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World Bank Group - 2024

Fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) significantly impact women and girls, exacerbating gender-based violence and …

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Indigenous Peoples, Ethnic Identity, and Poverty in Mexico Urban Profile : An Exploratory Study

World Bank Group - 2001

While information exists on the process of indigenous migration to urban centers, there is very little systematic data on the current situation of urban indigenous populations in Mexico. This study analyzes the situation of five indigenous ethnic groups in three urban centers of Mexico: (a) the...

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Conflict Pollution Hotspots in Iraq : Land Remediation for Livelihoods Restoration

World Bank Group - 2023

resources at IQD85 billion (US73 dollars million) and sectoral losses because of the conflict at IQD3.5 trillion (US3 dollars … development of post-conflict Iraq. The main objective of this report is to present a broad framework and suggested prioritization … analysis of the scale and significance of contamination in the conflict affected governorates of Al Anbar, Babil, Baghdad …

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Disparate Outcomes : A Multisectoral Nutrition Assessment and Gap Analysis of Vietnam's Ethnic Minority Populations

World Bank Group - 2019

On average, Vietnam has achieved remarkable improvements in nutritional status in recent decades, but improvements in national aggregates mask wide disparities and a persistent 'very high' burden among disadvantaged ethnic minority groups. Between 2000 and 2010, national stunting rates dropped...

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Drivers of Socio-Economic Development Among Ethnic Minority Groups in Vietnam

World Bank Group - 2019

While Vietnam has now reached lower middle-income country status, the gaps between the ethnic minority population and the majority group are evident and widening over time. In addition, ethnic minority groups are different in terms of where they are in these gaps. This study attempts to examine...

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Malaysia Economic Monitor, December 2017 : Turmoil to Transformation, 20 Years after the Asian Financial Crisis

World Bank Group - 2017

The aim of the Malaysia Economic Monitor (MEM) is to foster better-informed policy analysis and debate regarding the key challenges that Malaysia faces in its endeavor to achieve rapid, inclusive and sustainable economic growth. The MEM consists of two parts: Part 1 presents a review of recent...

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Tobacco Taxation in the Eurasian Economic Union

World Bank Group - 2018

The report presents the results of macro-simulations of the consequences of different excise policy scenarios for 2018-2021 in two EAEU countries, Russia and Kazakhstan. Three scenarios are considered: (a) the low-taxation harmonization level and rate of growth proposed by the Eurasian Economic...

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Infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific : Road Transport, Electricity, and Water and Sanitation Services in East Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific Islands

World Bank Group - 2020

infrastructure provision worldwide. Geographically, this report focuses on two of the world's fastest growing regions, East Asia and … Pacific (EAP) and South Asia (SAR), which also account for approximately 35.8 percent of the world's extreme poor. The report …

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Public Private Partnerships on Public Financial Management Reforms in Asia : Opportunities and Lessons

World Bank Group - 2017

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The Leaders of the Twin Transition in Asia : Mapping Capabilities through Digital and Green Patents

World Bank Group - 2023

The objective of this project is to map the East Asian metropolitan areas that are leading the digital and green transition (twin transition). The research will leverage patent data to identify green technologies and digital technologies in which East Asian metropolitan regions have managed to...

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