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Tobacco Pack Information
World Bank - 2012
There are an estimated 1.2 billion regular smokers in the world today, approximately one third of the global population over the age of 15, and the numbers are rising (World Health Organization 2002). Studies show that many smokers still do not know that tobacco causes disease and premature...
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Tobacco Excise Taxes and Tobacco Leaf Farming- Key Considerations
World Bank - 2023
The Global Tax Program Health Taxes Knowledge Note Series focuses on topics linked to implementation of health taxes, or excise taxes on tobacco, alcoholic drinks and sugar-sweetened beverages. The purpose of this series is to provide policy makers with an overview of relevant issues and...
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Mexico 2006-2012 : Creating the Foundations for Equitable Growth
World Bank - 2012
The chapters, or "policy notes," of this report, creating the foundations for equitable growth in Mexico 2006-2012, are … dedicated to trying to solve parts of the puzzle as to why Mexico's level of economic development has failed to approach the … from the eleven chapters of this report. There are three themes that are highlighted: 1) Mexico can do better; 2) Mexico is …
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Mexico Reform Agenda for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth
World Bank - 2013
Mexico needs to broaden and deepen its financial system without compromising the financial stability gains of the last … streamlining key regulations for firms are key to increasing Mexico's competitiveness. This note provides a medium-term agenda for … supporting Mexico's competitiveness by fostering greater innovation. This policy note outlines short- and medium-term policy …
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Success in small and medium-scale enterprises : the evidence from Colombia
Cortés de Tadey, Mariluz - 1987 - 1. print
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Brazil: a review of agricultural policies
Levy, Fred (contributor) - 1983 - 2. print
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Analyzing food security using household survey data
Moltedo, Ana; Lokshin, Michael; Troubat, Nathalie; … - World Bank - 2014
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Productivity and the investment climate : what matters most?
Bastos, Fabiano - 2004
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Using Public Food Grain Stocks to Enhance Food Security
World Bank - 2012
The recurrent global food price spikes in 2008 and 2010 rekindled interest in the use of national food grain stockpiles ('stocks') to enhance food security. They were a commonly used instrument in government responses to these food prices spikes. They were also widely considered as a useful tool...
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Protecting Food Systems, Preventing Future Pandemics
World Bank - 2023
Central Asia has made much progress in public health and animal health in the last 20 years but was as unprepared as other regions in the world to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The region also faces challenges from other emerging diseases, re-emerging diseases, and climate change. Since...
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