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The report synthesizes key findings and recommendations of a study carried out under the World Bank's Advisory Services and Analytics Program, ‘Central Asia: Climate and Environment Program,' which aims to strengthen the capacity of Central Asian countries to achieve sustainable and resilient...
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The objective of this paper, besides offering insight in the regional and global development and stability issues, is to initiate a dialog with housing finance market stakeholders on the course of action appropriate for their jurisdictions. The policy options presented in the paper are practical...
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The global financial crisis severely affected economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA). Currencies depreciated across the region. Government tax revenues declined sharply leading to high budget deficits and rising levels of public debt. Tightening credit supply and deteriorating...
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The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the channels through which rising commodity prices might affect countries in the Europe and Central Asia Region (ECA) in the short run and to indicate which countries are most likely to be significantly affected. This paper discusses the effects of the...
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This report highlights deficiencies and indicates priorities for a prospective national transport strategy and action plan for further consideration by key stakeholders. The overall objective should be the development of a transport system, and an institutional framework, that facilitates rather...
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Following a strong recovery after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, growth in the European Union (EU) is expected to … considerable resilience, the EU economy is in a weakened spot following the string of overlapping crises since 2020, which have …. Part 1 of the EU regular economic report (RER) focuses on recent developments and the short-term outlook and risks. This …
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This companion piece to the Fall 2022 ECA Economic Update provides an overview of the policy options available to countries to respond to the energy price shock and examines how this crisis could harness the clean energy transition to enhance collective energy security. The options to support...
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