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Options for Rural Telecommunications Development.

Kayani, R.; Dymond, A. - World Bank Group - 1997

As the telecommunications sector evolves toward a more competitive environment in which the private actors become the main players, it is essential to develop policies that will reduce the disparities between urban and rural telecommunications services. This report provides a comprehensive...

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Rural Development Strategy: Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Csaki, C.; Tuck, L. - World Bank Group - 2000

This paper summarizes the World Bank assistance strategy for rural development in the ECA region. The rural sector includes the people; economic; development activities; institutional, economic, and social infrastructure; and natural resources in rural areas and is thus not confined to agriculture....

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Investing in Pastoralism: Sustainable Natural Resource Use in Arid Africa and the Middle East.

Pratt, D.J.; Le Gall, F.; De Haan, C. - World Bank Group - 1997

The World Bank has been supporting range livestock development since the 1960s, gaining experience that currently contributes to best practices in natural resource management (NRM) in pastoral areas. This report focuses on NRM in the arid rangelands used by pastoralists in Africa and the Middle...

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Design Issues in Rural Finance.

Sacay, O.J.; Randhawa, B.K. - World Bank Group - 1995

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Democratic Republic of Congo Sports and Culture for Development

World Bank Group - 2019

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a fragile, post-conflict country with high demographic growth and poor governance, all of which have devastated institutions, the economy and the social fabric. The DRC was devastated by war in the 1990s and early 2000s, which claimed millions of lives...

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Uganda Economic Update 21st Edition : Leveraging Sustainable Tourism to Support Growth and Diversification

World Bank Group - 2023

Economic activity in Uganda is accelerating despite commodity-price inflation, global monetary tightening, international supply-chain bottlenecks, and a local Ebola outbreak. Real GDP growth is estimated to reach 5.7 percent in FY22/23, albeit still below the pre-COVID-19 projection of 6.5...

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Tanzania Economic Update, July 2021 : Transforming Tourism - Toward a Sustainable, Resilient, and Inclusive Sector

World Bank Group - 2021

sectors, but economic activity could accelerate in the second half of 2021. The tourism-dependent economy of Zanzibar has been …

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Cultural Heritage, Sustainable Tourism and Urban Regeneration : Capturing Lessons and Experience from Japan with a Focus on Kyoto

World Bank Group - 2018

regeneration, and sustainable tourism can play a vital role in developing countries' efforts to promote local economic development …

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Demand Analysis for Tourism in African Local Communities

World Bank Group - 2018

demand for tourism products delivered by and based in local communities in Africa. If demand is better understood, supply can …

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Slovakia Catching-up Regions : Unlocking the Endogenous Tourism Potential of Poloniny National Park and the Snina District of the Slovak Republic

World Bank Group - 2019

The report examines the current tourism development and market of the Presovsky Samospravny Kraj, Presov Self … heritage features make it a tourism-friendly potential destination. The Snina District and National Poloniny Park (NPP) have … many challenges to address in order to realize the growth benefits of their tourism sector. This report recommends a set of …

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