Most power utilities in West Africa are not financially sustainable. Several interrelated factors cause these performance issues, but dependence on liquid fuels, poor governance, insufficient use of information...
This paper empirically examines the multiple impacts of alternative, major fiscal instruments on decarbonization in countries in the Middle East and North Africa. It also examines the effects of decarbonization...
Os preços globais do petróleo subiram nas últimas décadas, prejudicando significativamente o padrão de vida das famílias. Em resposta ao aumento dos preços, muitos governos introduziram subsídios aos preços...
This paper analyzes fiscal policy cyclicality, with a specific focus on the Middle East and North Africa region, which is known for its significant output volatility. The paper provides new and more granular...
Global oil prices have surged in recent decades, significantly hurting household living standards. In response to rising prices, many governments introduced fuel price subsidy to protect the most vulnerable...
With fuel import shortages unresolved and repeated power outages in 2024, economic stagnation persists, with growth projected at just 0.7 percent. In this context, the country is navigating a difficult...
Um novo sistema tributário sobre o consumo no Brasil foi aprovado por emenda constitucional em dezembro de 2023, aguardando a definição da legislação infraconstitucional ainda em debate no Congresso em...
A new system of consumption taxes in Brazil was approved by constitutional amendment in December 2023, with infra-constitutional legislation under debate in Congress as of July 2024. This legislation will...
Following some strengthening of growth in Europe and Central Asia, Tajikistan has benefitted from it and demonstrated good economic performance last year and in early 2024. As external demand has improved...
Ratings of Ulaanbaatar Clean Air Project for Mongolia were as follows: outcome was satisfactory, Bank performance was satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation quality was substantial. Some of the lessons...
This paper provides an assessment of the fiscal and social impacts resulting from the fuel price adjustments undertaken in 2022. The note lays out policy options and their potential fiscal and social impacts...
Finding fuel sources to replace coal in power plants is crucial in the march toward decarbonization. Biomass and ammonia are two options offering significant potential.Both can be used with coal or alone...
Kazakhstan aims to progressively withdraw its dependence on fossil fuel for electricity and heating demand. Modernization of power systems and reliability of power data has been a key concern in this regard...
The energy transition will entail not only job creation in new clean energy industries but also job losses in incumbent high-emission industries, such as coal extraction and use. Focusing purely on technological...
Significant scale-up of clean energy, such as renewable energy and energy efficiency, is the most important component of worldwide efforts to address climate change and increase energy access. As clean...
The development objective of the Pacific Resilience Project Under Pacific Resilience Program is to strengthen early warning, resilient investments and financial protection of Samoa. Some of the negative...
This 2nd edition of the Cameroon Economic Updates is part of a program of annual reports analyzing Cameron’s development trends and constraints. The objective of each issue is to present recent economic...
This 2nd edition of the Cameroon Economic Updates is part of a program of annual reports analyzing Cameron’s development trends and constraints. The objective of each issue is to present recent economic...
This is the tenth edition of the Republic of Congo Economic Update. Each edition of this annual report presents an overview of the Republic of Congo’s (ROC) evolving macroeconomic position, followed by...
Cet ouvrage constitue la sixième édition des Cahiers Economique de la République centrafricaine. Chaque édition de ce rapport annuel présente un aperçu de l’évolution de la situation macroéconomique...