Showing 1 - 10 of 636
fiscal incentives for supporting science, technology, and innovation (STI) and provides policy recommendations relevant to … strengthening the science and technology base of the countries in which they were put in place. Each of the policies, in isolation …, focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of Ukraine's science and technology base, followed by a discussion of the recent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645051
policy efforts through reforms and improvements to bolster educational as well as science, technology and innovation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647559
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564470
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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564478
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564506
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564559
The Country Opinion Survey in Lesotho assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Lesotho perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral and bilateral agencies, media, academia, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564596
The Country Opinion Survey in Peru assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Peru perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564598
The Country Opinion Survey in Papua New Guinea assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Papua New Guinea perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564601
The Country Opinion Survey in Mali assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Mali perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral and bilateral agencies, media, academia, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564606