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Demand for Skills in Albania : An Analysis of the Skills Towards Employment and Productivity Survey
World Bank Group - 2018
This report aims to provide policy makers in Albania with new evidence to inform the design and implementation of public policies on post-secondary education, vocational education and training (VET) system labor market information and intermediation, and labor policies. The STEP Employer Survey...
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Thailand Economic Monitor 2016 : Services as a New Driver of Growth
World Bank Group - 2016
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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Kazakhstan Reversing Productivity Stagnation : Country Economic Memorandum
World Bank Group - 2019
prices, and structural degradation of the economy. Kazakhstan's productivity growth has steadily fallen over the past two … decades. Falling within-sector productivity improvements are the driving force behind Kazakhstan's productivity slowdown. The … patterns must be corrected to revive productivity, which is essential for higher economic growth - since higher investment …
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Structural Transformation of Small Farms in Moldova : Implications for Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity
World Bank Group - 2016
The agricultural and food production sector plays a key role in fighting poverty and food insecurity in Moldova, but is facing critical challenges to modernize and integrate into the international market. This paper focuses on smallholder farms, which make up 95 percent of all farms, and...
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Kenya Economic Update, October 2016 : Beyond Resilience--Increasing Productivity of Public Investments
World Bank Group - 2016
Kenya is one of the bright spots in Sub-Saharan Africa. With economic growth rates sustained at above 5 percent, Kenya has outperformed the regional average, for 8 consecutive years. Robust domestic demand emanating from private consumption and government investment are the key drivers of...
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Malaysia Economic Monitor, December 2016 : The Quest for Productivity Growth
World Bank Group - 2016
Malaysia's economic growth has slowed down but remains resilient to external headwinds. The economic growth rate slowed from 5 percent in 2015 to 4.2 percent, year on year, in the first three quarters of 2016. Private consumption growth slowed down due to a softening labor market and households'...
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Thailand Economic Monitor, January 2020 : Productivity for Prosperity
World Bank Group - 2020
domestic economy, increasing openness, and promoting an eco-system for firm innovation in order can boost productivity …
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Climate Toolkits for Infrastructure PPPs : Water Production and Treatment Sector
World Bank Group - 2023
This toolkit contains a set of tools covering the major climate entry points (identification of risks, incorporation of climate considerations in the project selection, and appraisal of climate effects in the project's economics). Its inputs are preliminary project data as well as readily...
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Kosovo Country Economic Memorandum, November 2021 : Gearing Up for a More Productive Future
World Bank Group - 2021
Kosovo, one of the youngest countries in an aging Europe, took its first steps on the road to greater prosperity a quarter of a century ago. Kosovo's economy has experienced significant growth in recent years. The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered Kosovo's first ever...
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Kosovo Country Economic Memorandum, November 2021 : Raising Firm Productivity
World Bank Group - 2021
To boost economic growth and foster sustained formal job creation in Kosovo, igniting firm productivity is crucial … particular attention to firm productivity. For the last decade, the landscape of firms in Kosovo has been dominated by … microenterprises with low productivity, employment, and survival rates. Firm creation and growth,small firm density, average size, and …
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