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2019 Investment Policy and Regulatory Review - China

World Bank Group - 2020

governing foreign direct investment (FDI) and competition that affect businesses and foreign investors in China. The research …

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Central Asia's Horticulture Sector : Capitalizing on New Export Opportunities in Chinese and Russian Markets

World Bank Group - 2020

In China, changing demographics, rising incomes and shifting consumer preferences have resulted in an ever … others, 2014). The growing number of consumers in China, that are increasingly more affluent and educated, will continue … countries to increase their agricultural exports to China. As China places an important role on meeting its growing food needs …

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China - 2022 Investment Policy and Regulatory Review

World Bank Group - 2022

This Investment Policy and Regulatory Review (IPRR) is organized as follows: section two provides an overview of the country's investment policy framework, including the legal instruments regulating foreign investment, key institutions involved in investment promotion, as well as the country's...

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OECS Countries

World Bank Group - 2013

The Country Opinion Survey in OECS assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in OECS perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private...

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The Economy in the Time of Covid-19

World Bank Group - 2020

After a period of rapid economic growth associated with high commodity prices, the region had entered a phase of lackluster performance. Recent developments, including a new oil price shock, and the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic will push the region into recession. Many countries are...

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Advancing Action on the Implementation of Tobacco Tax Harmonization in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Countries

World Bank Group - 2018

This study analyses the tax systems of five OECS countries (Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines). Taxes on tobacco, and therefore cigarette prices, vary widely across the five countries, and smuggling and tax evasion are genuine risks....

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Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Systematic Regional Diagnostic

World Bank Group - 2018

Eastern Caribbean countries are among the region's top performers in per capita income, poverty reduction, access to services, and gender inclusion, despite the constraints imposed by their small size. Geography and economic specialization make them vulnerable to external shocks, contributing to...

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Opportunities and Challenges for Scaling Up Geothermal Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

World Bank Group - 2018

Geothermal energy can play a substantial role in meeting the energy needs of many Latin America and Caribbean Region (LAC) countries given the region's vast potential. The majority of geothermal resources in the LAC region remain largely untapped, not only in Central America and Mexico where...

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Crowdfunding's Potential in the Caribbean : A Preliminary Assessment

World Bank Group - 2017

Among the multitude of barriers to growing businesses, access to finance is a principal challenge faced by Caribbean enterprises. infoDev's Entrepreneurship program for innovation in the Caribbean (EPIC) Access to finance component aims to develop an innovative access to finance program for...

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From Waste to Resource - Shifting Paradigms for Smarter Wastewater Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean : Background Paper I. Efficient and Effective Management of Water Resource Recovery Facilities

World Bank Group - 2019

This background paper is part of the supporting material for the report "From Waste to Resource: Shifting Paradigms for Smarter Wastewater Interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean," a product of the "Wastewater: from waste to resource," an initiative of the World Bank Water Global Practice

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