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Injuries due to road traffic crashes (RTCs) are one of the major causes of mortality in developing countries, with higher numbers of fatalities in the Sub-Saharan African (SSA) region and specifically in Tanzania, where fatalities due to RTCs are almost 1.7 times the global rate. This critical...
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The railway transport in Moldova plays an important role in the transport market of the country. Historically, railway transported very large volumes of freight and provided important services for passengers in Moldova. Railways lost important volumes of transport during the last two decades for...
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The objective of the World Bank's technical assistance (TA) in the asset management planning ofSerbia's railways, using the life-cycle cost (LCC) method, is to improve the condition of key track infrastructure in the country. The appropriate use of the LCC model would enable Serbian Railways...
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The role of rail in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) changed considerably in the latter years of the twentieth century. Although some upgrading has occurred, most SSA networks outside South Africa are still operating to the standards to which they were originally constructed. To encourage the...
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As a green mode of transportation, railways have an important role to play in decarbonizing transport through shifting transport from more polluting modes of transport such as road and air. Railways can enable economic growth, which in turn generates increasing transport demand, while keeping...
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COVID-19 crisis has in part reversed these developments. Uganda's broad development narrative has not changed significantly … growth. Addressing the inequality of opportunities, which is pervasive in Uganda, is key for the postCOVID recovery. The SCD … Update revisits the priority areas and actions for Uganda today, based on the latest developments and analysis of constraints …
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In June 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, with the support from the World Bank, has launched the High … to recontact the entire sample of households that had been interviewed during the Uganda National Panel Survey 2019 …
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Uganda's digital economy is at a ascent stage of development but there is tremendous opportunity to invest in strategic … entrepreneurship, digital financial services, digital skills and digital platforms in Uganda and identifies key activities that can be …
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The High-Frequency Phone Survey for refugees in Uganda (URHFPS) tracked the socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 … (coronavirus) crisis on refugees throughout three rounds. The World Bank (WB) in collaboration with the Uganda Bureau of Statistics …
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Uganda's progress in reducing poverty during the late 1990s and early 2000s was remarkable. This note documents the … trends in poverty and inequality in Uganda with a focus on the period 2012 to 2016. It first explores how various indicators …
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