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Infrastructure development: the roles of the public and private sectors - World Bank Group's approach to supporting investments in infrastructure

This study reviews the status and performance of the physical infrastructure in the transition economies of the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region during the last 12 to 15 years and attempts to identify...
Type: Working Paper Report#: 37554 Date: November 1, 2005 Author: Irwin,Timothy C. ; Juan,Ellis J. ; Warlters,Michael Ian
Thailand economic monitor

This paper tracks Thailand's economic performance for 2005-2006, particularly its economic growth rate, poverty headcount, oil pricing impacts, investment environment, competitiveness strategy, and infrastructure...
Type: Working Paper Report#: 37438 Date: November 1, 2005 Author: Atsavasirilert,Wallada ; Bhaopichitr,Kirida ; Luangpenthong,Angkanee ; Thongampai,Ruangrong
Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) Poverty Reduction Transport Strategy Review Process (PRTSR) : progress report

The strategic objective of the Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Program (SSATP) for the period 2004-2007 is to anchor national transport strategies firmly in national goals and strategies for poverty reduction....
Type: Working Paper Report#: 37194 Date: November 1, 2005
Sudan : promoting solar photovoltaic systems

In 2000, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) launched a project to create a sustainable technical, institutional, and financial infrastructure to support the market penetration of solar photovoltaic...
Type: Brief Report#: 37656 Date: November 1, 2005
Impact of improved stoves on indoor air quality in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, is the coldest capital city in the world, with average winter low temperatures of -20° Celsius. Many families there live in gers, traditional Mongolian dwellings consisting of a...
Type: ESMAP Paper Report#: ESM313 Date: November 1, 2005 Author: Cowlin, Shannon ; Edwards, Rufus ; Kaufmann,Rachel Beth ; Smith,Kirk Robert
India - Road transport service efficiency study

This study reviews the long-distance road transport industry in India, in order to identify inefficiencies that could reduce the benefits to be derived from the large investments now being made by the...
Type: Other Infrastructure Study Report#: 34220 Date: November 1, 2005
The cost of doing business in Africa: evidence from the World Bank's investment climate data

This paper looks at firm-level evidence on the African business environment from surveys undertaken for Investment Climate Assessments by the World Bank in 2000-2004. These surveys confirm a pattern of...
Type: PSD, Privatization and Industrial Policy Report#: 37172 Date: November 1, 2005
Russian economic report

Growth in Russia received a boost from new increases in oil and gas prices, and from the rapid expansion of domestic demand. Income and wage growth continues to outstrip the expansion of GDP, and the retail...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: 35602 Date: November 1, 2005
Carbon copy (1)

Contents: Why is the World Bank involved in carbon finance? What is carbon finance? Integrating carbon finance with Bank operations. Talking trash: Why carbon finance is important in waste management....
Type: Newsletter Report#: 37024 Date: November 1, 2005 Author: Stein, John H. [editor]
Global logistics indicators, supply chain metrics, and bilateral trade patterns

Past research into the determinants of international trade highlighted the importance of the basic spatial gravity model augmented by additional variables representing sources of friction. Studies modeled...
Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report#: WPS3773 Date: November 1, 2005 Author: Hausman,Warren H. ; Lee,Hau L. ; Subramanian,Uma
China - Third Jiangxi Highway Project : environmental assessment executive summary

This Environmental Assessment (EA) Executive Summary provides a general resume of impacts on the environment as a result of the Third Jiangxi Highway Project implementation, whose development objective...
Type: Board Report Report#: 34754 Date: November 1, 2005 Author: Jiangxi Provincial Expressways Administration
Grenada - A nation rebuilding : an assessment of reconstruction and economic recovery one year after Hurricane Ivan

Hurricane Ivan struck Grenada on September 7, 2004. The international and local communities responded with a massive reconstruction and recovery effort. Although the job is far from finished, the reconstruction...
Type: Working Paper Report#: 35566 Date: October 31, 2005
Quality of non-lending technical assistance : a QAG assessment (Vol. 1 of 2)

Like Other Economic and Sector Work (OESW), expenditures on Non-lending Technical Assistance (NLTA) have been substantial, averaging around $40m in recent years. Adding to the concern with cost, the important...
Type: Working Paper Report#: 44573 Date: October 25, 2005
Announcement of World Bank Ink Grant to Improve Management and Efficiency of National Roads in Philippines on October 13, 2005

This news release, dated October 13, 2005, announces a United States (U.S.) 677,000 dollars grant from the Japan policy and human resources development fund (PHRD) was signed between the Philippine Government,...
Type: Announcement Report#: 169240 Date: October 13, 2005
Proposed Coastal Cities Environmental Sanitation Project : Vietnam - Public-Private Partnerships for Solid Waste and Septage Management

A solid waste management (SWM) preparation mission was carried out mid-2004 for the World Bank Coastal Cities Environmental Sanitation Project (CCESP). The purpose of the mission was to assess the SEM...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report#: 141020 Date: October 1, 2005
Potential for biofuels for transport in developing countries

Liquid biofuels made from biomass are attracting increasing interest worldwide. Industrial countries see biofuels as a way of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transport sector and diversifying...
Type: ESMAP Paper Report#: ESM312 Date: October 1, 2005 Author: Johnson,Todd M. ; Kojima,Masami
De barray - Volume 1 Issue 5

Highlight of critical national challenges. From the World Bank's global press archive. Featuring learning issues from the Bank. Summary of key country events of the month.
Type: Newsletter Report#: 37235 Date: October 1, 2005
Lao PDR economic monitor

Economic performance of Lao PDR has continued to improve during 2004 and 2005. Real GDP grew by a little over 6 percent in 2004 and is expected to increase by more than 7 percent in 2005. This growth is...
Type: Economic Updates and Modeling Report#: 38657 Date: October 1, 2005
"Employment and Youth with Disabilities : Sharing Knowledge and Practices" - report of the E-discussion on youth and disabilities

People with disabilities continue to be underrepresented in training and employment opportunities . This situation is unlikely to improve, particularly when labor markets are in constant flux due to rapid...
Type: Working Paper Report#: 37274 Date: October 1, 2005 Author: Mangiaterra,Viviana ; Nicoli, M. ; Roggero,Paola A. ; Tarricone,Rosanna
Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility Quarterly Report : status of approved activities (October 1 - December 31, 2005)

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: Newsletter Report#: 41727 Date: October 1, 2005