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repatriated to their country of origin in this century. Between 2002 and 2016, over six million refugees returned to Afghanistan …-scale internal displacement and return from outside have strained the delivery of public services in Afghanistan and increased … contributing to our understanding of displacement in Afghanistan by comparing the socioeconomic profiles of three populations: (i …
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Afghanistan currently faces a sea of uncertainty. Outcomes of the September 2019 presidential elections are not yet …
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Afghanistan is a deeply fragile and conflict affected state. It has been in almost constant conflict for over 35 years … and poverty incidence stubbornly high. Afghanistan faces tremendous development challenges. Gross domestic product (GDP … levels. The new government has declared its commitment to address Afghanistan's development challenges, through its paper …
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These briefs provide statistics on 39 socio-economic indicators encompassing several dimensions of wellbeing, including poverty and inequality, food security, labor market outcomes, sectoral distribution of employment, gender, education, health, and access to services and infrastructure. This...
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Afghanistan's economy is growing strongly. The growth drivers in recent years have been above-average agricultural …2009/10. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth reached 8.4 percent in FY2010/11. Afghanistan's fiscal position is …
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Afghanistan is in a state of transition which involves the handover of security responsibilities from international … forces to the Afghan government. However, at present, Afghanistan's economy is growing strongly as a result of an …, driven mostly by continued high military spending and external aid. The good harvest has also brought Afghanistan to near …
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Cabo Verde's economic achievements over the last thirty years have been spectacular and are unprecedented on the African continent. These achievements are remarkable given the unique challenges the country faces due to its small size, lack of scale for production of goods and delivery of...
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After a sharp fall in 2017, economic growth in MENA is projected to rebound to 3.1 percent in 2018, thanksto the positive global outlook, oil prices stabilizing at relatively higher levels, stabilization policies andreforms, and recovery and reconstruction as conflicts recede. The outlook for...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has, with alarming speed, dealt a heavy blow to an already-weak global economy, which is expected to slide into its deepest recession since the second world war, despite unprecedented policy support. The global recession would be deeper if countries take longer to bring the...
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Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, and Ambassador Andrew Young engaged in a roundtable discussion on economic development, moderated by Dean Bahl of Georgia State. Wolfowitz has made Africa the first priority of the Bank. There is really a chance for Africa to turn the corner. It's...
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