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Reducing malnutrition is a cornerstone of poverty reduction. General malnutrition and specific micronutrient deficiencies contribute to infant, child, and maternal morbidity; decreased learning capacity; lower productivity and higher mortality. Because malnutrition is often due to a combination...
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structural model estimated on quarterly data for Macedonia and Slovakia over 1995-2007. The success of macroeconomic … Slovakia, the authors find that Macedonia has relatively weaker transmission mechanisms of monetary policy, higher output … relative to Slovakia. Hence, it appears that small, open economies with stronger economic rigidities should apply monetary …
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's generally high living standards and overall level of development, there are families in Slovakia whose living conditions are …
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The Slovak Republic's external current account and fiscal deficits (net of privatization receipts) are unsustainably high (at about 8 percent of GDP in 2002), despite some recent declines. With a capital account surplus of perhaps 20 percent of GDP this year, the Slovak Republic may not find it...
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There is wide agreement that the radical and comprehensive package of reforms implemented by the 2002 government has positioned the Slovak Republic well-not only in relation to other EU8 countries but also in relation to the EU15-in terms of increased competitiveness and employment...
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practices in the Slovak Republic. Slovakia has already upgraded its legislation to meet European Union (EU) Directives. The … benchmark against which to measure corporate governance in Slovakia. …
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An International Monetary Fund-World Bank team assessed Slovakia's financial sector in the context of the Financial … financial sector. This report gives an overall assessment of the financial sector in Slovakia. The report gives an updated …-bank financial institutions, pension funds, capital markets and the financial infrastructure of Slovakia. The report also discusses …
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qualitative information, collected through field visits in Eastern Slovakia and through interviews with key stakeholders from the … a distant goal for Slovakia. The remainder of this report provides an overview of the assessment of the situation in … in Eastern Slovakia held school segregation as illegal. More of such cases may emerge, especially in light of the 2007 …
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