In 2010, Bangladesh’s electrification rate was low, and blackouts were frequent. Several initiatives were taken to add generating capacity: the government allowed the installation of rental power plants of 40–115-megawatt (MW) capacity, refurbished old gas turbines, and converted open-cycle gas turbine plants to more efficient combined-cycle power plants.
In early 2000, only 29% of Sri Lanka’s population, mostly in urban areas, had piped water services. One-quarter of the population had no access to safe sanitation.
Papua New Guinea (PNG) has very challenging geographic conditions, making the movement of people and goods difficult. This creates a total reliance on aviation for tourism and business, exports and imports, domestic freight, and social cohesion.
A healthy level of private investment is essential for Viet Nam to achieve the 7%–8% annual economic growth rate and the 8 million new jobs it has targeted under the Socio-Economic Development Strategy, 2011–2020. Increasingly, such contribution is expected to come from the domestic private sector, largely composed of small and medium−sized enterprises (SMEs).
In January 2009, continuous and sometimes intense rains caused some of the worst flooding in Fiji’s history. Flash floods affected many areas but were particularly damaging in the northwestern section of the main island of Viti Levu.
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