This paper analyzes the effect of accelerated depreciation (AD) policy on firm investment using administrative firm-level data for 2007-14. We find that past use of AD had a positive effect on firm investment rates.
... See More + The effect is stronger in industries with most of their assets in long-duration categories, among enterprises with fewer than six employees and among firms whose turnover is highly volatile. AD of new equipment has a significant effect both on next year investment rate and on probability to invest next year, but only for firms with six to ten workers. AD in specially assisted areas has boosted investment decisions after lifting the restrictive project requirement for this category of AD.
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The objective of the Caribbean Energy Statistics Capacity Enhancement Project is to enhance energy statistics and planning capacity within five Caribbean client countries: Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica and Suriname.
... See More + The Mid-term Review (MTR) of the project was carried out in January and February 2019. OLADE and the beneficiary countries confirmed that the PDO remains relevant but that an extension of the closing date would be necessary to achieve it. The progress towards achievement of the PDO and the overall IP are currently rated Moderately Satisfactory and will be upgraded to Satisfactory if an extension is granted. It is proposed to extend the project closing date from September 16, 2019 to May 31, 2020 (eight months).
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This report contains two chapters: (i) A review of Aid Information Management (AIM) Systems in West Bank and Gaza; and (ii) A proposed Concept Note for a new national AIM system.
... See More + The first chapter assesses the background, operations and status of recent and current AIM Systems, and provides recommendations on how to move forward toward improving AIM for all concerned actors. The second chapter of this report provides the concept note (CN) for the proposed AIM system based on the consultations that took place during the workshop and virtually. The overall objective of the Palestinian Aid Information Management (PalAIM) System Project is to support the effective design and assure the sustainable roll-out and operation of a national aid information management system. The activities per expected output include:(i) activities for output 1: nationally-run aid flows tracking system set up and fully operational; (ii) activities for output 2: nationally-run project and activity (4ws) tracking and mapping system set up and fully operational; (iii) activities for output 3: nationally-run PalAIM analysis, planning and coordination support toolkit set up and fully operational; and (iv) activities for output 4: enhanced capacities of Palestinian Authorities, as well as key users/clients of the system, to implement and assure sustainable operation of an integrated PalAIM system.
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Countries in Latin America and their international partners have confirmed the importance of technological solutions for agriculture, forestry, and other land uses greenhouse gas inventories.
... See More + The World Bank has opted to pilot collaborative, open-source solutions because they have various advantages for the countries and the Facility Management Teams. The Full Lands Integration Tool has been identified as a potential open-source measurement, reporting, and verification solution. With this road map, the World Bank wants to test the software in three countries, linked to a verification tool based on the same open-source software provided by a service provider and operated by a third party.
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The power industry in South Asia is on the cusp of a transformation driven by technological advances, decreasing energy intensity, heightened environmental awareness, and evolving customer expectations.
... See More + Governments in most South Asian countries are helping utilities by implementing various schemes to improve their power sectors. In particular, the widespread and successful adoption of smart metering in advanced economies over the last decade has encouraged South Asian policy makers to take an increasing interest in smart metering systems in hope that they can address some of the chronic issues. Now, with high-level policies in place and utilities keen to adopt smart metering, funding requirement and implementation challenges remain the bottlenecks to mass deployment. A recent World Bank–funded study for South Asian Utilities, carried out in 2018, developed guidance, based on user experience, on the deployment and operation of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and analytics systems by electricity distribution utilities in India and other South Asian countries. The guidance is intended for the ready reference of policy makers and utility managers. This report has two main parts as follows: Chapter 1 provides an overview of the use of data analytics by power utilities, including conceptual architecture for system deployment, meter data flow in metering, billing and collection (MBC) processes, and data analytics systems; and Chapter 2 describes the transition phase utilities go through while adopting data analytics systems, including an explanation of procurement and implementation models for data analytics systems.
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