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Iraq Reconstruction and Investment : Damage and Needs Assessment of Affected Governorates

World Bank Group - 2018

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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Iraq Economic Monitor, Spring 2018 : From War to Reconstruction and Economic Recovery

World Bank Group (contributor) - World Bank Group - 2018

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 Economic Monitor, Fall 2018 : Toward Reconstruction, Economic Recovery and Fostering Social Cohesion

World Bank Group - 2018

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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The Fallout of War : The Regional Consequences of the Conflict in Syria

World Bank Group - 2020

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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Syria Economic Monitor, Winter 2022/23 : Syria's Economy in Ruins after a Decade-long War

World Bank Group - 2023

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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Reducing Tobacco Use through Taxation : The Experience of the Republic of Korea

World Bank Group - 2018

As a country with one of the highest male smoking rates and one of the lowest cigarette prices in the world, Korea has …

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Response to COVID-19 : Preparing for School Re-Opening The Case of South Korea

World Bank Group - 2020

In this note the reader will learn : The new school year began with online classes for the first time. How the Ministry Of Education (MOE) and local education offices secured digital devices to lend to students in need, and schools prepared online class guidelines, including the class hours,...

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A Case Study on Korea's R and D Tax Incentives : Principles, Practices, and Lessons for Developing Countries

World Bank Group - 2024

RDTI schemes in Korea and in Asian and Latin American countries comparable to Indonesia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam …

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Innovation Policy Learning from Korea : The Case of Monitoring and Evaluation (M and E)

World Bank Group - 2024

Korea experience presents an innovation policy M and E mechanism that has kept learning, evolving, and adapting to … innovation in the country. The analysis demonstrates that Korea is a practical example for developing countries not only because … it operated in a reality with limitations and constraints. The review of Korea's experience and international practices …

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The Initial Ten-Year Journey : Impact Assessment of Seoul Center Korea Trust Fund

World Bank Group - 2023

The overarching objective of the Seoul Center for Finance and Innovation partnership was to improve and develop financial and private sectors in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region by delivering better technical assistance and advisory services to EAP countries. To achieve this objective, the...

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