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Supporting the Manufacture in Pakistan of High-Quality DC Fans

World Bank Group - 2022

Pakistan, where electric fans are the prevalent technology for space cooling. Starting in 2018, the World Bank implemented … several initiatives in collaboration with the fan industry and other stakeholders in Pakistan to address as a matter of … Pakistan implemented through the World Bank and others development finance institutions, potentially incentivizing the purchase …

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Sustainable Industrial Development in Punjab, Pakistan

World Bank Group - 2019

Greening Pakistan's industry has become an imperative to minimize its adverse impacts on the environment and society … make its full contribution to Pakistan's development. Limited consideration of the growing resource use, waste, and … environmental management has become a liability for Pakistan's industries, which notably undermines the competitiveness of export …

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Positioning FYR Macedonia for the Global Economy : The Impact of Reforms and Investment Promotion in the Automotive Components Manufacturing Sector

World Bank Group - 2017

Over the last two decades, successive governments and business leaders in the former Yugoslav Republic of (FYR) Macedonia have been actively working to transform the country's economy and put it on a higher, technology-based, growth trajectory. For a small, landlocked country with a limited...

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Resilient Industries in Japan : Lessons Learned on Enhancing Competitive Industries in the Face of Disasters Caused by Natural Hazards

World Bank Group - 2020

Industries create jobs, catalyze investments, and bring technological advancement to a country. However, as industries expand across borders and become increasingly complex, so do their risks, including impacts from disasters and climate change. Disasters,1 including earthquakes and extreme...

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Delivering Energy Efficiency in the Middle East and North Africa : Achieving Energy Efficiency Potential in the Industry, Services and Residential Sectors

World Bank Group - 2016

The main objective of this report is to provide an intermediate step toward building more energy-efficient economies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The present study complements the 2009 Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) report by providing a quantitative...

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Climate Competitive Industries : A Practitioner's Handbook

World Bank Group - 2016

Climate variability and resource scarcity pose an increasing threat to the growth and competitiveness of industry, and nowhere is this issue more significant than in the world's emerging economies. Governments and industry must work together to tackle this challenge. The World Bank Group's...

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Sectoral Approach to the Drivers of Productivity Growth in Poland : A Firm-Level Perspective on Technology Adoption and Firm Capabilities

World Bank Group - 2022

The report presents the main structural characteristics of the sectors included in the Technology Adoption Survey (TAS) implemented in Poland and provides sectoral TAS results for general and sector-specific business functions, comparing Poland to a peer country, Korea. Nine sectors analyzed...

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Drivers of Productivity Growth in Poland : A Firm-Level Perspective on Technology Adoption and Firm Capabilities

World Bank Group - 2022

This report provides detailed knowledge on firm-level technology sophistication in Poland, and, by identifying the main barriers and drivers to adoption, it delivers evidence-based policy recommendations to foster technology adoption across different firms and sectors. The analysis based on the...

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Lessons from Korea's Energy Efficiency Policies in the Industrial Sector

World Bank Group - 2023

In an economy driven by its vital industrial sector, tackling the advancing threats of high energy consumption and GHG emissions has been a key challenge for pursuing energy efficiency in Korea. To aid policy makers promote energy efficiency in the industry sector, this report offers a...

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Wind Resource Mapping in Pakistan

World Bank Group - 2015

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