For many developing countries, natural resource exports such as oil, diamonds and copper continue to be important drivers for economic growth and provide a unique opportunity for generating revenues...
Concentrating solar thermal (CST) technologies have a clear potential for scaling up renewable energy at the utility level, thereby diversifying the generation portfolio mix, powering development, and ...
This Note is a review of the literature on the connection between infrastructure and health; specifically, it reviews evidence on how public expenditures in these two sectors contribute to: (a) growth:...
The sharp price increases in the world oil market in 2007 and 2008 took everyone by surprise. And just as some oil analysts were forecasting US$200 a barrel or even higher, the oil price collapsed in...
The sharp price increases in the world oil market in 2007 and 2008 took everyone by surprise. And just as some oil analysts were forecasting US$200 a barrel or even higher, the oil price collapsed in...
This note is based on the proceedings of an Multi-Country Demobilization and Reintegration Program (MDRP) Technical Coordination Group (TCG) meeting on the psychological effects of conflict on ex-combatants...
Some petroleum revenue funds have been upheld as models for successful nonrenewable resource management. But international experience with petroleum revenue funds has been mixed. Where they have failed...
This note is based on the proceedings of an Multi-Country Demobilization and Reintegration Program (MDRP) Technical Coordination Group (TCG) meeting on the psychological effects of conflict on ex-combatants...
Some petroleum revenue funds have been upheld as models for successful nonrenewable resource management. But international experience with petroleum revenue funds has been mixed. Where they have failed...
Traditionally, evaluation of public expenditure has focused on the size and composition of public expenditure, rather than on its quality. However, evaluation can enhance the quality of public expenditure...
Since the late 1990s, Mexico has substantially increased the resources it devotes to reducing poverty. Some of this progress was due to a change from providing general inefficient subsidies to effectively ...
In recent years, budget reforms undertaken by public administrations have emphasized a sharper focus on results, and many countries have introduced performance-informed budgeting techniques. By using ...
Although Mexico has made great strides in improving the coverage of education at all levels, it still has a major gap in enrollment at the upper secondary level: less than half of the youth population...
In 1998-2004, the Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS, a multi-donor service of the World Bank Group) assisted the Government of Latvia in reducing administrative barriers to investment. This...
Founded on the belief that promoting revenue transparency in resource-rich countries is one of the fundamental building blocks for sustainable economic growth and poverty alleviation, the Extractive...
Since its creation in 2000, International Finance Corporations (IFC's) Capacity Building Facility (CBF) has sought, as one of its key goals, to increase the access of small and medium enterprises to ...
Founded on the belief that promoting revenue transparency in resource-rich countries is one of the fundamental building blocks for sustainable economic growth and poverty alleviation, the Extractive...
The objectives of this newsletter are to give an update on the leasing issues affecting Tanzania. This newsletter looks at the leasing study done by TANZALEP, gives a market report snapshot, reports...
In line with one of the major themes in the Bank's Environment Strategy, this 2005 annual review is devoted to the theme of environmental health. Viewpoint articles in this edition reflect several external ...
The agrarian economies of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) continue to undergo systemic change and transformation. The Bank has been supporting this...