could further contribute to innovation and productivity growth; chapters five discusses the key improvement in the enabling … environment needed to support innovation and productivity growth (economic regulation, education sector reforms, financial sector … integration, innovation policies and enabling environment reforms (macro stability, economic regulation and governance, financial …

structure has not evolved, remaining highly dependent on cotton and transit trade, and per-capita growth has slowed down in … recent years. The government has requested the World Bank's assistance in understanding the constraints to growth and … evaluating the country's potential for diversification and innovation as it seeks to lead the country to emerging market status …

issues of competitiveness, innovation, and diversification. Despite strong growth, policymakers should be concerned about the … to the agriculture and agro-processing sectors are also of concern. The strong growth trend itself needs more evaluation … sustainable long-term growth. The report discusses the issues noted above, summarizes the status of reforms, and suggests some …

outlook in the context of global economic prospects. It focuses on the role of innovation in fostering economic growth, job … from this analysis suggest that policies to spur innovation can go a long way in addressing unemployment, poverty and …

Chile is increasingly looking to innovation as a pillar of its competitiveness and an engine of growth to close the … an increased awareness of the importance of innovation to growth and a desire to move toward a more diversified and … capita income since the 1990s. The growth slowdown in the late 1990s and early 2000s, however, raised concerns about that the …

This technical note highlights some of the work the World Bank has recently conducted in support of the growth agenda … neighborhood countries, in achieving the Europe 2020 targets of smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth. The engagement consists … Bank's analytical Europe 2020 work pertaining to raising employment rates and skills levels as well as to spur innovation …

, together, give a fairly comprehensive picture of competitiveness: 1) the composition, orientation and growth of the export …