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The African Regional Weather Enterprise : Current Private Sector Landscape

World Bank Group - 2023

This study focuses on the role of the private sector in the development and delivery of hydrological and meteorological (hydromet) and early warning services (EWS) in Sub-Saharan Africa within the current landscape of the Africa Regional Weather Enterprise (ARWE). The study begins with a global...

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What's Holding Back the Private Sector in MENA? : Lessons from the Enterprise Survey

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development - 2016

The formal private sector in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) economies needs to play a critical role for the overall economic transformation of the region. Creating a conducive environment for private sector development depends on a sound understanding of the performance of private...

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Private Sector Economic Impacts from Identification Systems

World Bank Group - 2018

Identification systems are a core component of sustainable development policies in countries with diverse economic, demographic, and political contexts. The role of digital identification systems in the private sector is equally large. The efficient, accurate, and secure use of personal identity...

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Rwanda Economic Update, June 2021 : The Role of the Private Sectorin Closing the Infrastructure Gap

World Bank Group - 2021

The Rwanda Economic Update (REU) analyzes recent economic developments and prospects, as well as Rwanda's policy priorities. The REU is intended for a wide audience of policymakers, business leaders, other market participants, analysts of Rwanda's economy, and civil society. It draws on data...

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Private Health Policy Toolkit for Africa : Tools for Engaging the Private Health Sector

World Bank Group - 2013

There is growing recognition that the private health sector is a significant source of health care in most African countries. According to "Healthy Partnerships: How Governments Can Engage the Private Sector to Improve Health in Africa" (2010), the private sector share of total health...

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The Brazil of the Future : Towards Productivity, Inclusion, and Sustainability

World Bank Group - 2023

In 2022, Brazil celebrated its 200th anniversary. What will Brazil celebrate at its 220th anniversary, in 2042 …? Following the recent elections there is a window of opportunity for reforms that will shape Brazil's development over the next … decades. "The Brazil of the Future: Towards Productivity, Inclusion, and Sustainability" takes a long-term perspective on …

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Adaptation of the Calculator of Social and Environmental Impacts from Small-Scale Gold Mining in the Amazon : Application in Frontier Regions between Brazil, Colombia and Peru

World Bank Group - 2023

Over the past decade, illegal gold extraction has increased significantly in the Amazon region, partly due to the high international prices of this mineral, the less stringent attitude of some countries in relation to the environment and the pursuit of immediate economic opportunities....

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Retaking the Path to Inclusion, Growth and Sustainability : Brazil Systematic Country Diagnostic

World Bank Group - 2016

changed economic circumstances have exposed shortcomings in Brazil's development model, epitomized by the struggle to achieve … environment. Brazil thus finds itself at an important juncture and, to a certain extent, the policy course set today will … sustainable growth. This Systematic Country Diagnostic offers a contribution to the debate about Brazil's future development …

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Coping with Losses : Options for Disaster Risk Financing in Brazil

World Bank Group - 2014

This study presents options for disaster risk financing in Brazil, drawing from international experience. The study … preliminary review of the current budget management of natural disasters in Brazil. It benefits from the international experience … characteristics of Brazil, as well as to the availability of relevant data …

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Wastewater : From Waste to Resource - The Case of Prodes, Brazil

World Bank Group - 2018

treatment plants. This case study documents PRODES, Brazil …

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