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Women and Trade : The Role of Trade in Promoting Gender Equality
World Bank Group - 2020
Trade can dramatically improve women's lives, creating new jobs, enhancing consumer choices, and increasing women's bargaining power in society. It can also lead to job losses and a concentration of work in low-skilled employment. Given the complexity and specificity of the relationship between...
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Trade and Investment Implications of Brexit
World Bank Group - 2016
The exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Brexit) may have a negative impact on trade and investment flows not just for the UK, but also for the countries with the largest exposure to the UK. The indirect impact of a Brexit-induced recession in the UK -may also be felt in the EU...
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Ecuador Trade and Investment Competitiveness Report
World Bank Group - 2019
The internationalization of the Ecuadorian economy is necessary if the country is to successfully adopt a development model led by the private-sector. The Ecuadorian government is seeking to accelerate growth and sustain social progress by giving greater prominence to the private sector; it does...
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The Stabilization and Association Agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Union : Impacts of the Adaptation Protocol on the Agriculture and Food Sector
World Bank Group - 2017
The objective of this note is to provide insights into the potential effect of the adaptation protocol (AP) on imports of European Union (EU) agricultural, food and fisheries products into Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). We adapt and calibrate the Tariff Reform Impact Simulation Tool (TRIST), a...
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Strengthening Regional Agriculture Exports from APEI+ Countries to Mauritius and Seychelles
World Bank Group - 2019
APEI member countries and Madagascar (APEI ) identified enhanced regional agricultural trade as a key priority. The matter was referred to the World Bank for further analysis which is presented in this report. Potential for increased agricultural exports from APEI+ countries to Mauritius and...
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Food Safety and Agricultural Health Standards : Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Country Exports
World Bank Group - 2005
This report summarizes a program of research coordinated by the World Bank and carried out from October 2002 to May 2004. The objectives of the program have been to: 1) Highlight the major dynamics in the evolution of important sanitary and phytosanitary standards (SPS) in selected...
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Gabon Economic Update - Trading Agricultural Commodities : Reducing Petty Harassment
World Bank Group - 2022
Gabon's economic recovery has been intensifying, with oil and other commodities projected to drive GDP growth to 2.7 percent in 2022, up from 1.5 percent in 2021. The fiscal stance improved in 2021 amid contained spending and is expected to turn into a surplus in 2022. While debt-to-GDP remains...
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Markets and People : Romania Country Economic Memorandum
World Bank Group - 2020
Romania's income per capita has increased from 26 percent of the EU-28 average in 2000 to 63 percent in 2017, but this …, public or private, domestic or foreign, face the same set of rules. Romania's human capital accumulation--proxied by the … in education outcomes remain relevant across and within regions of Romania. Learning gaps in primary and secondary …
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Poverty and Social Impact Assessment of Systematic Registration on Rural Romania
World Bank Group - 2016
The objective of this Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) is to assess the impact of systematic registration on vulnerable individuals, in general, and Roma, in particular. Specifically, this PSIA focuses on the systematic registration approach piloted under the Complementing EU Support...
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