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The Stabilization and Association Agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Union : Impacts of the Adaptation Protocol on the Agriculture and Food Sector
World Bank Group - 2017
The objective of this note is to provide insights into the potential effect of the adaptation protocol (AP) on imports of European Union (EU) agricultural, food and fisheries products into Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). We adapt and calibrate the Tariff Reform Impact Simulation Tool (TRIST), a...
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EU Regular Economic Report 4 : Thinking CAP - Supporting Agricultural Jobs and Incomes in the EU
World Bank Group - 2018
agriculture into a key sector for shared prosperity in rural areas: agriculture is no longer associated with poverty. The other … agriculture to thrive are in place: roads, advisory services, secure property rights, and access to health and education. This …
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Turkish Cypriot Economy, March 2021 : Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic - A Path to Building Back Better
World Bank Group - 2021
' financial support to the agriculture sector. Due to the Turkish lira depreciation, the recent adverse climate conditions, and … exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, the agriculture sector suffered significantly in 2020. However, the severe impact on the … budget for agriculture comes at a significant fiscal cost to the overall TC economy, while at the same time agricultural …
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Green Public Procurement : An Overview of Green Reforms in Country Procurement Systems
World Bank Group - 2021
This report provides an overview of international experience in the implementation of Green Public Procurement (GPP). It focuses on the institutional framework that is needed to support the mainstreaming of GPP practices across government. The intention is to equip practitioners with a broad...
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Sierra Leone Public Expenditure Review 2021 : Improving Quality of Public Expenditure in Health
World Bank Group - 2021
Sierra Leone is a low-income, small West African country of approximately 7.65 million population. Over the past decade, the country has made gains on several health indicators, but it faces huge challenges. Infectious diseases remain the leading causes of morbidity and mortality, but...
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Mauritania Transport Policy Note
World Bank Group - 2021
Mauritania, a country sparsely populated of 4.5 million people and a sustained growth of 60.4 percent in its urbanization rate, increasingly relies on enhancements in its transport connectivity among and within its urban areas to realize its economic potential and the improvement of its human...
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A Diagnostic and Policy Options for the Vocational Education and Training System in Belarus
World Bank Group - 2021
This report contributes to the scarce literature on labor market outcomes of different levels of education and returns to education in Belarus. Previous calculations of returns to education in Belarus were carried out for 1996-2001 (Pastore and Verashchagina 2006) and for 1995-2011 (Chubrik...
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Tools for Digitizing Government Payments : Learnings from Financial Inclusion Support Framework
World Bank Group - 2021
This note documents the experience of several countries that leveraged these tools under the Financial Inclusion Support Framework (FISF) program. FISF is a World Bank Group initiative that aims to accelerate and increase the effectiveness of reforms and other country-led actions to achieve...
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Financial Risk and Opportunities to Build Resilience in Europe
World Bank Group - 2021
This report presents an analysis conducted by the World Bank to assess macro-fiscal impacts of earthquakes and floods in European Union (EU) Member States (MS), analyze the financial instruments in place to manage this risk and identify any associated funding gaps. The analysis is underpinned by...
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A Landscape Review of ICT for Disability-inclusive Education
World Bank Group - 2022
Information and communication technology (ICT) tools can have a catalytic effect in advancing both educational access and learning outcomes for children with disabilities. Despite tremendous potential, a gap exists between technology advancements and their large-scale application in educating...
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