The objective of the Second Gujarat State Highway Project is to improve capacity, and enhance quality and safety of road services for the users of the core road network of state highways in Gujarat, through institutional strengthening and efficient contracting and financing strategies. ... See More + The following changes are proposed under this restructuring: an extension of project implementation period by 23 months, i.e. upto December 31, 2020 as requested by the Government of India; reallocation of unused loan amount to add three new road corridors, one SCDP corridor, and purchase of IT/ICT/MIS related application, goods and equipment, and minor civil works; and revisions to relevant project indicators and legal covenants to make adjustment for extended project timeline and addition of new activities.  See Less -

Document Type: Project Paper Report No.: RES32179 Document Date: SEP 13, 2018

Author: Sakaki,Shigeyuki Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Despite the obvious positive health impacts of tobacco taxation, an argument raised against it is that poor households bear the burden of the increased prices because of their higher share of spending on tobacco. ... See More + This note includes estimates of the distributional impacts of price rises on cigarettes under various scenarios using the Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2016/17. One contribution of this analysis is to quantify the impacts by allowing price elasticities to vary across consumption deciles. This shows that an increase in the price of cigarettes in Bangladesh has small consumption impacts and does not significantly change the poverty rate or consumption inequality. These findings stem from relatively even cigarette consumption patterns between less and more well-off households. These results hold even considering some small substitution through the use of bidis, which are largely consumed by the poor. The short-term consumption impacts are also negligible compared with the estimated gains because of savings in medical costs and the greater number of productive years of life.  See Less -

Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS8580 Document Date: SEP 12, 2018

Author: Del Carmen Hasbun,Giselle Eugenia; Fuchs Tarlovsky,Alan; Genoni,Maria Eugenia Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR33491 Document Date: SEP 07, 2018

Author: Anadolu,Elvira Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Project Information and Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet Report No.: PIDISDSA24399 Document Date: SEP 03, 2018

Author: Jijo,Mesfin Wodajo Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Universal health coverage is a social goal that enables everyone to receive the quality health care they need, irrespective of ability to pay, without suffering financial hardship in the process. ... See More + To move toward that goal, policy makers should address three main considerations: the population to be covered, the health services to be provided, and the financing mechanism to be used. Successful cases show that to achieve universal health coverage, a change of perspective is essential, from seeing health care benefits as a contingent good to considering them as an essential public service. While expanding the demand for health care is necessary, improving the quantity and quality of the supply of health services is essential. Getting diverse stakeholders to cooperate, making cost-efficient and people-centered choices, and ensuring fiscal sustainability are needed to expand health coverage for everyone who needs it.  See Less -

Document Type: Brief Report No.: 124552 Document Date: SEP 01, 2018

Author: Kim,Young Eun; Loayza,Norman V. Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR32080 Document Date: AUG 28, 2018

Author: Marteau,Jean-Francois Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Auditing Document Report No.: AUD0016503 Document Date: AUG 26, 2018

Author: Yan Wang Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Auditing Document Report No.: AUD0016599 Document Date: AUG 26, 2018

Author: Hayfron,Charlotte Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP12114 Document Date: AUG 24, 2018

Author: Robert Rono Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet Report No.: ISDSR24678 Document Date: AUG 23, 2018

Author: Sakaki,Shigeyuki Disclosure Status: Disclosed