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This handbook has been developed to provide instruction on the design and implementation of incentives for resource-efficiency purposes. The target audience is World Bank staff and stakeholders who are supporting the implementation of a resource-efficiency program in a country on behalf of the...
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For the economy to attain its full potential, the Philippines requires an efficient water transport system. However, this is presently not the case. The domestic shipping industry is characterized by high costs, low quality of service, and a poor safety record. Logistics cost accounts for 24-53...
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non-tradable sectors and a stale export basket highlight the need to enhance private sector competitiveness as a way to … strengthens the competitiveness of the country's private sector in order to achieve inclusive and sustainable growth. The new … economy and generate new and more attractive opportunities for Sri Lanka's labor force.Unleashing the competitiveness …
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point of view that increased productivity will improve the competitiveness of agri-food value chains, result in higher …, competitiveness, investment, and exports: investing in broadening productivity gains in priority sectors, strengthening value chains …
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, and increase the incomes of citizens over time. Worldwide, improving the competitiveness of cities is a pathway to …
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the key investments and reforms needed to improve economic competitiveness and job creation …
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Stagnant productivity growth and high disparities in productivity levels across Mexican states have been holding back economic growth. In general, Mexico's federal government has a solid competition policy framework in place. Subnational regulations in transport, agriculture, tourism, retail,...
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The global technology and innovation frontier pushes forward at a rapid pace, and countries around the world seek to …
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The objective of this report is to identify existing regulatory restraints to competition in key sectors and the economy as a whole and use them to design an effective competition policy for the Philippines. The report builds on Product Market Regulation (PMR) indicators and the WBG's Markets...
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This policy note has been produced under the competition reform assessment ASA with the objective of identifying key constraints to competition in Armenia and providing recommendations on a set of actionable reforms that could help foster market contestability and competition in key sectors and...
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