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World Bank Group - 2021

The importance of ensuring that dam structures can withstand earthquakes has been recognized and practiced for many years. The technical capability of the dam engineering industry in the seismic design of dam structures has increased considerably since the 1980-1990s. Dams designed using modern...

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Improving Transparency and Accountability in Public-Private Partnerships : Disclosure Diagnostic Report - Ghana

World Bank Group - 2017

A World Bank Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) team conducted a study in Ghana between September 2016 and March 2017, using the PPP Disclosure Diagnostic template recommended by the World Bank, Framework for Disclosure of Information in PPPs. This study has been consolidated in the form of a PPP...

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Enhancing Debt Transparency by Strengthening Public Debt Transaction Disclosure Practices

World Bank Group - 2022

Improving debt transparency is critical for promoting debt sustainability and creditworthiness assessments, increasing the accuracy of public debt information, and protecting the interests of a diverse range of stakeholders. The importance of debt transparency, the costs associated with the lack...

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Residential Electricity Subsidies in Pakistan : Targeting, Welfare Impacts, and Options for Reform

World Bank Group - 2017

This report examines the system of residential electricity subsidies in Pakistan, and explores how it can be improved to better assist households within the existing political and budgetary constraints. The report is multi-disciplinary in nature, drawing on specially commissioned analysis of...

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Armenia International Outmigration : An Exploration on the Effects on Armenian Households' Welfare

World Bank Group - 2019

This report analyzes issues related to international migration in Armenia and its impact on Armenian households' welfare. The report uses microdata coming from two recent household surveys, the 2017 Russian-Armenian University survey, a nationally-representative household focused on...

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Informality, Job Quality, and Welfare in Sri Lanka

World Bank Group - 2020

low earnings levels elevate the risk of poverty. Second, Stringent labor laws, along with the high cost of compliance and …

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Advancing Disaster Risk Finance in Dominica

World Bank Group - 2023

the formulation of a country-specific comprehensive disaster risk financing (DRF) strategy, based on the assessment of the … preliminary fiscal risk analysis and a review of the current budget management of disasters in Dominica. The report benefits from …, Jamaica, and so on) in the design and implementation of sovereign catastrophe risk financing strategies. This report tailors …

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