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
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
The issue of what to do with excess labor is critical to the success of any endeavour to improve the transport sector. Failure to reduce overstaffing leads to excessive wage bills. This exacerbates budget...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS158Date: February 28, 1989Author:
Galenson,Alice C.
The increasing involvement of the Bank in short run macroeconomic analyis has made relevant the identification of a limited set of economic variables with brief publication delays and strong forecasting...
Type: Internal Discussion PaperReport#: IDP32Date: February 28, 1989Author:
Estache,Antonio
On February 9, 1989, Uruguay will improve key highways and the country’s main ports with the help of an 80.8 million dollars World Bank loan. The loan will help finance measures aimed at reducing the financial...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 158518Date: February 9, 1989
The purpose of this report is to provide an understanding of the development potential and the development problems of Bhutan as it begins the implementation of it's Sixth Five Year Plan (1987/88-1991/92)....
Type: PublicationReport#: PUB7189Date: January 31, 1989
While it is difficult to isolate adjustment as the sole cause of deteriorating social welfare, what little evidence exists seems to indicate that adjustment makes some of the poor poorer, but the failure...
Type: PublicationReport#: WDP44Date: January 31, 1989Author:
Zuckerman,Elaine B.
On January 30, 1989, St. Vincent and the Grenadines will increase production of food and export-crops as a result of a project designed to make more efficient use of scarce land.
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 158384Date: January 30, 1989
The Highway Design and Maintenance Standards Model (HDM-III), issued in 1987, was developed by the World Bank to meet the needs of the highway community, particularly in developing countries, for evaluating...
Type: PublicationReport#: 79753Date: January 1, 1989Author:
Watanatada,Thawat ;
Harral, Clell G. ;
Paterson,William D. O. ;
Dhareshwar,Ashok M. ;
Bhandari,Anil S. ;
Tsunokawa,Koji
A recent review of the Bank's public sector pricing policies concluded that: (i) Bank guidelines on pricing were generally followed fairly closely; (ii) the approach used was fairly effective in accommodating...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 36710Date: January 1, 1989Author:
Heggie, Ian G.
This edition of world tables (WT) updates core socio-economic indicators given on country pages in the 1987 edition; it adds topical pages; and a related explanatory text. This edition covers 137 Bank...
Type: Global Development Finance - formerly World Debt TablesReport#: 99106Date: January 1, 1989
The purpose of this report is to clarify the dearth of data on values of international transport services. The International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments statistics were considered to be the best...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: INU29Date: December 31, 1988Author:
Johansen, Frida ;
Panagakos, George
While major concerns have been expressed about the spread of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) in developing countries, the lack of empirical information on the dimensions of the increase has affected the related...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS137Date: December 31, 1988Author:
Laird, Sam ;
Yeats, Alexander
In recent years the Bank's assistance to the transport sector has experienced a fundamental change in direction, prompted by the economic slowdown in much of the developing world; the emphasis of Bank...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: INU34Date: December 31, 1988
The transport sector underwent a fundamental reorientation during the 1980s, in response to the changes in the international economic environment, including unprecedented growth in several Asian countries,...
Type: Departmental Working PaperReport#: INU35Date: December 31, 1988
Following the findings of the 1984 Energy Efficiency mission, a study was undertaken to assist Perusahaan Umum Listrik Negara (PLN) in developing programs to improve the availability, fuel efficiency and...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: ESM95Date: December 31, 1988
On December 15, 1988, Algeria is taking measures to increase food production and reduce its dependence on imports through a project designed to make agricultural credit more readily available to the nation’s...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 158379Date: December 15, 1988
On December 15, 1988, the World Bank has approved a loan of 87 million dollars to help finance Thailand’s 1987-91 highway development program which aims at preventing deterioration of the country’s highways...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 158380Date: December 15, 1988
On December 15, 1988, to keep up with the pace of domestic economic activity and external trade, China will launch two projects to expand facilities and boost the capacity of ports in Ningbo, Shanghai...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 164156Date: December 15, 1988
A highway mission comprising Robert Mulligan visited India during November and early December, 1988 and in conjunction with other project matters carried out a supervision of the current national highway...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 73091Date: December 12, 1988
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