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The conflict inflicted by ISIS has forced over 5 million ordinary Iraqis to flee their homes, left schools destroyed and hospitals dysfunctional. Seven governorates have been fiercely affected while the entire country felt the shockwaves. During these times of despair, our neighbors and the...
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The Iraq Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies over the previous six months and presents findings from recent World Bank work on Iraq, placing them in a longer-term and global context and assessing the implications of these developments and other changes...
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Iraq's overall security situation has notably improved after the defeat of ISIS, but significant challenges lie ahead. Iraq has witnessed major political and security transitions in 2017 when Prime Minister Al-Abadi announced in December the victory over ISIS after a war that lasted three years....
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As a region, the Mashreq has seen more than its share of deaths, economic losses, and instability for the last decade. The region has braved massive economic and social shocks that would challenge even the most advanced economies in the world. The conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic has...
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The World Bank's teams have been resorting to the use of a mix of standard tools and innovative geospatial and remote-based data sources (e.g., nighttime lights, shipping-position data, traffic congestion data, aviation statistics, mobile phone location data, remote sensing vegetation indices,...
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With a view to supporting Croatia's continued efforts to advance its digital transformation, this report contains the … findings of a comprehensive study of the digital sector in Croatia. In this study, the digital sector is defined as the … internet (fixed and mobile), telephony (fixed and mobile), and pay TV markets. The study examines indicators of Croatia …
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Shifting consumer demand and accelerating climate change will further shape the agri-food sector in Croatia in the next …, comply with strict legal and regulatory requirements, and meet diverse consumer demands. Croatia has experienced a 'retail … have a profound impact on the agricultural sector. Extreme weather events in Croatia such as droughts and hail have …
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Croatia has made significant economic progress since independence, but the global financial crisis has exposed … to strengthen firm-level productivity, investment, and wages. Croatia has the smallest goods export sector among its … Croatia a more attractive destination for investments, which in turn would help boost output, reduce unemployment, and provide …
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detailed analysis of public expenditure on the livestock sector in Croatia. Section 6 provides an overview of the revised CAP …
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This report focuses on the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Croatia as of March 2021. The data was …
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