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The Telecommunication Sector in the Palestinian Territories : A Missed Opportunity for Economic Development
World Bank Group - 2016
The Telecommunications Sector Assessment Note in the Palestinian territories is a knowledge product prepared by the … World Bank in response to a specific request from the Palestinian Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology … (MTIT) to assess the performance of the telecommunications sector, identify specific issues and make recommendations for …
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Regional Partnership Framework : For Kiribati, Republic of Nauru, Republic of The Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, Independent State of Samoa, K...
World Bank Group - 2017
, Republic of Palau, Independent State of Samoa, Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Seven of these countries are IDA … Tuvalu following their recent reclassification as IDA eligible. The RPF also outlines options for engagement with Nauru and …
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A Trade-Based Analysis of the Economic Impact of Non-Compliance with Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing : The Case of Vietnam
World Bank Group - 2021
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a threat to the sustainable use of fishing resources. To eliminate the destructive fishing practices, the whole value chain of fish trade needs to be well regulated. Trade-related policy measures show potential for contributing towards the...
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Climate Change and Marine Fisheries in Africa : Assessing Vulnerability and Strengthening Adaptation Capacity
World Bank Group - 2019
The understanding of the impacts of climate change on fisheries is constantly increasing and can be organized around several main factors - ocean acidification, sea-level rise, higher water temperatures, deoxygenation, changes in ocean currents - although these factors are unequally known and...
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Chad Growth and DiversificationLeveraging Export Diversification to Foster Growth : Leveraging Export Diversification to Foster Growth
World Bank Group - 2019
This report describes the key policies for Chad to successfully leverage export diversification to foster economic growth. After several unsuccessful attempts at diversifying in the 1990s, Chad has deepened its dependence on commodities, mainly relying on oil; which came to replace cotton....
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Dominican Republic : Leveraging Competition in the Telecom Sector to Accelerate Economic Growth
World Bank Group - 2021
telecommunications sector remains dominated by a small number of companies. In addition, the antimonopoly policy is perceived to be weak … bottlenecks affecting the telecommunications sector, as well as key pro-competition reforms that could improve the regulatory … landscape. Due to its inherent characteristics, the telecommunications markets, fixed, mobile and internet, in DR are …
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Digital and Telecom : Myanmar Infrastructure Monitoring
World Bank Group - 2022
Myanmar has experienced a series of total and partial internet shutdowns since the military coup in February 2021. These restrictions have varied in intensity across the country and over time, ranging from the complete shutdown of all wireless broadband services and nightly shutdowns of fixed...
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Dominican Republic Country Climate and Development Report
World Bank Group - 2023
The Dominican Republic has made significant progress in boosting economic growth and reducing poverty, but it still faces challenges to achieve inclusive and equitable development, increase productivity, and improve the competitiveness and sustainability of primary sectors like agriculture,...
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Tunisia Country Climate and Development Report
World Bank Group - 2023
This Climate Change and Development Report (CCDR) establishes the case for a new economic model to address Tunisia's challenging economic and social context and vulnerability to climate change. Building on extensive analyses and consultations (see Box 1 for our approach), the CCDR calls for a...
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Azerbaijan Country Climate and Development Report
World Bank Group - 2023
The Azerbaijan Country Climate and Development Report assesses how the country can reduce its vulnerability to climate shocks and the risks emerging from the global low-carbon transition while protecting the living standards of its people and reaping opportunities of a new climate economy. It...
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