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Bangladesh has been a star performer on fertility reduction, reducing its TFR from 6.7 in 1960 to 2.1 in 2017 (i.e. the … Africa, could learn from Bangladesh's experience. In particular, Bangladesh's fertility declines between 1975 and 1990, when … countries striving for similar success in optimizing their population growth. This brief case study documents how Bangladesh …
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The focus and approach of South Asia Second Regional Gender Action Plan (SAR RGAP) are based on an analysis of regional … trends in key gender outcomes in South Asia, an assessment of SAR RGAP, and an extensive set of consultations, including …'s broader strategy for gender and the latest International Development Association (IDA) commitments. The World Bank Group …
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Developments in the Rwandan economy as of the first half of 2017 have been mixed. On the upside, Rwanda's external imbalances have eased on account of improvements in global commodity prices, global and regional strengthening of growth recovery, and the external adjustment the government...
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further in human capital and closing gender gaps, particularly to accelerate the decline in fertility rates, and integrate …
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LAC has endured one of the longest spells of school closures. The region was hit disproportionately hard in health, economic, and educational terms. In the region, an entire generation of students - approximately 170 million - were fully deprived of in-person education for roughly 1 out of 2...
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female labor force participation in Bangladesh. The note presents a brief overview of the status and dynamics of female labor … force participation in Bangladesh, along with a discussion of underlying causes. It identifies potential areas for …
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The rural economy in Bangladesh has been a powerful source of economic growth and has substantially reduced poverty …, especially since 2000, but the remarkable transformation and unprecedented dynamism in rural Bangladesh are an underexplored …
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This summary report presents the findings of the Bangladesh WASH Poverty Diagnostic (BWPD) study led by the World Bank … offering recommendations for moving Bangladesh's WASH sector forward …
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Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Owing to its low-lying topography, dense river … most severe of these hazards. A key focus for improving disaster preparedness and early warning systems in Bangladesh is … for tropical cyclone forecast used by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), the main government agency …
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In order to address the large and growing non-communicable disease (NCD) burden, Bangladesh's public health system … type-2 diabetes as a cost-driving NCD, in order to determine the continuum of care for chronic NCDs in Bangladesh. This is … models of NCD/chronic care in Bangladesh and elsewhere. Based on the evidence reviewed and analyses conducted, the report …
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