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Aspirations Unfulfilled : Malaysia's Cost of Living Challenges
World Bank Group - 2020
Despite Malaysia's low and stable inflation rate, there has been an ongoing debate regarding perceived increases in the … line. These concerns have emerged during a period of low inflation; the average annual headline inflation rate stood at …
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Fixing Markets, Not Prices : Policy Options to Tackle Economic Cartels in Latin America and the Caribbean
World Bank Group - 2021
Collusive agreements among competitors create unmitigated harm. When competitors agree to limit competition, id est to form economic cartels, the poor pay up to 50 percent more for essential goods, growth is stymied as competitiveness and productivity declines, and public policies become less...
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The Gradual Rise and Rapid Decline of the Middle Class in Latin America and the Caribbean
World Bank Group - 2021
as of May 2021. Official tracking data shows that Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina have the highest number of reported …, Brazil is the third-worst affected country worldwide, after the United States and India, with approximately 15.4 million …-being across the region. Poverty projections for 2020 suggest that the number of the poor increased in most LAC countries. Brazil …
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Maximizing Finance for Development : Impact Bonds for Water and Sanitation in Latin America and the Caribbean
World Bank Group - 2022
The maximizing finance for development (MFD) approach can be implemented to close the financing gap in the water and sanitation sector in Latin America and the Caribbean, helping the region in getting closer to achieving sustainable development goal (SDG 6), particularly if emphasis is put on...
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Impact of COVID-19 on Financial Reporting in Latin America and the Caribbean
World Bank Group - 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic represents the largest economic shock the world economy has witnessed in decades, causing a collapse in global activity. Nevertheless, there are signs that global activities are stabilizing, and have picked up in many large emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs)....
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Water Matters : Resilient, Inclusive and Green Growth through Water Security in Latin America
World Bank Group - 2022
Water security is a matter of increasing concern across the world and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is no exception. With rapidly growing demands for water and increasing variability due to climate change, ensuring water access to all users and mitigating water-related risks should be at...
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Energy Markets in Latin America : Emerging Disruptions and the Next Frontier
World Bank Group - 2017
Efficient energy services are essential for economic growth, competitiveness, and human development. Globally, energy markets are undergoing a transformation: fossil fuel prices are responding to new and unpredictable dynamics, and new energy and information and communication technologies (ICT)...
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From Waste to Resource - Shifting Paradigms for Smarter Wastewater Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean : Background Paper I. Efficient and Effective Management of Wate...
World Bank Group - 2019
This background paper is part of the supporting material for the report "From Waste to Resource: Shifting Paradigms for Smarter Wastewater Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean," a product of the "Wastewater: from waste to resource," an initiative of the World Bank Water Global Practice
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From Waste to Resource - Shifting Paradigms for Smarter Wastewater Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean : Background Paper IV. Policy, Regulatory, and Institutional Inc...
World Bank Group - 2019
This background paper is part of the supporting material for the report "From Waste to Resource: Shifting Paradigms for Smarter Wastewater Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean," a product of the "Wastewater: from waste to resource," an initiative of the World Bank Water Global Practice
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From Waste to Resource - Shifting Paradigms for Smarter Wastewater Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean : Background Paper V. Financial Incentives for the Development o...
World Bank Group - 2019
This background paper is part of the supporting material for the report "From Waste to Resource: Shifting Paradigms for Smarter Wastewater Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean," a product of the "Wastewater: from waste to resource," an initiative of the World Bank Water Global Practice
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