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Ghana : Economic Diversification Through Productivity Enhancement
World Bank Group - 2019
productivity angle.In looking at a set of high-growth economies of the past, the Growth Report 2008 identified common … total factor productivity to growth is on a declining path.The structural shift of the Ghanaian economy into services and … marginally contributes to labor productivity growth.Second, concentration of economic activity in natural resources increase …
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Cambodia Economic Update, November 2023 : From Recovery to Reform - Special Focus: Accelerating Structural Reforms to Boost Productivity and Competitiveness
World Bank Group - 2023
This year's economic activity has been slower than previously anticipated due to emerging structural bottlenecks and continued external headwinds. This has prompted a sense of urgency to address the rising economic challenges to sustain growth in the short to medium term. While Cambodia's...
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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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Mauritania Country Economic Memorandum : Accelerating Growth Through Diversification and Productive Cities
World Bank Group - 2020
The Mauritanian economy is at an important crossroad. Despite significant increases in itsnatural resource wealth, economic development in Mauritania remains weak. The over-reliance on natural resources has left the economy undiversified with growth, exports, and fiscal revenues all dependent on...
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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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Zambia Economic Brief, September 2018 : An Agro-Led Structural Transformation
World Bank Group - 2018
The latest economic brief highlights that Zambia's rising macroeconomic imbalances, high debt and associated costs of debt service are crowding out private sector growth. The economy is expected to expand by 3.3 percent in 2018 in 2018 compared to 3.4 percent in 2017. Agricultures offers Zambia...
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Kyrgyz Republic Economic Update No. 7, Spring/Summer 2018 : Favorable Headwinds Time for Structural Reform
World Bank Group - 2018
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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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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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Cambodia Economic Update, April 2017 : Staying Competitive through Improving Productivity
World Bank Group - 2017
Growth remained strong at 6.9 percent in 2016, after 7.0 percent in 2015. Cambodia's economic activity continues to expand at a robust pace. Construction remained one of the main drivers of growth. Garment exports eased slightly as the country's external competitiveness was eroded by US dollar...
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