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The World Bank Treasury's Reserve Advisory and Management Partnership (RAMP) conducted its third survey on reserve …, contributed to the survey, which included questions on investment policies, asset allocation, risk management, environmental … liquidity for reserve portfolios. The authors find that central banks maintained their conservative investment approach …
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Implicit contingent liabilities, such as those generated by natural disasters, are often not quantified in the government balance sheet. However, when they materialize, they place pressure on government finances that may raise interest expenditures and financial risks. Understanding the impacts...
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Governments face growing contingent liabilities from disasters as they tend to shoulder a significant share of disaster response and recovery costs. Disaster shocks increase government expenditure and hamper economic activities. An increasing number of countries are developing financial...
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The Algeria Disaster Risk Management Diagnostic was developed as part of World Bank technical assistance to the … World Bank and the National Delegation for Major Risks (DNRM) under the Algerian Ministry of Interior, Local Authorities and … correspondences, and recommendations from World Bank experts …
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trends in World Bank (WBG) Disaster Risk Management (DRM) activities in Fragility, Conflict and Violence (FCV) countries over …
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Digital technologies have significant potential to improve efficiency, equity, and environmental sustainability in the food system. A range of digital technologies are already leading to: better informed and engaged consumers and producers, smarter farms, and improved public services. Adoption...
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This new report presents the results of a systematic assessment of the World Bank's 15-year experience with the …
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useful instrument to address high unemployment rates among youth. In 2016, the World Bank started providing technical … European Commission (EC), and the World Bank, with the aim to improve the impact of European Union (EU) financing allocated to … improve innovation, employment, and economic growth in catching-up regions in Poland. As part of this programme, the World …
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of learners and education systems across the so-called 'developing world'. That said, it is possible to extrapolate from …
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In January 2019, Uzbekistan started a new farm restructuring1. It is said to seek to optimize the use of farmland by increasing the size of farms producing wheat and cotton, reallocating land to more efficient farmers and even clusters, and improving crop rotation options. This is not the first...
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