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Supporting Preprimary Parent Engagement in South Sudan : Lessons from Eight Parent Education Programs
World Bank Group - 2020
creation of a preprimary parenting program for the South Sudanese context, to enhance school readiness of children between the … be useful to increase the engagement of parents in preprimary skill development in South Sudan. Bearing in mind the …) use of local resources, (iii) creation of contextually relevant curriculum, (iv) supporting parents who do not know how to …
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Parenting Support : Key Transformational Instrument of Child and Human Development Policies - Trends in EU Countries and Discussion on Parenting Policies in Bulgaria
World Bank Group - 2019
This policy note is developed with the aim to inform the planning and implementation of the policy goals toward parenting support in Bulgaria. First, it summarizes the trends and concepts in parenting policies that influence the evolution of programs across Europe and other countries. Second, it...
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Macroeconomic Stability, Fiscal Policy and Taxation : National Development Strategy Croatia 2030 Policy Note
World Bank Group - 2019
Croatia a more attractive destination for investments, which in turn would help boost output, reduce unemployment, and provide …
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Dominican Republic Tax System Review
World Bank Group - 2021
Despite decades of impressive economic growth, tax revenues in the Dominican Republic (DR) remain well below the regional average. The DR's tax base is extremely narrow, with extensive exemptions, deductions, zero-ratings, and allowances across all major tax categories. Tax expenditures amounted...
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Peru - Selected Issues in Fiscal Policy : Taxation and Equity
World Bank Group - 2015
This report takes an in-depth look, from a policy perspective, at the trade-offs between increasing tax collection and improving the equity of the fiscal system. As part of this effort, the report places the Peruvian tax system in an international context and considers the key challenges the...
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Ethiopia : Modelling the Impact of Tobacco Tax Policy Reforms on Tobacco Use and Domestic Resources Mobilization Under Different Scenarios
World Bank Group - 2018
As part of the ongoing tax policy dialogue with the Government of Ethiopia, the World BankGroup organized a workshop in Addis Ababa, on June 20, 2016, to discuss tobacco use, its healthimpact, and excise taxes on tobacco as a public policy measure to reduce tobacco use, and hencethe risk of ill...
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Evidence Brief : Countering Common Arguments against Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes
World Bank Group - 2020
employment and economic growth, and violate international, regional, or national law. Around the world, these arguments have been …
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Nepal Fiscal Federalism Update, May 2024
World Bank Group - 2024
The World Bank's Nepal Fiscal Federalism Update (NFFU) aims to report annually on the progress of fiscal federalism in Nepal and identify implementation gaps. This second update reviews the progress on fiscal federalism since the publication of the first report and provides an update on economic...
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Kosovo Early Childhood Development : SABER Country Report 2021
World Bank Group - 2021
in a country affects young children's development. This assessment can be used to identify how countries address the same … policy challenges related to ECD, with the ultimate goal of designing effective policies for young children and their …
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Building Forward Better to Ensure Learning for All Children in Iraq : An Education Reform Path
World Bank Group - 2021
Human capital development is imperative to achieve sustainable economic growth in Iraq. At the heart of Iraq's human capital crisis is a learning crisis, which is exacerbated by effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis on education service delivery. The low levels of human capital...
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