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The Impact of COVID-19 Crisis on Subnational Public Finance : The Case of Danang City
World Bank Group - 2021
The national economy of Vietnam was affected by the April 2020 lockdown meant to contain the domestic spread of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) virus and subsequent outbreaks in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. Nevertheless, the economy showed exceptional resilience. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by...
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Melaka Sustainability Outlook Diagnostic : Supporting Report 6 - Demonstrating Fiscal Sustainability
World Bank Group - 2019
Capital investment is essential for achieving sustainable cities. Melaka State's long-term sustainability can be improved through well-planned investments in various projects, such as the development of ports and rail connections, a robust public transportation network, and adequate flood...
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Kenya Public Expenditure Analysis 2019 : Creating Fiscal Space to Deliver the Big Four while Undertaking a Needed Fiscal Consolidation
World Bank Group - 2019
The Kenyan government remains committed to a planned fiscal consolidation pathway, which should help contain public debt stock at a sustainable level. Nonetheless, there are significant challenges stemming from a slowdown in revenue collection, a growing demand for transfers to county...
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Uganda - Public Expenditure Review 2022-23 : Module I - Identifying Broad Macro-Fiscal Options for an Effective and Sustainable Fiscal Adjustment
World Bank Group - 2024
This module of the Public Expenditure Review (PER) sought to identify options for an effective and sustainable fiscal adjustment by considering key macroeconomic variables, fiscal policy priorities, spending trends, and Uganda's overall development needs. It has, therefore, detailed Uganda's...
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Solomon Islands Public Expenditure Review : Fiscal Reform and the Path to Debt Sustainability
World Bank Group - 2022
A Public Expenditure Review (PER) is a diagnostic instrument to analyze public expenditures and revenues, support policy dialogue with government, and inform engagement with other stakeholders. During November 2021 and July 2022, a PER was conducted for Solomon Islands, titled Euro Fiscal reform...
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Lebanon Public Finance Review : Ponzi Finance?
World Bank Group - 2022
The Public Finance Review (PFR) analyzes Lebanon's public finances over a long horizon, to understand the roots of the fiscal profligacy and its eventual insolvency. To do so, the PFR links three critical elements in three Sections. Section I: Fiscal Policy in the Second Republic; Section II:...
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Climate-Related Shocks and Fiscal Sustainability : Potential Impacts and Policy Options
World Bank Group - 2023
Real GDP expanded by 17.7 percent in 2022, with per capita incomes surpassing the pre-pandemic levels. On the supply side, accommodation, transport, and commerce explained 60 percent of growth. On the demand side, exports (mainly tourism) and private consumption accounted for growth. The rebound...
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The COVID-19 Pandemic : Shocks to Education and Policy Responses
World Bank Group - 2020
shock to all education systems in our lifetimes. The damage will become even more severe as the health emergency translates …
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The Distributional Impact of COVID-19 Fiscal Policies on Households, with Emphasis on Da Nang City
World Bank Group - 2021
This note will examine the distributional and efficiency issues associated with the fiscal response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis in Da Nang city and nationally in Vietnam. More specifically, we look at the social assistance (cash transfer) programs. Did these programs efficiently reach...
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Aggregate Fiscal Impact of COVID-19
World Bank Group - 2021
This note analyzes the short-term effects of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) shock during the first year of the crisis and … the shock, and how, in turn, did they affect the fiscal space available to the authorities What tax measures did the … authorities implement to mitigate the shock and how successful were they What are the implications for any future tax policy and …
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