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Madagascar is an island nation located in the Indian Ocean off the south-eastern coast of Africa, and the fourth-largest island in the world. Despite the country's extensive economic opportunities and expansive natural resources, real GDP per capita is one of the lowest in the world. This...
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Ecuador ha avanzado de manera significativa en la adopción de tecnologías digitales en la última década. A pesar de estos avances, millones de ecuatorianos, especialmente aquellos que habitan en áreas rurales, siguen excluidos de la economía digital debido a las limitaciones de...
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Digital technologies are paving the way for economic growth and new service delivery models across Africa. On key digital indicators, Botswana fares similarly or better than regional neighbors, but is lagging behind global peers with the same income levels, illustrating the potential to enhance...
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Many Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, including Guinea-Bissau, lack the requisite enabling environment to capture a larger fraction of the global digital economy or benefit from its gains and are thus at increasing risk of being left behind. Rapid digital transformation is reshaping the...
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This note summarizes the conclusions of the review of the insurance sector in the Lebanon as part of the Financial … insurance sector with respect to: the potential exposure of the sector to vulnerabilities, either generated from the sector or … an analysis of the existing market situation and performance. The insurance sector is material compared to other markets …
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The objective of this feasibility study is to identify disaster risk finance and insurance (DRFI) solutions for up to 1 …
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diversification in Zimbabwe following macroeconomic policy changes and droughts of the early 1990s. Data from two comparable national …
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In the 1990s, Zimbabwe's economic growth began to slow following a balance of payments crisis and repeated droughts. By … the late 1990s Zimbabwe's economy was in serious trouble driven by economic mismanagement, political violence, and the …
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Zimbabwe is at a critical juncture. After dollarization and favorable economic factors fueled arecovery during 2009 …-12, Zimbabwe today faces slowing growth, a financial crisis, increasingly erratic weather patterns and rising poverty and … inequality. To help respond to these issues, the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) has sought to examine and ultimately better manage …
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