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Jobs for All - Unlocking Inclusive Growth in Kenya : Kenya Jobs Diagnostic
World Bank Group - 2024
This Kenya Jobs Diagnostic discusses Kenya's demographic transition and its impact on the labor force and economic …, and social unrest. This jobs diagnostic first analyses the employment situation in Kenya, where the majority of the … agriculture. Gender disparities continue to exist in the labor market, with women earning less than men and facing challenges in …
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Indonesian Economic Transformation and Employment : Policy Input for an Indonesia Jobs Strategy
World Bank Group - 2016
The current downturn in commodity prices provides an opportunity for Indonesia to shift away from its dependence on commodity-driven growth towards higher value-added activities in manufacturing and services. However, Indonesia faces both global and structural challenges in making this...
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Third Ghana Economic Update : Agriculture as an Engine of Growth and Jobs Creation
World Bank Group - 2018
In September 2017, Ghana's economy expanded for the fifth successive quarter by 9.3 percent compared to just 4.3 percent in September 2016. This reflects continued high levels of growth in the industry sector, driven by mining and petroleum. Oil production rose by 16.6 percent compared with a...
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Iran Economic Monitor, Fall 2017 : Sustaining Growth - The Challenge of Job Creation
World Bank Group - 2017
The Iran Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the past six months. It examines these economic developments and policies in a longer-term and global context, and assesses their implications for the outlook for the country. Its coverage has ranged from...
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Romania Workforce Development : SABER Country Report 2017
World Bank Group - 2017
Romania has made considerable progress in recent years towards reducing macroeconomic imbalances. Such reductions, together with monetary policies and structural reforms, either implemented or in progress, have contributed to maintaining macroeconomic and financial stability. After the budget...
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Western Balkans Regular Economic Report No. 12, Fall 2017 : Job Creation Picks Up
World Bank Group - 2017
This is a semi-annual report series on recent economic developments and economic policies in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia). The report looks at the economic performance and outlook for the Western Balkans region and specific...
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Mauritius Addressing Inequality through More Equitable Labor Markets
World Bank Group - 2018
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The Jobs Agenda for the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
World Bank Group (contributor) - World Bank Group - 2018
The economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) grew several folds over the past decades, making impressive improvements in key development indicators, supported by massive investments in extractive industries. Real gross domestic product (GDP) annual growth reached 5.1 percent during the...
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Activation and Public Employment Services in Poland : Enhancing Labor Market Policies for the Out-of-Work Population
World Bank Group - 2016
This policy note analyzes the profile of the out of work in Poland and compares this with the current set of labor market policies, in particular Public Employment Services. The note relied on existing data from the Polish Labor Force Survey, the tax and benefit model, expenditure data in Poland...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645279
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Sri Lanka Development Update, June 2018 : More and Better Jobs for an Upper Middle-Income Country
World Bank Group - 2018
zooms in on labor force participation of women and in Sri Lanka's post-conflict areas …
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