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The Kyrgyz economy has been, since its earliest days, the most liberal and open among Central Asian countries resulting in an atypical structural transformation with limited productivity growth. It was the first Central Asian country to become a WTO member in 1998 and its trade share in GDP is...
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alleviation. Global Economic Prospects is a World Bank Group Flagship Report that examines global economic developments and …
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Chongqing is at a crossroads where its GDP per capita will reach a level at which cities typically decouple economic growth from energy and resource use, as well as associated carbon emissions and pollution. However, decoupling does not happen automatically. It requires cities to adopt green...
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The Lao PDR sits at the intersection of four critical ecoregions and is home to some of the world's biologically … protected areas, and expansion of agriculture and settlements. This World Bank report outlines key challenges and priority …
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the region's own "unicorn" technology companies. Southeast Asia leads the world in some indicators on the use of the …
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The report emphasizes the importance of breaking the cycle of inequitable investment in human capital and lack of well-paying job opportunities that trap the poor in poverty, generation after generation. Children from poor households start life at a disadvantage. Malnourished and stunted, with...
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Economic growth is expected to attain 3.1 percent in both 2016 and 3.2 percent in 2017 accelerating from 2.8 percent last year with private consumption and public investment as key drivers as consumer sentiment recovers, households deleverage and large public infrastructure projects are...
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Thailand needs to avoid the high-carbon growth path of many developed countries and, instead, take a low-carbon growth … path. A green low-carbon growth path is in Thailand's own interest as it can simultaneously tackle local environmental … degradation, global climate change, and energy security challenges. It can also position Thailand as a regional leader in green …
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Thailand has made tremendous progress toward the twin goals of eliminating extreme poverty and boosting shared … prosperity. Notably, Thailand has achieved these gains despite high political instability, with short-lived constitutions and … constrain further progress in reducing poverty and promoting inclusion. The Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) of Thailand …
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