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Ghana's real gross domestic product (GDP) expanded in 2018, albeit at a slower rate than in 2017; the expansion was spurred by the mineral component of the industry sector. The government sustained its fiscal consolidation efforts in 2018 despite challenges. The current account deficit narrowed...
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To permanently end poverty and hunger by 2030, the world needs a food system that can feed every person, every day … better steward the world's natural resources. Urgently, we need a food system that is more resilient and that shifts from …
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Niger earns its foreign exchange mainly from uranium and gold, which has limited domestic economic linkages. Distant second, livestock export also provide important revenue to the country. Overall, most of the labor force is employed in a low productivity and shock prone rainfed agricultural...
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In 2006-07, the Water and Sanitation Program-South Asia (WSP-SA) initiated a research toidentify barriers to service delivery for the urban poor. The research included a review ofvarious initiatives from across the globe that have resulted in improved service delivery for theurban poor and...
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In recent years, it has become clear that many children around the world are not learning to read proficiently. As a …
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Today's global challenges are bigger, more complex, and more intertwined than ever before, from the relentless grip of poverty and stubborn persistence of inequality to the devastations caused by climate disasters, fragility, pandemics, and conflicts. Financing and investments alone cannot solve...
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to improve the quality and reproducibility of development research around the world …
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the poorest and most vulnerable people. Globally, about 4.5 billion people, more than half of the world population, lack …, demographic, and political trends which threaten to reverse hard-won health gains around the world …
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East Asian corporations differ from their counterparts in other countries in important ways. Before the recent financial crisis these differences were viewed as one of the reasons for the success of East Asian economies. The crisis altered that view, and many scholars now argue that the weak...
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Over the past few years, Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Iraq have emerged as credible sources of financing for low …-income households and entrepreneurs, both underserved by conventional banks. Microfinance services in Iraq, however, are still nascent … currently obstructed by regulatory hurdles. This diagnostic report aims to present and assess the current microfinance landscape …
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