On May 26, 1989, Fiji will restructure its telecommunications agency and expand services to businesses, rural villages and outer islands. The World Bank is supporting the project with an 8.1 million dollars...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 158783Date: May 26, 1989
On May 25, 1989, Yugoslavia’s railway system will be modernized and water shortages in two major tourist areas will be reduced as a result of two projects being supported by World Bank loans totaling 198...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 162897Date: May 25, 1989
On May 18, 1989, Korea is set to upgrade national roads and relieve traffic congestion, improve safety and lower transport costs. The World Bank is supporting the project with a 200 million dollars loan.
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 158831Date: May 18, 1989
On May 15, 1989, China will build a 948-kilometer railway between Inner Mongolia and northeastern China which is expected to stimulate coal production and other industries in a very poor region, where...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 158618Date: May 15, 1989
On May 14, 1989, the World Bank President Barber B. Conable will start a four-day visit to Turkey today. This will be Mr. Conable’s first trip to the country as World Bank President.
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 163301Date: May 14, 1989
On May 8, 1989, Papua New Guinea is launching a project to improve land management in the country. The World Bank is providing a loan of 19.6 million dollars to support the project, which is a part of...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 158706Date: May 8, 1989
On May 1, 1989, Gabon will undertake a major program of a road repair and maintenance through a project being supported by a 30 million dollars World Bank loan.
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 158578Date: May 1, 1989
The broad outlines of International Development Association (IDA) programs for the IDA9 period were discussed in the IDA9 working paper 'IDAs sectoral programs and country allocations.' A number of IDA...
On May 1, 1989, India will use two loans from the World Bank and a credit from the International Development Association totaling 620 million dollars to launch a project designed to facilitate domestic...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 158660Date: May 1, 1989
This report sets out the broad philosophical and methodological basis for the Bank's policy position on "Cost Recovery Policies for Public Sector Projects." The Bank has repeatedly urged its developing...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: 11084Date: April 30, 1989Author:
Hogg, Vincent W. ;
Infrastructure and Urban Develo
Rural roads are vital parts of the Philippines' rural infrastructure. Facilitating the movements of people and goods, they touch on all aspects of socio-economic rural existence. Rural roads, which serve...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 7728Date: April 20, 1989
On April 3, 1989, Hungary’s efforts to improve its transport system and to reduce traffic congestion on major roads will be assisted by a World Bank loan of 95 million dollars.
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 158524Date: April 3, 1989
Land transport facilities play an important role in the functioning of any society and in the shaping of human activities. While this guide focuses primarily on environmental and ecological impacts, some...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: INU41Date: March 31, 1989Author:
Sinha, Kumares ;
Varma, Amiy ;
Souba, James ;
Faiz, As
On March 23, 1989, Chile’s efforts to improve city streets and transport systems in Santiago and other major metropolitan areas will be assisted by a World Bank loan of 75 million dollars. The project...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 158521Date: March 23, 1989
This partial transcript, from the session of the meeting of the Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IDBI) and International Development Association (IDA),...
Type: TranscriptReport#: 121203Date: March 21, 1989
Three major railway institutional reforms have been achieved in the United States in the past 20 years -- the formation of Amtrak, the formation and eventual privatization of Conrail and rail rate deregulation....
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: INU38Date: March 15, 1989Author:
Beshers, Eric W.
This is a three volume report which reviews the market prospects for the major primary commodities exported by developing countries. The forecasts are conditional on the various macroeconomic and commodity...
Type: Price Prospects for Major Primary CommoditiesReport#: PUB814Date: February 28, 1989
You have clicked on a link to a page that is not part of the beta version of the new worldbank.org. Before you leave, we’d love to get your feedback on your experience while you were here. Will you take two minutes to complete a brief survey that will help us to improve our website?
Feedback Survey
Thank you for agreeing to provide feedback on the new version of worldbank.org; your response will help us to improve our website.
Thank you for participating in this survey! Your feedback is very helpful to us as we work to improve the site functionality on worldbank.org.