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Strengthening Infrastructure Governance for Investment and Service Delivery in Panama
World Bank Group - 2020
Global evidence suggests better infrastructure governance results in more efficient spending and better growth outcomes …, 2015; World Bank 2014; OECD, 2013a) demonstrate that improvements in infrastructure governance can lead to substantial … efficiency enhancements and enhanced infrastructure productivity over the life of the asset. Conversely, poor governance is a …
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Improving Governance of Indonesia's Peatlands and Other Lowland Ecosystems
World Bank Group - 2021
The report aims to advance a policy dialogue on how to address sustainability challenges from lowland developments. The specific approach discussed in this report is the "landscape approach" which, in turn, calls for improved "landscape governance." As a technical background study, the report...
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Actionable Regulatory Governance Indicators for UE Regions
World Bank Group - 2018
The European Union's Cohesion Policy is its biggest investment instrument. It supports the Europe 2020 strategy of smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth. With a budget of EUROS 351.8 billion for 2014-2020, the Cohesion Policy accounts for around one-third of the EU budget. The Cohesion Policy...
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Enhancing Government Effectiveness and Transparency : The Fight Against Corruption
World Bank Group - 2020
News headlines over the last few years have been filled with global scandals involving corruption on an unprecedented scale. They touch virtuallyevery continent, from Asia to Africa, Europe, and the Americas. The scale, magnitude, and sophistication of the operations has increasingly risen to...
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Kazakhstan : Public Expenditure and Institutional Review for the Agricultural Sector
World Bank Group - 2017
Agriculture occupies a key position in the Kazakhstan economy. Although accounting for only 5 percent of GDP, agriculture continues to employ almost one third of the population. Studies of agriculture in Kazakhstan confirm significant un-tapped productive and export potential for the sector....
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Botswana Mining Investment and Governance Review
World Bank Group - 2016
The Botswana Mining Investment and Governance Review (MInGov) collects and shares information on mining sector governance, its attractiveness to investors and how its activities affect national development. It reviews sector performance from the perspective of three main stakeholder groups...
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Governance of State-Owned Enterprises in the MENA Region : Synthesis and Cross-cutting Findings of SOE Governance Reviews of Six Countries
World Bank Group - 2024
This report is part of a World Bank review of state-owned enterprise (SOE) governance practices in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The focus on governance is motivated by research pointing to good governance as an important precondition for successful and sustainable SOE reform....
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Governance Risk Assessment System (GRAS) : Advanced Data Analytics for Detecting Fraud, Corruption, and Collusion in Public Expenditures
World Bank Group - 2023
Corruption poses a significant threat to development and has a disproportionate impact on the poor and most vulnerable. Government agencies struggle to identify fraud and corruption in public expenditures. Risk assessments usually rely on manual analysis and follow-up on specific complaints or...
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Safe and Resilient Infrastructure in the Philippines
World Bank Group - 2014
World Bank, the engagement on Safe and Resilient Infrastructure has carried out a preliminary structural assessment of over … during the Forum on Safe and Resilient Infrastructure that took place in Manila, Philippines, in October 2013. This report is … methodology and results of a vulnerability assessment and prioritization conducted under the Safe and Resilient Infrastructure …
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Climate Toolkits for Infrastructure PPPs
World Bank Group - 2022
change. Participation of the private sector in climate-smart investments and infrastructure is critical and public … infrastructure gap without mobilizing private sector expertise, innovative thinking, investment capacity, and finance. PPPs can be a …
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