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Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity in Moldova : Progress and Prospects

World Bank Group - 2016

Moldova has experienced rapid economic growth in the past decade, which has been accompanied by reductions in poverty … and good performance in shared prosperity. Nonetheless, Moldova remains one of the poorest countries in Europe and faces … the poor to shocks. The Moldova poverty assessment 2016 includes three prongs of analysis: this report, which explores …

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Moldova Policy Notes 2019 : Sustaining Stability and Reviving Growth

World Bank Group - 2019

Over the last two decades, Moldova has achieved major development results: with average annual growth of 4.6 percent … standard of Moldova's citizens. The country has benefitted from its unique assets, such as a strategic European location and … stronger contribution of exports to growth and employment generation. Moldova has also significantly reformed its business …

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Kazakhstan Economic Update, Summer 2020 : Navigating the Crisis

World Bank Group - 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world economy upside down. As recently as January 2020, analysts and various institutions projected that, this year, the global economy would haverecovered from the lowest growth since post-global financial crisis. But instead, developed and developing...

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Somalia Economic Update, June 2020 : Impact of COVID-19 - Policies to Manage the Crisis and Strengthen Economic Recovery

World Bank Group - 2020

Before the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, Somalia's economy was on an upward trajectory, recovering from the 2016/17 drought. The economy grew at an estimated rate of 2.9 percent in 2019, on par with population growth, and was projected to grow at 3.2 percent in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has...

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Ukraine Systematic Country Diagnostic : Toward Sustainable Recovery and Shared Prosperity

World Bank Group - 2017

Ukraine has tremendous potential that has not yet been reached. Ukraine is endowed with intelligent, energetic, and entrepreneurial people; extraordinary fertile land; considerable natural resources; and a geographic location at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. There is no reason why Ukraine,...

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Papua New Guinea Economic Update, January 2021 : Dealing with a Triple Crisis

World Bank Group - 2021

In 2020, Papua New Guinea faced three crises: the COVID-19 health emergency, an economic contraction, and political turmoil. The economy contracted by 3.8 percent in 2020 and will rebound by 3.5 percent in 2021. Considering that the economy entered the COVID-19 crisis with a poor record of...

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Crisis and Recovery : Learning from COVID-19's Economic Impacts and Policy Responses in East Asia

World Bank Group - 2023

More than three years after the first COVID-19 case was discovered in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region, it is time to take stock of the lasting effects-and opportunities-of the pandemic and identify which policies may have helped stem the economic losses suffered by households and firms....

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Syria Economic Monitor, Spring 2024 : Conflict, Crises, and the Collapse of Household Welfare

World Bank Group - 2024

This Syria Economic Monitor leverages innovative alternative and remote-based data sources to analyze recent economic developments in a nation still grappling with the most deadly and one of the most protracted conflicts in recent history. Throughout 2023, Syria's dire economic situation...

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Iran Economic Monitor, Spring/Summer 2023 : Moderate Growth amid Economic Uncertainty - With a Special Focus: The Gendered Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Labor Market in Iran

World Bank Group - 2023

The Iran Economic Monitor (IEM) provides an update on key economic developments and policies. It examines these economic developments and policies in a longer-term and global context and assesses their implications for the outlook for thecountry. The IEM's coverage ranges from the macroeconomy...

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Lebanon Economic Monitor, Fall 2023 : In the Grip of a New Crisis

World Bank Group - 2023

Lebanon is hit by yet another crisis: the spillover effects of the conflict in the Middle East. While the country remains mired in political and institutional vacuum, and a crippling socioeconomic crisis for over four years, it has now been hit by another large shock: fear that the current...

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