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performance of the agriculture sector with an emphasis on productivity and competitiveness, and highlights opportunities for …
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This policy brief highlights the key messages for policy makers from the World Bank report "Seeing the Invisible: A Strategic Report on Groundwater Quality" (Ravenscroft and Lytton 2022a). This report and "A Practical Manual on Groundwater Quality Monitoring" (Ravenscroft and Lytton 2022b)...
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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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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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threefold decline in poverty using the national poverty line over the past 10 years. However, low productivity, high reliance on …
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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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agricultural sciences and farm management to improve labor productivity. Some progress has been made, but more is needed … countries in measures of crop and livestock productivity. This report has aimed to provide a vehicle for dialogue with … point of view that increased productivity will improve the competitiveness of agri-food value chains, result in higher …
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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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productivity stands in the way of both higher growth and job creation. Firms, as the productive engines of the economy, appear … constrained in their ability to lift productivity reforms, limited competition, and the need to deepen further financial … (ECA) region, whileworkers' productivity has fallen. Learning outcomes seem to lag demand, both in terms of the level and …
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The purpose of this report is to help policymakers improve economic development and job creation in Cameroon's cities. The report is part of the World Bank's Technical Assistance project on Enhancing Economic Performance of African Cities, supporting clients in the Ministry of Economy, Planning...
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