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Trade and Humanitarian Emergencies : A Survey of Trade Policy Issues Affecting Disaster Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
World Bank Group - 2014
The initial hours and days after a humanitarian emergency are generally seen as the most important. Because they affect the rapid deployment of relief to people in need, international trade policies, and the way in which they are implemented, can make an enormous difference to the effectiveness...
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Actionable Regulatory Governance Indicators for UE Regions
World Bank Group - 2018
The European Union's Cohesion Policy is its biggest investment instrument. It supports the Europe 2020 strategy of smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth. With a budget of EUROS 351.8 billion for 2014-2020, the Cohesion Policy accounts for around one-third of the EU budget. The Cohesion Policy...
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Benchmarking Public Procurement 2017 : Assessing Public Procurement Regulatory Systems in 180 Economies
World Bank Group - 2016
statistics on the size of public procurement in economies around the world. While data are publicly available for High …-income economies, for the rest of the world, data and studies are scarce. However, public procurement is as important in developing …
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Regulating Alternative Finance : Results from a Global Regulator Survey
World Bank Group - 2019
across the world. The survey identified expanded access to finance for firms and individuals and strengthened competition as …
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Water Supply and Sanitation Policies, Institutions, and Regulation : Adapting to a Changing World - Synthesis Report
World Bank Group - 2022
Policies, institutions, and regulation (PIR) are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs … are higher than ever. PIR needs to be strengthened, adjusted, and scaled up to meet the needs of a changing world. The … World Bank has reviewed the experience of various countries with PIR and has documented its insights in a new report. This …
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Strengthening Regional Agriculture Exports from APEI+ Countries to Mauritius and Seychelles
World Bank Group - 2019
matter was referred to the World Bank for further analysis which is presented in this report. Potential for increased …
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The Lao Trade Story : Implementing Trade Policy and Trade Facilitation Reforms in Lao PDR
World Bank Group - 2016
drastically reduced. As a crowning achievement-and after 15 years of negotiations, Lao PDR is now a member of the World Trade …
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From Evidence to Policy : Supporting Nepal's Trade Integration Strategy
World Bank Group - 2016
In the last decades, slow growth and job creation have encouraged emigration, further dampening domestic sources of growth in Nepal. Tepid growth over the past decade, the slowest in the region, has resulted in few jobs being created, leading to more Nepalese workers seeking opportunities...
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Enabling Export Diversification
World Bank Group - 2018
Bangladesh's export growth has been remarkable. Bangladesh aims to generate USD 54.1 billion in export earnings by FY2020, a significant increase over the USD 35 billion earned in FY2015-16. The leading sector, textiles and apparels, usually referred to as ready-made garments (RMG), has created...
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Modernizing Trade in Pakistan : Policy Reform Handbook
World Bank Group - 2019
This handbook intends to be a resource for those interested in trade policy reform, in Pakistan and elsewhere. It arose from the Pakistan trade and investment policy program (PTIPP). The PTIPP was designed to work on trade, competitiveness, and gender in Pakistan. This handbook focuses on two...
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