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Globally, Vietnam is among the most open economies with a trade-to-GDP ratio of 190 percent in 2018. Through the … has made remarkable achievements in trade liberalization. Vietnam's major trade partners located in East Asia, North … relations and connectivity initiatives are relevant to Vietnam, including with Southeast Asian neighbors, and South Asia …
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A large number of studies in recent years have attempted to analyze and quantify the myriad of restrictions holding back economic development in the West Bank and Gaza, but the full picture remains blurred. The main value proposition of this study is to assess and quantify the overall prospects...
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that constrained further investment-driven catch-up growth. Moreover, as China seeks to rebalance its economy from …
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outlook for the country. Its coverage has ranged from the macro-economy to financial markets to indicators of human welfare … expectations based on the bounce back in oil production and exports. The economy registered a record growth rate of 13.4 percent … according to the new GDP data published by the Central Bank of Iran. While Iran's economy is relatively diversified for a …
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status, and from a planned to a functional market economy. Despite these reforms, the domestic economy still lacks the needed … challenge, the economy also faces a low employment and skills challenge. To address its productivity challenge North Macedonia …
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(coronavirus) crisis in Da Nang city and nationally in Vietnam. More specifically, we look at the social assistance (cash transfer …
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The national economy of Vietnam was affected by the April 2020 lockdown meant to contain the domestic spread of the … COVID-19 (coronavirus) virus and subsequent outbreaks in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. Nevertheless, the economy showed …
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This note analyzes the short-term effects of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) shock during the first year of the crisis and presents alternative medium-term recovery scenarios. It asks a set of questions, and in answering those questions, provides policy suggestions for the Vietnamese...
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The objective of this public expenditure review (PER) is to provide the government with options for fiscal consolidation and support macroeconomic stability in the medium-term. This PER addresses the broad topic of expenditure efficiency and examines options for expenditure rationalization to...
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The outbreak was declared a pandemic by the WHO on March 11 and the epicenter of the crisis has moved from China and Korea to the US and Western Europe. Infections are also increasing at a rapid pace in WBG client countries, with large uncertainty about the extent to which many countries are...
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