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This report examines the role of infrastructure in explaining why the region lags so far behind the rest of the country. More importantly, it looks at how improved infrastructure may help the region catch up. Infrastructure is examined here through its impact on social as well as economic...
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sectors, but economic activity could accelerate in the second half of 2021. The tourism-dependent economy of Zanzibar has been …
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regeneration, and sustainable tourism can play a vital role in developing countries' efforts to promote local economic development …
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demand for tourism products delivered by and based in local communities in Africa. If demand is better understood, supply can …
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WBG support for tourism clients and destinations during the COVID-19 crisis in the form of planning and communication …
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The travel and tourism industry was one of the first sectors to be affected by COVID-19. Since March, the entire value … acutely felt by the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises(SMEs) that make up around 80 percent of licensed tourism and tourism … across the world, including many vulnerable communities, who depend on tourism for their livelihoods. According to the World …
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The objectives of this country forest note (CFN) are to identify and determine how to address key opportunities and challenges for sustainable forestry and forest-smart interventions in the Dominican Republic. Essential questions addressed by the CFN are the importance of forests and how the...
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Small island developing states and small tourism-dependent coastal states have been the most gravely impacted by global … challenges in the years to come. While information and research on sustainable and blue tourism in small island developing states … note is a synthesis of findings from a literature review of the inventory of blue tourism resources, consumer market …
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Bolivia made substantial progress in reducing poverty and inequality during the commodity boom, and despite the adverse external context of the past five years, poverty reduction continued, albeit more slowly. Expansionary policies allowed the country to continue growing and reducing poverty...
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