Infrastructure is at the core of economic and social development; provision of basic services – water supply and sanitation, power, transportation, heating services – is vitally important for the normal functioning of any society.
The World Bank supports increase in efficiency and productivity in all these sectors, as well as in other energy-related industries: coal, oil and gas, renewable energy. Sectoral reforms improve utility regulation and price-setting procedures; the Bank also provides investments in infrastructure rehabilitation and upgrade.
While contributing to the progress of the country as a whole, the World Bank is committed to promoting sustainable cities and towns that fulfill the promise of development for their inhabitants -- in particular, by improving the lives of the poor and promoting equity.
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