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Multifamily residential buildings in earthquake-prone cities across Central Europe, Balkans, and Central Asia have …. This study investigates earthquake risk of multifamily buildings constructed before 2000 across cities in countries within … Europe and Central Asia (ECA) to better understand their behavior and potential losses when subjected to earthquakes, and to …
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actions taken (Section 2); a climate risk exposure landscape based on quantitative analysis deriving country pension fund … climate risk scores (Section 3); a complementary regulatory mapping and score that uses a combined quantitative and …
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report focuses on the direct impact of the war on world trade and investment. It identifies five trade and investment …. The report finds that world trade will drop by 1 percent, lowering global GDP by 0.7 percent and GDP of low …
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In 2006-07, the Water and Sanitation Program-South Asia (WSP-SA) initiated a research toidentify barriers to service delivery for the urban poor. The research included a review ofvarious initiatives from across the globe that have resulted in improved service delivery for theurban poor and...
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In this context, Bhutan can become wealthier through accelerating both domestic and foreign investment, as well as signing investment treaties. These investments could provide not just capital but also bring necessary skills, knowledge and ideas, and help the country move beyond hydropower....
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This note looks at the experience countries have had in introducing reforms that improved the business environment. Instead of examining what was done (that is, the content of reforms), the focus is placed on how reform programs came to be successful. The note aims to provide an overview of...
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Universal health coverage (UHC) aims to provide health security and universal access to essential care services without financial hardship to individuals, families and communities. UHC enables a transition to more productive and equitable societies and economies and is enshrined in the 2030...
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The Global Labor Database (GLD) is part of the World Bank initiatives to harmonize labor force surveys and household …
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longitudinal and global survey of this nature. As such, this report serves as a valuable resource to shape the World Bank's country …
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approaches such as social housing, sites and services, slum upgrading and rent subsidies programs. In this context, the World … reports of both World Bank and non-Bank project evaluations across different regions and time. The study also critically …
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