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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 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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Transition to a new world order with more diffuse distribution of economic power is under way. This first edition of a … new World Bank flagship report, 'Global Development Horizons 2011', focuses on three major international economic trends …
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the World Bank's recent World Development Report 2007: Development and the Next Generation …
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This second edition of the twice-yearly Gulf Economic Monitor describes recent economic developments, near-term prospects, and broader reform priorities in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (The Pulse of the Region). Regional aggregate GDP growth in 2017 weakened to just 0.5 percent,...
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The Philippines' economic growth outlook remains positive, yet downside risks have increased. An expected slowdown in global trade in the medium term is likely to further dampen Philippine exports. Nevertheless, baseline economic growth is projected at 6.5 percent in 2018, 6.7 percent in 2019,...
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impact all traders similarly. Studies by the World Bank, for example, found that men and women traders often face different …- specific associations. This study in Tajikistan explored a range of topics, primarily within the scope of the World Trade … crossings in the country. The work was built upon a similar methodology developed and used in other surveys by the World Bank …
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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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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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