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The Rwanda Economic Update (REU) analyzes recent economic developments and prospects, as well as Rwanda's policy priorities. The REU is intended for a wide audience of policymakers, business leaders, other market participants, analysts of Rwanda's economy, and civil society. It draws on data...
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The formal private sector in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) economies needs to play a critical role for the overall economic transformation of the region. Creating a conducive environment for private sector development depends on a sound understanding of the performance of private...
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Identification systems are a core component of sustainable development policies in countries with diverse economic, demographic, and political contexts. The role of digital identification systems in the private sector is equally large. The efficient, accurate, and secure use of personal identity...
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There is growing recognition that the private health sector is a significant source of health care in most African countries. According to "Healthy Partnerships: How Governments Can Engage the Private Sector to Improve Health in Africa" (2010), the private sector share of total health...
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This study focuses on the role of the private sector in the development and delivery of hydrological and meteorological (hydromet) and early warning services (EWS) in Sub-Saharan Africa within the current landscape of the Africa Regional Weather Enterprise (ARWE). The study begins with a global...
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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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