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South Caucasus and Central Asia - The Belt and Road Initiative : Kyrgyz Republic Country Case Study

World Bank Group - 2020

: importing goods through both formal and informal trade systems, mainly from China, and re-exporting (in few cases with some …

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South Asia's Digital Opportunity : Accelerating Growth, Transforming Lives

World Bank Group - 2022

The report presents both the opportunities of and the bottlenecks for furthering the digital agenda. It emphasizes that the first step is to get the basics right. This includes enabling access to and adoption of high-quality affordable broadband, initiating a paradigm shift in building digital...

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Regional Development in the South of Mexico : Infrastructure for Growth and Poverty Alleviation

World Bank Group - 2002

This report examines the role of infrastructure in explaining why the region lags so far behind the rest of the country. More importantly, it looks at how improved infrastructure may help the region catch up. Infrastructure is examined here through its impact on social as well as economic...

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Investing in Logistics for Sustainable Economic Growth : Background Studies for the Preparation of Cambodia Logistics Master Plan

World Bank Group - 2018

The World Bank prepared three background studies as inputs for the development of the Cambodia Logistics Master Plan led by the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) in 2017-2018. These studies benefit from a close coordination and collaboration with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)...

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Mashreq 2.0 : Digital Transformation for Inclusive Growth and Jobs

World Bank Group - 2018

The Mashreq countries must fully leverage digital infrastructure as well as their relative strengths in transforming their economies. The report lays out the strategic importance of digital infrastructure for countries in the region, takes stock of its status, and provides recommendations....

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Path for Ukraine's Economic Growth : Technology Upgrading

World Bank Group - 2019

This report examines Ukraine's economic decline and development through the lens of technology upgrading. The technology upgrading framework assumes that economic growth is a function of technology capability, whereby upgrading occurs through technological, industrial, and organizational change....

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South Caucasus and Central Asia - The Belt and Road Initiative : Georgia Country Case Study

World Bank Group - 2020

thus less dependent on China's BRI overland corridors for trade, investment and growth. Nevertheless, the Georgian … government is investing in the one BRI corridor China, Europe route that passes through the Caucuses, partly because it provides … a faster route to China. The potential for larger volume of Chinese transit cargo on this route may also be attractive …

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South Caucasus and Central Asia - The Belt and Road Initiative : Armenia Country Case Study

World Bank Group - 2020

Armenia is a small land-locked mountainous country with relatively difficult access to regional and global markets. The borders with Azerbaijan in the east and with Turkey in the southwest and west are closed. Only the borders with Georgia in the north and Iran in the south are open for trade...

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South Caucasus and Central Asia - The Belt and Road Initiative : Uzbekistan Country Case Study

World Bank Group - 2020

Uzbekistan is a resource-rich country with a relatively young population of 33 million, the largest in Central Asia. It is also a geographic pivot for the region, bordering all other Central Asian countries and Afghanistan, with transit connections in all directions. As a double landlocked...

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South Caucasus and Central Asia - The Belt and Road Initiative : Tajikistan Country Case Study

World Bank Group - 2020

Tajikistan is the poorest country in the region despite strong growth for nearly two decades; sustaining growth in future will need substantially higher growth in private investment and exports. Its per capita income (GNI) is close to USD 1,000 but nearly a third of its population, of around 9...

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