This brief talks about the performance of Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. (JISL) in India financed by IFC. JISL, an integrated agribusiness, is the largest manufacturer of micro irrigation systems (MIS)...
The document collection discusses the challenges and opportunities facing the global community, focusing on issues such as persistent poverty, protracted conflicts, and the intractable climate crisis...
This report aims to raise awareness of the challenges and opportunities associated with the use of fresh water and the reuse of water produced in oil and gas operations, with the view to support evidence-based...
This policy note summarizes key findings from the report, the path to industrialization: a review of industrial parks in Ethiopia, which is the result of World Bank-funded advisory and analytics services...
Zoning laws that restrict rural land to agricultural production pose an important institutional barrier to industrial development. This paper studies the effects of the Industrial Areas (IA) program...
This report provides an overview of findings and recommendations for the Banska Bystrica region (BBSK) and selected sectorial ministries of the Slovak Republic in the area of supporting closer collaboration ...
Many governments in developing countries have pursued policies targeting specific geographic areas over the past several decades. However, only a few have rigorously evaluated the causal impact of these ...
The Financial Services Conduct Authority (FSCA) is responsible for the oversight of the sector, with the legal and regulatory framework and supervisory approach requiring updating for the authority...
It is conventional wisdom that industrial policies can be at odds with competitive markets. This note examines the historical basis for industrial policy and empirical effects. Although the direct effects...
Recent research on productivity spillovers from affiliates of multinational corporations in developing and emerging economies finds that backward linkages from affiliates of foreign-owned firms to local ...
High-growth firms have been widely studied in advanced countries, but little is known about such stellar performers in Africa. Using establishment-level data from Ethiopia, this paper finds that the...
This is a statement by H. E. Alamine Ousmane Mey Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development, at the 100th meeting of the Development Committee held on October 19, 2019. Global Value Chains ...
After more than three decades of average annual growth close to 10 percent, China's economy is transitioning to a 'new normal' of slower but more balanced and sustainable growth. Its old drivers of...
The latest push for industrialization in Ethiopia has attracted much academic and public interest. This paper assesses Ethiopia's competitiveness and attractiveness as an investment destination by comparing ...
The development objective of Households Natural Gas Connection Project for Egypt aims for greater use of natural gas for domestic users and reduction of government subsidies of the energy sector (LPG)...