Documents et rapports

Long-Term Trends in Private Finance for Infrastructure : Understanding the Role of DFIs (anglais)

PPI investments in developing countries have remained relatively low since the sharp decline which occurred between 2011-12, with the lowest dip experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic period. We study...

Economics of Electric Vehicles for Passenger Transportation : Conference Edition (anglais)

This report provides answers to three critical questions: Why should developing countries pursue e-mobility? When does an accelerated transition to electric vehicles (EVs) make sense for developing countries?...

Understanding Transport-Related Carbon Emissions : Learning from the Past, Looking into the Future (anglais)

The decarbonization of the transport sector has recently emerged as one of the most pressing challenges in the transition to net zero. With transport-related emissions growing rapidly across much of the...

The Impact of Infrastructure on Development Outcomes: A Qualitative Review of Four Decades of Literature (anglais)

Policy makers have long used investing in public infrastructure as a means of reducing geographical disparities and promoting growth. The goal of this paper is to provide insights to development practitioners...

Economics of Electric Vehicles for Passenger Transportation (anglais)

Electric mobility has garnered growing interest and significant momentum across several major global markets, often motivated by transport sector decarbonization. Together, Europe, China, and the United...

Mobility and Development : Innovations, Policies and Practices (anglais)

The traditional approach to valuing the benefits of transport investments overlooks their wider economic impacts. Traditional cost-benefit analysis of road projects focuses on estimating the value of time...

Understanding Public Spending Trends for Infrastructure in Developing Countries (anglais)

Evidence of public expenditure on infrastructure is extremely sparse. Little is known about the trends and patterns of infrastructure expenditure, and there is no real basis for assessing the adequacy...

Understanding Drivers of Decoupling of Global Transport CO2 Emissions from Economic Growth : Evidence from 145 Countries (anglais)

This paper examines the extent to which countries have succeeded in decoupling transport emissions from economic growth, and how changes in emissions intensity, economic growth, and population growth have...

World Development Report 2021 : Data for Better Lives : 世界開発報告 2021 : より良い生活のためのデータ (japonais)

Today’s unprecedented growth of data and their ubiquity in our lives are signs that the data revolution is transforming the world. And yet much of the value of data remains untapped. Data collected for...

World Development Report 2021 : Data for Better Lives (anglais)

Today’s unprecedented growth of data and their ubiquity in our lives are signs that the data revolution is transforming the world. And yet much of the value of data remains untapped. Data collected for...

Policy Choices Can Help Keep 4G and 5G Universal Broadband Affordable (anglais)

Connecting the Dots : People, Jobs, and Social Services in Urban Ghana (anglais)

Major Ghanaian cities are at a critical point that will determine whether they become an engine of or a burden on the country’s development. Ghana’s urban areas contribute to more than two-thirds of the...

Falling Short : A Global Survey of Electricity Tariff Design (anglais)

This paper provides a comprehensive overview of electricity pricing practices and tariff structure design in more than 60 developed and developing countries worldwide as of 2015-16. It evaluates the performance...

Rethinking Power Sector Reform : Positive Lessons for the Middle East and North Africa (anglais)

The need for greater efficiency and accountability in the power sector in the Middle East and North Africa has renewed pressure for reforms. A major new World Bank report, Rethinking Power Sector Reform...

Cost Recovery and Financial Viability of the Power Sector in Developing Countries : Insights from 15 Case Studies (anglais)

This paper analyzes power utilities in 15 jurisdictions to understand the determinants of success for reforms aimed at improving financial viability and cost recovery in the power sector and the impacts...

Rethinking Power Sector Reform in the Developing World (anglais)

A new paradigm for power sector reform emerged during the 1990s, under the influence of the Washington Consensus, and began to spread across the developing world. This approach advocated restructuring...

Now or Never : Achieving High Quality​ - Delivering Productive Infrastructure​ (anglais)

Vietnam has done a remarkable job of investing in Infrastructure. Vietnam needs to sustain current levels of spending in Infrastructure to meet increased demand from critical infrastructure sectors like...

Sri Lanka - Energy Infrastructure Sector Assessment Program : Executive Summary (anglais)

The World Bank Group (WBG) undertook the Sri Lanka energy infrastructure sector assessment program (Infra SAP) study to assess the future investment needs to develop the energy sector in Sri Lanka. The...

Policy Matters : Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable Energy (anglais)

Sustainable energy is at the heart of the global development and climate change agenda. Reaching the targets set by the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) will require a rapid increase...

Vietnam – Maximizing Finance for Development in the Energy Sector (anglais)

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...