Documents & Reports
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Issuing International Bonds : A Guidance Note (English)
Financial conditions in recent years have provided developing countries with unprecedentedopportunities to tap international bond markets, increasing access to commercial debtfinancing. On that background...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 135950 Document Date: April 1, 2019 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: van der Wansem, Patrick B. G.,Jessen,Lars,Rivetti,Diego
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The ghost of a rating downgrade : what happens to borrowing costs when a government loses its investment grade credit rating? (English)
Since the global financial crisis and the end of the commodity super-cycle, weak growth and countercyclical fiscal policy have contributed to deteriorating public finances in many countries across the...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 106667 Document Date: June 28, 2016 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Hanusch,Marek,Hassan,Shakill,Algu,Yashvir,Soobyah,Luchelle,Kranz,Alexander
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The development of the student assessment system in the Republic of Armenia : achievements, challenges, and lessons learned (English)
In order to maximize effectiveness, every national education system needs a comprehensive and coherent approach to student assessment. The systems approach for better education results (SABER) framework...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 99368 Document Date: July 28, 2015 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Bethell,George S.,Harutyunyan,Karine
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Guidebook on capital investment planning for local governments (Chinese)
The purpose of this guidebook is to provide practical advice to local governments (LGs) in developing countries on how to establish and maintain a process of planning and funding capital investment as...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 65600 Document Date: October 13, 2011 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kaganova,Olga
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Guidebook on capital investment planning for local governments (English)
The purpose of this guidebook is to provide practical advice to local governments (LGs) in developing countries on how to establish and maintain a process of planning and funding capital investment as...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 65600 Document Date: October 1, 2011 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kaganova,Olga
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Understanding the emerging role of motorcycles in African cities : a political economy perspective (English)
A decline in organized public transport systems has led to rapid growth in non-conventional means of public transport, initially provided by minibuses and shared taxi/vans, and more recently by commercial...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 66941 Document Date: April 1, 2011 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kumar, Ajay
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Understanding the emerging role of motorcycles in African cities : a political economy perspective : Comprendre l'importance croissante de la motocyclette dans les villes Africaines : une perspective d'economie politique (French)
A decline in organized public transport systems has led to rapid growth in non-conventional means of public transport, initially provided by minibuses and shared taxi/vans, and more recently by commercial...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 66941 Document Date: April 1, 2011 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kumar, Ajay
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The social dimensions of adaptation of climate change in Bolivia (English)
The study in Bolivia was based on the concepts contained in the document methodology for the social component (October 2008) prepared by the core team in Washington. These lists the social component objectives...
Document Type: Other Environmental Study Report No.: 58900 Document Date: December 9, 2010 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Morales,Miguel
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Delivering assistance to conflict-affected communities : the BRA-KDP Program in Aceh (English)
The primary objective of BRA-KDP (Community-based Reintegration Assistance-Kecamatan Development Program) was to improve the living conditions of conflict-affected communities and conflict victims by delivering...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 53357 Document Date: December 1, 2009 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Morel,Adrian,Watanabe,Makiko,Wrobel,Robert
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Delivering assistance to conflict-affected communities : the BRA-KDP program in Aceh (English)
The Community based Reintegration Assistance for Conflict Victims (or BRA-KDP) channeled over US$ 20 million to 1,724 conflict affected villages across 67 sub districts in 17 districts from August 2006...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 53715 Document Date: December 1, 2009 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Morel,Adrian,Watanabe,Makiko,Wrobel,Robert
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Transforming NGO MFIs : critical ownership issues to consider (English)
In most cases of transformation, nongovernmental organization (NGO) microfinance institutions (MFIs) have two primary objectives: (i) to provide clients with a range of financial services beyond credit...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 44890 Document Date: June 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Lauer,Katharine
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Enhancing the livelihoods of the rural poor through ICT : a knowledge map - South Africa country study (English)
The biggest challenge faced by South Africa for the new millennium, as for any other developing nation, is successfully resolving poverty and human development problems. Although different opinions exist...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 46628 Document Date: June 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Fourie, Louis
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Housing policy in developing countries : the importance of the informal economy (English)
All countries have a formal economy and an informal economy. But, on average, in developing countries the relative size of the informal sector is considerably larger than in developed countries. This paper...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 57713 Document Date: January 1, 2008 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Arnott,Richard J.
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Distortions to agricultural incentives in Chile (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main report (English)
This paper presents estimates of indicators of direct and indirect intervention in agriculture by the Chilean government since 1960, drawing on the methodology in Anderson et al. (2008). To put those indicators...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 55978 Document Date: December 1, 2007 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Valdes, Alberto,Jara Torres,Esteban Andres
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Distortions to agricultural incentives in Chile (Vol. 2 of 2) : National spreadsheet for agricultural distortions (English)
This paper presents estimates of indicators of direct and indirect intervention in agriculture by the Chilean government since 1960, drawing on the methodology in Anderson et al. (2008). To put those indicators...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 55978 Document Date: December 1, 2007 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Valdes, Alberto,Jara Torres,Esteban Andres
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The role of technology and institutions in the cost recovery of irrigation and drainage projects (English)
This report offers four carefully analyzed case studies in various countries that together may offer a reasonable framework to learn from. Moreover, the case studies present important indicators and demonstrate...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 38716 Document Date: January 1, 2007 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Agwe,Jonathan N.,Abdel-Dayem,Mohamed Safwat Youssef,Dinar,Ariel
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India-Bangladesh bilateral trade and potential free trade agreement (Vol. 2 of 2) : Methodology and selected case studies (English)
The trading relationship between India and Bangladesh is currently of special interest in both countries for a number of reasons. Firstly, there are urgent and longstanding concerns in Bangladesh arising...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 38932 Document Date: December 1, 2006 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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India-Bangladesh bilateral trade and potential free trade agreement (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main report (English)
The trading relationship between India and Bangladesh is currently of special interest in both countries for a number of reasons. Firstly, there are urgent and longstanding concerns in Bangladesh arising...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 38932 Document Date: December 1, 2006 Disclosure Status: Disclosed
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Weather-based insurance in Southern Africa : the case of Malawi (English)
The main purpose of this report is to conceptualize an ex-ante risk management framework for weather risk in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. The report lays out an overall food...
Document Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series) Report No.: 37051 Document Date: January 1, 2005 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Hess,Ulrich C.,Syroka,Joanna
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Phase-out of leaded gasoline in oil importing countries of Sub-Saharan Africa : The case of Ethiopia - action plan (English)
This is one of four documents of a series presenting the results of studies, workshops and action plans recently undertaken for four sub-Saharan African countries (Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania and Tanzania)...
Document Type: ESMAP Paper Report No.: 28452 Document Date: December 1, 2003 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Bultynck,Patrick,Reliquet,Chantal