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This note analyzes whether and how the country's rising urbanization levels (measured primarily by population density) are associated with nonfarm job creation and poverty reduction. By focusing on Rwanda's 416 geographic sectors for the decade from 2002 and 2012, the analysis shows that,...
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While the Philippines has achieved remarkable progress in raising the education level of its labor force, the standard …, personality, attitude, and mindset. However, governments and educational institutions in many countries, including the Philippines …, as well as more traditional cognitive and technical skills, in the Philippine labor market. The Philippines is still at …
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during the Forum on Safe and Resilient Infrastructure that took place in Manila, Philippines, in October 2013. This report is … the experience of the Philippines to date in developing an integrated earthquake risk management program, focusing on the … future disasters in the Philippines. Earthquake risk management and strengthening programs initiated by both the public and …
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The Philippines increasingly emphasizes lifelong learning and skills mobility for labor productivity as an integral … sections. Section 2 provides a brief country background of the Philippines to put the discussions into context. Section 3 …
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The Philippines is an archipelago comprised of 7,107 islands with a humid climate and a topography characterized by … world, the Philippines also has one of the world's longest coastlines, and its marine and coastal resources yield in goods … and services. The country's mineral, oil, gas, and geothermal potential are also significant. The Philippines is also …
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this partnership. In July of 2017, the Philippines placed on the international financial markets a portfolio of catastrophe … risk that transferred typhoon and earthquake risk from the Philippines through the World Bank to the international … challenges of the program, and guide their continued efforts to improve financial preparedness to disasters in the Philippines …
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In recent decades, the agriculture and fisheries sector in the Philippines has grown but has clearly not lived up to … implementing them in the Philippines …
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The resurgence of COVID-19 cases and reimposition of more stringent quarantine measures held back the early signs of an economic rebound. The downside risk of a resurgence of infection, identified in the PEU December 2020 edition, has unfortunately materialized. The number of daily cases...
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Concrete literally holds the modern world together. The material and its binding agent cement comprise a key ingredient in the buildings and roads essential for development and in infrastructure critical to sustainable growth. The cement industry also generates about seven percent of the world's...
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Philippines in 2019 in person, the 2020 missions were conducted virtually. This report summarizes the main findings of the mission …
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