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Western Balkans Social Protection Situational Analyses : Kosovo

World Bank Group - 2022

An effective and equitable social protection system can help Kosovo to promote human capital, foster productivity, and reduce poverty. Since its independence in 2008, the country has made considerable socioeconomic progress, benefiting from the support of the international community and its own...

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The Western Balkans : Revving Up the Engines of Growth and Prosperity

World Bank Group - 2017

The Yugo, a communist-era car from the former Yugoslavia, was widely ridiculed for shedding its parts on roads across Europe and the United States. Zastava, which made Yugo, fared even worse than its product. After the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s, the factory was reduced to producing only...

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Croatia's EU Accession : Case Studies on Reform and the Transposition of the Community Acquis

World Bank Group - 2016

Croatia, a founding member of the former Republic of Yugoslavia and a current member of the European Union (EU), is a high-income country in Europe and Central Asia. Given that high quality financial reporting promotes good corporate governance, reduces uncertainty and risk, can help to lower...

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Supporting the Effective Reintegration of Roma Returnees in the Western Balkans

World Bank Group - 2019

The European Commission's Directorate General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations approached the World Bank to develop an evidence base and to deliver policy advice and technical assistance for supporting the effective reintegration of (Roma) returnees in the Western Balkans: Albania,...

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Western Balkans Regular Economic Report, No. 16, Fall 2019 : Rising Uncertainties

World Bank Group - 2019

Improving the efficiency and equity of public spending and strengthening revenue mobilization remains a priority in all Western Balkan countries. Public sector wage bills and pensions constitute the largest share of public spending in the region. Tighter controls on wage bills, reducing tax...

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Regional Note on Air Quality Management in the Western Balkans : Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and North Macedonia

World Bank Group - 2020

Ambient air pollution (AAP) is a serious global health problem that accounts for an estimated 4.2 million premature deaths worldwide per year. People in Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans are frequently exposed to air pollution levels above those considered safe, particularly in the winter....

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Financially Prepared : The Case for Pre-positioned Finance in European Union Member States and Countries under EU Civil Protection Mechanism

World Bank Group - 2024

This report was developed as part of the technical assistance program 'Phase 2 - Economics of Prevention and Preparedness (EDPP) in European Union (EU) Member States (MS) and Countries under EU Civil Protection Mechanism' (UCPM). The report has been prepared for the Directorate-General for...

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Turkish Cypriot Economy, March 2021 : Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic - A Path to Building Back Better

World Bank Group - 2021

The special topic of this edition of the Macroeconomic Monitoring report focuses on the TC administration's 'public' financial support to the agriculture sector. Due to the Turkish lira depreciation, the recent adverse climate conditions, and exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, the agriculture...

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Turkey Country Gender Assessment 2017

World Bank Group - 2018

progress has been achieved regarding increasing opportunities for women and men in Turkey and where further policy action is … Women in Turkey. The Turkish Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS) collected by the Ministry of Development (MoD) and … Hacettepe University Institute of Population Studies, and the Research on Family Structure in Turkey (TAYA) by MoFSP were also …

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Global Lessons Learned for Urban Resilience and Regeneration Projects : Informing Turkey's Urban Transformation Process

World Bank Group - 2021

Over the last decade, turkey has initiated several regulatory and institutional reforms to better mitigate and reduce … produce housing for low-income groups in Turkey, and with the Mass Housing Law No. 2985 (1984), they aimed to accelerate the … production in Turkey. In the 2000s, the legal concept of "urban transformation" emerged; and it started to be mentioned together …

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