This report contains the World Bank Group Boards' calendar for the period of March 2018 to May 2018, specifying the Boards' engagements, such as meetings and briefings.
This paper combines district-level government spending data from Indonesia and natural disaster damage indices to analyze the extent to which districts are forced to reallocate their expenditures across...
The development objective of the Inclusive Access to Finance Project for Turkey is to improve access to longer-term finance for: (i) women-inclusive enterprises, and (ii) enterprises in less developed...
The development objective of the Ploiesti-Brasov Motorway Preparation Project for Romania is to strengthen the capabilities of Romania’s national road sector to sustainably implement and finance major...
The development objective of the Ploiesti-Brasov Motorway Preparation Project for Romania is to strengthen the capabilities of Romania’s national road sector to sustainably implement and finance major...
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is no stranger to extreme temperatures. It is predicted that these extremes will worsen in the coming decades. Compounded by changing precipitation patterns...
The World Bank is committed to ensuring the development process fully respects the dignity, economies, and cultures of indigenous peoples. The indigenous peoples’ policy is a key part of the World Bank’s...
The development objective of the Shaanxi Small Towns Infrastructure Project for China is to improve the infrastructure services in selected small and medium towns in Shaanxi Province. Negative impacts...
Vulnerability significantly compounds hardship in the Pacific. More than twenty percent of people in most Pacific Island Countries (PIC) live in hardship, meaning they are unable to meet their basic food...
The World Bank Monthly Operational Summary (MOS) reports on the status of projects in the World Bank’s pipeline from the time the operation is identified to the signing of the Loan, Credit, or Grant Agreement...
This is the seventh and final Progress Report to the Board of Executive Directors (the Board) on implementation of the Management Action Plan (MAP) in response to the Inspection Panel Investigation Report...
The development objective of Support for the National Indigenous Peoples Development Plan Project for Panama is to strengthen: (a) the capacity of Indigenous Authorities and the Borrower to jointly plan...
Ratings for the Itaoca and Candeias Landfill Gas Projects for Brazil were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and project entity performance...
The development objective of the Support the Competitiveness of the Great Abidjan Project for Cote d'Ivoire is to support the improvement of urban management, port accessibility, and mobility efficiency...
The development objective of Freetown Emergency Recovery Project for Sierra Leone is to rehabilitate selected critical infrastructure and to strengthen government capacity for managing disaster risk. This...
The development objective of Maharashtra Project on Climate Resilient Agriculture Project for India is to enhance climate‐resilience and profitability of smallholder farming systems in selected districts...
The development objective of Local Government Support Project for Sri Lanka is to strengthen local government capabilities to deliver responsive services and enhance socioeconomic opportunities of communities...