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A team of energy experts from 15 agencies worked under the leadership of the World Bank and the International Energy …
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The innovation economy has become a driving force in transforming entire industries, which has been happening at an accelerated pace. Cities are making massive investments in innovation and research and development (RandD) to support and attract technology-driven industries that are leading the...
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-efficiency purposes. The target audience is World Bank staff and stakeholders who are supporting the implementation of a resource … energy-efficiency issues as this is the particular focus of the World Bank's Climate Competitive Industries program, and is …
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European markets and world-class enterprises-has become a political and strategic economic objective of the highest priority …
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health costs on its population. A recent World Bank report estimated that the cost of ambient air pollution amounts to about …
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Vietnam has successfully developed the electricity and gas sectors that have contributed substantially to the economic development of Vietnam. To date, near universal electrification has been achieved, and the industrial, commercial, and residential sectors benefit from increasingly reliable...
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Croatia joined the European Union (EU) in 2013, and the energy sector has been undergoing liberalization, deregulation, and unbundling of state-owned energy utilities. Croatia haswelcomed a number of new public and private energy companies. The Croatian power exchange was established in 2014 and...
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forms part of the World Bank Group's Infrastructure Sector Assessment Program (INFRA-SAP) …
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The Palestinian Territories face significant energy security challenges, already severe in Gaza, but also emerging in the West Bank. In Gaza, the available power supply only meets half the demand leading to rolling blackouts, alternating between 8 hours on and 8 hours off. Although the West Bank...
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