This news release, dated March 11, 2004, announces the World Bank’s Board of Directors approved on March 9, an International Development Association (IDA) credit of United States (U.S.) 50 million dollars...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 163972Date: March 11, 2004
Findings of international studies of the HIV/AIDS pandemic at work places suggest that, the transport sector is a major vector for the disease. The reason is simple. People working in the transport sector...
Type: BriefReport#: 31049Date: March 1, 2004Author:
Brushett,Stephen Jeremy ;
Lema,Antoine V. ;
Teklemariam,Negede Lewi ;
Riverson,John D. ;
Silue,Siele
The content of the second seminar reflects transport sector issues in view of European Union (EU) membership in addition to the themes addressed already in the first seminar in Riga. The objective of the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 31123Date: March 1, 2004Author:
Naula,Tapio Kalle Olavi ;
Ojala,Lauri M. ;
Queiroz,Cesar Augusto
The World Bank is considering supporting transport infrastructure rehabilitation in Serbia. The main objectives are e.g. to: improve the effectiveness of the policies of the Serbian Road Directorate SRD...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 111649Date: March 1, 2004Author:
Mertner, Jesper
This literature review aims to (1) identify and prioritize energy-related health problems, especially "hot spots," and (2) assess the Africa Energy Strategy for its health repercussions and make recommendations....
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 39903Date: March 1, 2004Author:
Listori, James A. ;
Doumani,Fadi M.
This report on the diagnostic trade integration study (DTIS) of Malawi is intended to fill the gap between recent studies that had as their subjects various aspects of Malawi's trade regime and the institutional...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 38462Date: February 20, 2004
This news release, dated February 19, 2004, announces the World Bank Board of Directors approved a United States (U.S.) 505 million dollars First Programmatic Loan for Sustainable and Equitable Growth...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164578Date: February 19, 2004
The report envisages significant, medium-term benefits for Afghanistan and its neighbors from trade policy liberalization, from country-by-country reforms in trade logistics, and, especially within Afghanistan,...
Type: Foreign Trade, FDI, and Capital Flows StudyReport#: 26769Date: February 18, 2004
JNPT was established with the goal of creating a world-class port in India. Indeed, it clearly enjoyed an edge over other Indian ports with respect to both infrastructure and performance even in the pre-reforms...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 31364Date: February 15, 2004
The World Bank is considering supporting transport infrastructure rehabilitation in Serbia. The main objectives are e.g. to: improve the effectiveness of the policies of the Serbian Road Directorate SRD...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 111649Date: February 1, 2004Author:
Mertner, Jesper
The relationships between trade facilitation, trade flows, and capacity building are complex and challenging to assess, both empirically and in implementation. The authors measure and estimate the relationship...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3224Date: February 1, 2004Author:
Wilson,John S. ;
Mann, Catherine L. ;
Otsuki, Tsun
At the occasion of the annual meeting of the Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Program (SSATP) in Kigali in May 2003, the SSATP was requested by its members to take the lead in coordinating and promoting...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 39625Date: February 1, 2004
It has been widely argued that, with the decline in trade costs (for example, transport and communication costs), the importance of distance has declined over time. If so, this would be a boon for countries...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3206Date: February 1, 2004Author:
Carrere, Celine ;
Schiff, Maurice
The initiative to increase the competitiveness and capacity of the construction sector focuses on specific construction areas, particularly on the large construction projects being implemented or planned...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 37510Date: February 1, 2004
Looking back, 2003 was a year of rapid economic growth. Russia's macroeconomic accounts all remained in surplus; domestic real capital formation rose substantially, and there was growth in almost all regions...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 35598Date: February 1, 2004
This toolkit is designed to provide practical guidance in designing and implementing community-to-community exchange visits. It is intended for practitioners and service providers who wish to implement...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 45360Date: February 1, 2004Author:
Oettle, Noel ;
Koelle, Bettina
The authors make the case for the return of regulation in the organization of urban bus services in developing countries. During the past three decades urban public transport policy has gone through several...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3207Date: February 1, 2004Author:
Estache, Antonio ;
Gomez-Lobo, Andres
The annual India Country Portfolio Performance Review (CPPR) is based on a continuous review of portfolio performance and implementation issues at the state and national levels. This report discusses the...
Type: Country Portfolio Performance ReviewReport#: 82706Date: February 1, 2004
This news release, dated January 29, 2004, announces the World Bank approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit of United States (U.S.) 3 million dollars to support a resumption of economic...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164518Date: January 29, 2004
Even since the Singapore WTO meeting in 1996, trade facilitation has attracted major attention in international trade discussions and negotiations. That trade facilitation was a key agenda point at the...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 31362Date: January 28, 2004
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