 and 2005 AROEs to strengthen the results focus in monitoring and evaluation (M&E). First, it analyzes the...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 38284Date: January 1, 2006
This annual report includes some of the following headings: message from the program manager; overview of operations in 2006; regional and global activities in 2006; finances and resource mobilization;...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 98827Date: January 1, 2006
These guidelines are intended for people engaged in social development in developing countries and are interested in michinoeki (roadside stations) as a development tool, and for those who already plan...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 35683Date: January 1, 2006Author:
Yokota,Toshiyuki
This is a report by two international consultant companies who contracted with the World Bank to undertake Phase 1 of a two phase project to implement a pilot trial of Performance Based Contracting (PBC)...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 37179Date: January 1, 2006Author:
Opus International Consultants Limited ;
MWH NZ Limited
The country profile for Ethiopia is based on data from the enterprise surveys conducted by the World Bank in 2006. The enterprise surveys focus on the many factors that shape the decisions of firms to...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 47233Date: January 1, 2006
This Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility Quarterly Report includes: notable regional developments during the quarter; call for proposals and new activities approved; and next call for proposal...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 41728Date: January 1, 2006
This study gives priority to five sectors, chosen because of important contribution to current output and production and for their potential for growth and new investment: agriculture, mining, manufacturing,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 38032Date: January 1, 2006
The Urban Sector Rehabilitation Project (URSP) consisted of a large program of infrastructure rehabilitation works and institutional reform activities covering 8 project towns - Arusha, Iringa, Morogoro,...
Based on a number of background studies on the urban transport problems facing China's large cities, this report summarizes the diagnostic analyses of these problems with a focus on the associated institutional...
Type: Other Urban StudyReport#: 37181Date: January 1, 2006Author:
Liu,Zhi ;
Smith,Graham Martin
This paper lays out how social development can help enhance the quality of infrastructure operations and avoid potential risks. This note (1) reviews major challenges for sustainable infrastructure, (2)...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 49410Date: January 1, 2006
The objective of this report is twofold: to provide a comprehensive assessment of the state of regulatory governance in infrastructure industries in Brazil and to suggest possible indicators for future...
Type: PublicationReport#: 36306Date: January 1, 2006Author:
Correa,Paulo Guilherme ;
Barreto Campelo De Melo,Marcus Andre ;
Machado Mueller,Bernardo ;
Pereira,Juan Carlos
The ILO Better Factories Cambodia program has been monitoring garment factories in Cambodia since 2001. Despite improvements during that time, there remain areas which require further investigation and...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 40042Date: January 1, 2006
In a post-conflict environment, attracting new foreign and domestic firms is central to private sector development. Existing firms at the end of sustained conflict are typically state-owned, are highly...
Type: Investment Climate Assessment (ICA)Report#: 35570Date: December 30, 2005
Afghanistan's reconstruction has made considerable progress during the past four years. Led by the Government with international support but relying mostly on the energy and initiative of the Afghan people,...
Type: Integrative Fiduciary AssessmentReport#: 34582Date: December 22, 2005
This report discusses the remarks delivered by Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank. On discussion forum he shared some thoughts about how the global community can face the double challenge of...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 101332Date: December 20, 2005Author:
Wolfowitz,Paul
This news release, dated December 15, 2005, announces the World Bank approved a United States (U.S.) 160 million dollars package of assistance from the International Development Association (IDA) to Sri...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 169659Date: December 15, 2005
This is a statement by Jiayi Zou at the executive directors' meeting of December 15, 2005 concerning the CAS Progress Report and Road Sector Assistance Project for Sri Lanka.
Type: Executive Director's StatementReport#: 121335Date: December 15, 2005
This news release, dated December 15, 2005, announces the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a United States (U.S.) 100 million dollars loan to the People’s Republic of China to help finance...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 169695Date: December 15, 2005
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