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With the COVID-19 pandemic, the development context for the world is fundamentally challenged in many ways. The …
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triggered by the financial crisis that has unfolded over the past two years has not spared the developing world. Yet, the … developing world. As a result, FDI to developing countries is expected to recover over the medium term. Investors from the …
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, and policy developments. It also highlights recent FDI publications by the World Bank and other organizations. This FDI …
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report focuses on the direct impact of the war on world trade and investment. It identifies five trade and investment …. The report finds that world trade will drop by 1 percent, lowering global GDP by 0.7 percent and GDP of low …
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Trade can dramatically improve women's lives, creating new jobs, enhancing consumer choices, and increasing women's bargaining power in society. It can also lead to job losses and a concentration of work in low-skilled employment. Given the complexity and specificity of the relationship between...
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In this context, Bhutan can become wealthier through accelerating both domestic and foreign investment, as well as signing investment treaties. These investments could provide not just capital but also bring necessary skills, knowledge and ideas, and help the country move beyond hydropower....
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Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was living a learning crisis. Before the pandemic, 258 million children … learning deficits. All this means that the world was already far off track for meeting Sustainable Development Goal 4, which … safety and doing what they can to prevent students' learning loss using remote learning. At the same time, countries need to …
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This retrospective examines how the World Bank's strategic use of climate-related trust funds has enabled it to play an … finance, with a focus on the pioneering role of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and World Bank carbon funds in spurring … climate change mitigation activities, this report draws lessons and recommendations on how the World Bank and the wider …
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This report has been accepted as a key input to Cambodia's private sector development strategy following extensive consultations with the Royal Government of Cambodia, its development partners, and the private sector. It was prepared to help these stakeholders identify and prioritize policy...
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