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-sensitive interventions delivered through other sectors such as agriculture, social protection, and water and sanitation that have the …
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This paper examines the impact of trade facilitation on intra-African trade. The authors examine the role of trade facilitation reforms, such as increased port efficiency, improved customs, and regulatory environments, and upgrading services infrastructure on trade between African countries....
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Commodity prices are expected to remain weak for the remainder of 2014 and, perhaps through much of 2015. Crude oil has seen one of the sharpest declines, down more than 20 percent to $83/barrel (bbl) on October 15 from this year’s high of $108/bbl in mid-June. Agricultural prices have...
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Bhutan is a small landlocked country in the Himalayas between China and India. Poverty reduction has been rapid from about 23 percent in 2007 to 12-13 percent in 2012. Gender equality and women's empowerment are important determinants of reproductive health. Contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR)...
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The report first summarizes the key findings from the following three studies in three provinces (Guizhou, Jilin, Shandong): (a) a demand survey to assess rural ICT access and attitudes; (b) a library study including scoping the status of ICT use in rural libraries; and (c) a limited impact...
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The decline in commodity prices that began with metals and agriculture four years ago—joined by crude oil in mid-2014 …, agriculture, precious metals, and fertilizers. Price forecasts to 2025 for 46 commodities are also presented, together with …
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reform in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Collectively they cover two main areas of land governance: reforms in redistributing … redistributing agricultural land in Malawi and South Africa. The Reforms in four thematic areas of land administration are addressed …
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of development in Africa, with several countries making remarkable progress and others lagging seriously behind. ADI 2004 ….9 billion in 2002. These continued to be heavily concentrated in oil exporting countries and South Africa. The increase in … relief is playing a larger role in Africa's resource picture, as total debt service relief reached $43 billion in fiscal year …
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