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"Greece and Italy initiated efforts to improve public debt management and develop their domestic debt markets … fiscal deficits, high levels of interest rates and inflation, and serious policy credibility problems impeded the use of long … targeting households and foreign investors, while taking steps to establish policy credibility by lowering fiscal deficits and …
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logistics sector in Greece and to develop policy recommendations. The World Bank is carrying out the project at the request of … stakeholders within the business and policy-making communities in Greece to provide inputs for a national logistics strategy. … a technical assistance package provided by the World Bank Group to the Government of Greece on enhancing the business …
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All children should be able to read by age 10. Reading is a gateway for learning as the child progresses through school - and conversely, an inability to read constrains opportunities for further learning. Reading proficiency is also critical for foundational learning in other subjects. In low-...
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An action plan to emplement World Bank's strategies.
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This study from the World Bank calls for a rebalancing of policy discussions and shows how to use the three dimensions … of density, distance, and division to tailor policy instruments to address integration challenges ranging from the …
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the investment climate matters for firms' productive performance. This is true (depending on the industry) for the quality … choose their location. These findings bear clear policy implications by showing that increasing firms' size and improving the …
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"During the 1990s, foreign direct investment in producer service sectors in Latin America was massive. Such investment may increase the quality of services, reduce their cost, and offer opportunities for knowledge spillovers to downstream users of the services. This paper examines the effects of...
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