this year †“ higher than any other region in the world. In China, growth is moderating as the country rebalances to pursue … efficient. They also need to address fiscal risks and create space to support long-term growth. The World Bank East Asia and … Pacific region of the World Bank …

unchanged from 2013, the report says. As a result, East Asia remains the fastest growing region in the world, despite a slowdown … from the average growth rate of 8.0 percent from 2009 to 2013. In China, growth will ease slightly, to 7.6 percent this … year from 7.7 percent in 2013. Excluding China, the developing countries in the region will grow by 5.0 percent, slightly …

, and the Global Environment Facility--is part of a larger effort in the Bank to understand governance and pollution"--World …"New research on urban air pollution casts doubt on the conventional view of the relationship between economic growth … and environmental quality. This view holds that pollution automatically increases until societies reach middle …

This report provides estimates of social and financial costs of environmental damage in India from three pollution … damage categories: (i) urban air pollution, including particulate matter and lead; (ii) inadequate water supply, poor … sanitation, and hygiene; (iii) indoor air pollution; and four natural resource damage categories: (a) agricultural damage from …

that the World Bank could play in helping the Government of Ecuador (GOE) strengthen its institutional capacity in order to …

essential. "--World Bank web site …

Based on the World Bank's World Development Indicators and the Little Green Data Book, the Green miniAtlas complements … the miniAtlas of Global Development previously published by the World Bank. The information in the Green miniAtlas is a …