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Before the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, Somalia's economy was on an upward trajectory, recovering from the 2016/17 drought. The economy grew at an estimated rate of 2.9 percent in 2019, on par with population growth, and was projected to grow at 3.2 percent in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has...
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Despite an initial surge in COVID-19 cases, cross country data suggests that Turkey containedrelatively quickly the spread and worst health effects of the virus. As in other countries, however, continued vigilance is essential to sustain this fragile trend. Turkey's pandemic response may offer...
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This report presents an overview of Algeria's recent macroeconomic developments and of its short-term economic outlook. The report is divided into two chapters. Chapter one presents the country's macroeconomic developments in 2019, which establishes the context for the unprecedented developments...
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More than three years after the first COVID-19 case was discovered in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region, it is time to take stock of the lasting effects-and opportunities-of the pandemic and identify which policies may have helped stem the economic losses suffered by households and firms....
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The Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) for Africa is an annual diagnostic tool for Sub-Saharan African countries that are eligible for financing from the International Development Association (IDA), the part of the World Bank that helps the world's poorest countries. The CPIA...
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Fiji is a small island nation in the South Pacific Ocean with population of 870,000.Nevertheless, Fiji has one of the … Guinea, and it is the most industrially advanced, with substantial services and manufacturing sectors.Fiji has not, however …, realized its full economic potential.The 2014 election was a turning point for Fiji in many respects. First, the current …
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Primary Health Care Performance Initiative (PHCPI) in collaboration with Fiji's Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS …). The VSP provides an opportunity to assess the state of the primary health care (PHC) system in Fiji, highlighting areas of …, the VSP is primarily focused on aspects of health service delivery. Fiji is one of four Pacific countries - alongside …
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The Country Opinion Survey in Fiji assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Fiji …/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private sector, and civil society in Fiji on 1) their views regarding the general environment in … Fiji; 2) their overall attitudes toward the WBG in Fiji; 3) overall impressions of the WBG's effectiveness and results …
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Primary Health Care Performance Initiative (PHCPI) in collaboration with Fiji's Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MHMS …). The VSP provides an opportunity to assess the state of the primary health care (PHC) system in Fiji, highlighting areas of …, the VSP is primarily focused on aspects of health service delivery. Fiji is one of four Pacific countries - alongside …
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The report identifies the need for reforms in five complementary areas to boost recovery, productivity, and economic transformation: 1) business regulatory environment; 2) foreign direct investment (FDI); 3) access to productive finance; 4) innovation and entrepreneurship; and 5) participation in...
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