This news release, dated January 23, 2004, announces the study, infrastructure in East Asia: the way forward, which was under way to realize the shared goals of economic development and poverty reduction...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 163718Date: January 23, 2004
This news release, dated January 6, 2004, announces World Bank President James D. Wolfensohn congratulated the people of Afghanistan and President Hamid Karzai on the approval of a new constitution.
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165625Date: January 6, 2004
This article is concerned with the interaction of regulated efficiency and World Trade Organization (WTO) accession and its impact on China's motor vehicle sector. The analysis is conducted using a 23...
Type: Journal ArticleReport#: 77465Date: January 1, 2004Author:
Francois, Joseph F. ;
Spinanger,Dean
Since the past decade, several Sub-Saharan African governments, through technical assistance provided by the World Bank and other donors, have undertaken to reform their telecommunications sectors, by...
Type: PublicationReport#: 28039Date: January 1, 2004Author:
Noumba Um,Paul ;
Laurent Gille ;
Lucile Simon ;
Christophe Rudelle
This report intends to assist in the design of appropriate strategies for controlling the impacts of urban air pollution, from mobile sources. The report considers only the direct air impacts of surface...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 30425Date: January 1, 2004Author:
Gwilliam,Kenneth M. ;
Johnson,Todd M. ;
Kojima,Masami
This volume presents case studies of customs modernization initiatives in eight developing countries: Bolivia, Ghana, Morocco, Mozambique, Peru, the Philippines, Turkey, and Uganda. The purpose of these...
Type: PublicationReport#: 30112Date: January 1, 2004Author:
Sokol,Jose B. ;
Wulf, Luc De
This study examines the market for and business characteristics of ecolodges operating in developing countries, in order to determine the key factors for business viability of ecolodges. The study also...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 31815Date: January 1, 2004Author:
IFC
This news release announces the Chad Cameroon Pipeline Project was built around a series of safeguards designed to make sure that oil revenues help finance badly needed development and poverty-reduction...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164624Date: January 1, 2004
This news release announces the World Bank approved last week grants and credits of United States (U.S.) 4.47 million dollars to the government of Samoa to finance emergency recovery efforts needed to...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165016Date: January 1, 2004
This Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility Quarterly Report comprises a summary and the report. The summary includes: introduction; funding source; activity size; geographical focus; sectoral...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 41720Date: January 1, 2004
During the past decade, capacity enhancement has become an increasingly important topic of discussion within the development community. Both academics and practitioners have recognized that developing...
Type: WBI Working PaperReport#: 28614Date: January 1, 2004Author:
Mizrahi,Yemile
A universal concern in infrastructure reforms is the effect such reforms have on labor. State-owned infrastructure firms often employ more people than required for efficiency, and often under favorable...
Type: PublicationReport#: 28823Date: January 1, 2004Author:
Kikeri,Sunita ;
Smulders,Olaf ;
Terry Green ;
Martin,Brendan Fitzgerald ;
Roberto Battista ;
Roger Usher
The overview of the Global Economic Prospects (GEP) 2004 addresses the Doha Agenda and its effects or failures on global trade integration. The document contains commentary and analysis of international...
Type: PublicationReport#: 27765Date: January 1, 2004
The government of Cambodia has identified growth of the private sector as critical for developing the economy in order to alleviate the country's high levels of poverty. However, it is widely recognized...
Type: BriefReport#: 36758Date: January 1, 2004Author:
Heang,Vanna Heng ;
Loo, Ken ;
Chhim, Sokan ;
Yee, Frankie ;
Keo, Sokun ;
Phou, Puy
The IFC survey of selected Russian automotive component manufacturing firms indicates that: 1. Many automotive component manufacturing firms in Russia are investing their own resources in creating international-level...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 39555Date: January 1, 2004
This progress report points out that although the projects have been tailored to suit the initial conditions and needs of each participating country, including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 42010Date: December 31, 2003
This news release, dated December 23, 2003, announces to help Afghanistan increase revenue from trade, reduce corruption, and prevent smuggling across its borders, the World Bank approved a United States...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164851Date: December 23, 2003
This news release, dated December 19, 2003, announces the World Bank’s Board of Directors approved a United States (U.S.) 225 million dollars credit for the Road Network Improvement Project to assist the...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 162529Date: December 19, 2003
This news release, dated December 9, 2003, announces the World Bank approved a 45 million dollars loan to support a transport project in Peru’s capital city of Lima and improve the mobility and accessibility...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 162413Date: December 9, 2003
The relationship between economic growth, trade facilitation, and development is relatively simple in theory. Economic theory suggests that development is enhanced through income growth -- which is driven...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 32098Date: December 8, 2003Author:
Wilson,John S.
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