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Managing Coal Mine Closure : Achieving a Just Transition for All

World Bank Group - 2018

Over the last half century, large-scale changes to coal industries across Europe, and more recently in the United … States and China, have resulted in as many as 4 million coal workers losing their jobs. The main drivers of these changes are … China, and with other large coal producing countries in Asia likely to follow. Lessons drawn from the experiences of the …

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Use of Auctions for Decommissioning Coal Power Globally

World Bank Group - 2022

decommissioning of the global coal fleet. Despite widespread recognition of coal power's significant negative impact on climate and … health as well as the urgency of acting in response to climate change, the transition away from coal power has been slow …. This report introduces the global coal power landscape presents arguments for decommissioning coal power, including the …

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Chad SME Competitiveness and Global Value Chain Upgrading Diagnostics with Focus on Opportunities in the Domestic and Regional Markets

World Bank Group - 2021

This study aims to explore ways in which key competencies of the oil and gas industry could be leveraged to support the diversification of the Chadian economy. The analysis focused on identifying opportunities and prioritizing core competencies in specific segments of the oil and gas value chain...

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Enhancing Competition Conditions and Competitiveness of Philippine Domestic Shipping

World Bank Group - 2014

For the economy to attain its full potential, the Philippines requires an efficient water transport system. However, this is presently not the case. The domestic shipping industry is characterized by high costs, low quality of service, and a poor safety record. Logistics cost accounts for 24-53...

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Enhancing Competitiveness in Sri Lanka

World Bank Group - 2016

Sri Lanka needs to address new challenges if it is to sustain its strong record of economic growth and poverty reduction. The country has in many respects been a development success story, with average growth exceeding 6 percent and a threefold decline in poverty using the national poverty line...

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Shifting Kenya's Private Sector into Higher Gear : A Trade and Competitiveness Agenda

World Bank Group - 2016

Shifting Kenya's private sector into higher gear: a trade and competitiveness agenda' was born out of the World Bank's Trade and Competitiveness (T&C) Global Practice recent stock taking of its work in Kenya. This was part of a Programmatic Approach that aimed to organize T&C's knowledge,...

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Gaining Momentum in Peruvian Agriculture : Opportunities to Increase Productivity and Enhance Competitiveness

World Bank Group - 2017

What is the future for agriculture in Peru? Once the principal source of employment and income for much of the population, Peru's agricultural sector has declined in importance as the national economy has grown and urbanized. Economic activity in the sector has continued to grow, but economic...

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Russia : Policies for Agri-Food Sector Competitiveness and Investment

World Bank Group - 2017

Despite advances in agricultural production, TFP, and trade balances, Russia continues to lag behind many comparator countries in measures of crop and livestock productivity. This report has aimed to provide a vehicle for dialogue with government on agri-food sector collaboration to address this...

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Belarus Systematic Country Diagnostic : Towards a Competitive, Inclusive and Dynamic Belarus

World Bank Group - 2018

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Belarus has pursued a gradual transition path characterized by slow opening of the economy to the private sector and a limited reform of the governance system of state-owned enterprises (SOEs). This systematic country diagnostic (SCD) demonstrates that...

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Future Armenia : Connect, Compete, Prosper

World Bank Group - 2017

Since its independence in 1991 and until prior to the global financial crisis (GFC) in 2008-09, Armenia was considered an important success story among the transition economies. Indeed, over several years, the country displayed a record of sustained macroeconomic achievements, reflected in high...

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