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Many developing countries have made dramatic progress in promoting private sector participation in their infrastructure sectors, especially with the help of foreign investors. However, this has not been the case in Southern and Eastern Africa, which have been perceived as relatively unattractive...
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This study reviews the African Region of the World Bank's current thinking on cost sharing and the poor as apllied in Sub-Saharan Africa. It inventories country experiences and Bank activities in cost sharing for education and health, reviews African experiences with the implementation of cost...
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Albania provides a small amount of social assistance to nearly 20 % of its population through a system that allows a degree of community discretion in determining distribution. This study investigates the poverty targeting of this program. It indicates that relative to other safety net programs...
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In 2011, the World Bank Group commenced a multi- year program designed to support countries in systematically examining and strengthening the performance of their education systems. Part of the Bank's new Education Sector Strategy, this evidence based initiative, called SABER (Systems Approach...
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, a new accounting directive was adopted, replacing the fourth and seventh directives on company law. A directive amending … accounting and auditing. The accounting directive seeks to enhance the quality of financial reporting and expand it, especially … interest entities, such as listed companies, credit institutions, and insurance undertakings, and reduce risks of excessive …
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The purpose of this knowledge paper focusing on key accounting and auditing reforms is to assist the government to make … and Codes (ROSC) on Accounting and Auditing (A and A). The paper should be used as a tool to assist the Ministry of … Considerations for Public Interest Entities (PIEs); (ii) Reducing regulatory burdens related to compliance with accounting, financial …
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This paper describes the accounting profession, and the education and training of accountants and accounting … technicians in Sub-Saharan Anglphone Africa. It reviews professional accounting examinations and degrees, educatio, practical … training, and continuing professional education. The paper highlights the weaknesses in accounting education and training, and …
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economic developments, the medium-term outlook, and risks. It includes sections on growth, fiscal policy, public debt, the …
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The Ugandan economy is recovering from a sharp contraction due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) shock that had slowed growth to its lowest pace in over three decades. Real GDP growth is estimated to reach above 3 percent during FY21, following the modest recovery of 0.7 percent in the first half of...
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