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Botswana has been one of the worlds fastest growing economies over the past 50 years, allowing the country to move from … out of poverty. While Botswana is rightly praised for its management of resource wealth, it is apparent that the high … which drove the development success of Botswana over the past half century are being eroded or face risks. In this context …
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digital indicators, Botswana fares similarly or better than regional neighbors, but is lagging behind global peers with the … same income levels, illustrating the potential to enhance performance. The digital economy in Botswana rests on several …
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The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) is the most unequal region in the world. While there has been some progress in recent years, inequality has remained almost stagnant in the most unequal countries. Using an innovative framework, this report provides a systematic and comprehensive...
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This Basic Education Public Expenditure Review (PER) was performed at the request of the GoB to assess fiscal expenditure in education and provide recommendations that could improve the performance of the country's school system. More specifically, the PER assessed the adequacyand sustainability...
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This report analyzes the Identity Management System of the Republic of Botswana with respect to 1) accessibility, 2 …, operationalization and management of identity management as a comprehensive system. Botswana has a single foundational Identity … such as passports, driver's licenses and voter registration cards. The Botswana National Identity System is facilitated by …
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The Botswana Mining Investment and Governance Review (MInGov) collects and shares information on mining sector …
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This is the eleventh edition of the Kenya Economic Update. The special focus of this update examines the structural factors underpinning the poor performance of the manufacturing sector. Drawing on recent firm-level data from the 2010 Industrial Census and the 2013 Enterprise Survey. It...
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Russia's economy experienced two shocks in 2014. On top of the structural crisis that began in 2012, Russia had to deal with cyclical and idiosyncratic challenges to the economy. One of the new shocks illustrates Russia s integration into the world economy through its natural resource exports,...
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First in a series, which aims to analyze the recent economic and financial situation in Côte d'Ivoire, this report analyzes the main macroeconomic developments and structural policies of the country from 2013 until mid-2014. It also reflects on the underlying factors of the strong economic...
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A year after the onset of Ebola, the estimated GDP losses for the three countries through 2015 total US$2.2 billion (US$240 million for Liberia, US$535 million for Guinea and US$1.4 billion for Sierra Leone). This is the result of the severe impact of the epidemic which has been exacerbated by...
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