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originating in the polyester market are transmitted at much higher speed to the cotton market than vice-versa. "--World Bank web …
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"The author provides a preliminary benchmarking of infrastructure performance in Lesotho in four major sectors … comparator countries using a new World Bank international data base with objective and perception-based indicators of … infrastructure performance from over 200 countries. The results of the benchmarking are revealing of several major, comparative …
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incentives. In the real world, Investment Promotion Intermediaries (IPIs) face tight budget and human resource constraints …
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capacity building, implementation assistance, and coordination support. "--World Bank web site …
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Though well-established in the commercial sector, the use of market-based price risk management is not widespread in the public sector, particularly by sovereigns. Recent volatility in energy and food prices, however, has awakened the interest of some governments to learn more about how they can...
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from higher consumer prices. "--World Bank web site …
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"Indonesia's oil revenues and fuel subsidies dominate the nation's economic policy agenda. This paper estimates the impact of higher international oil prices on the Indonesian government's fiscal position in 2008 and beyond. It analyzes the interactions between government revenues and...
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Under-pricing of diesel and kerosene continues to cause major financial problems for Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation …
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