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Iraq Economic Monitor, Spring 2022 : Harnessing the Oil Windfall for Sustainable Growth

World Bank Group - 2022

Iraq's economy is gradually emerging from the deep recession caused by the pandemic and the plunge in oil prices in 2020. Higher oil revenues pushed Iraq's overall fiscal and external balances into a surplus in 2021. The turnaround in oil markets has significantly improved Iraq's economic...

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Cambodia Economic Update - Weathering the Oil Price Shock : Special Focus - Post-Pandemic Supply Chain Disruptions; Strategies to Reduce Logistics Costs

World Bank Group - 2022

Cambodia is now weathering an oil price shock, just as the economy had started to recover amid a rollback of Coronavirus (COVID-19)-related restrictions. Negative impacts of the oil price shock are amplified by Cambodia's already large external imbalances. Rising food and energy prices have...

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Europe and Central Asia Economic Update, Fall 2021 : Competition and Firm Recovery post COVID-19

World Bank Group - 2021

Although global economic activity is recovering and output in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) is expected to grow in 2021, containing COVID-19 remains a challenge in the region. Enterprise survey data for the emerging and developing countries in the region show that COVID-19 had a profound and...

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Dominican Republic : Leveraging Competition in the Telecom Sector to Accelerate Economic Growth

World Bank Group - 2021

Limited competition hinders the optimal use of telecommunication services in the Dominican Republic, which lags peer … countries in mobile subscriptions and internet penetration. Despite recent reforms designed to enhance competition, the … Bank Group's Markets and Competition Policy Assessment Toolkit (MCPAT), this policy note provides a brief overview of key …

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Green Incentives for Climate Competitive Industries : A Practitioner's Handbook

World Bank Group - 2016

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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Enhancing Competition Conditions and Competitiveness of Philippine Domestic Shipping

World Bank Group - 2014

enhance competition in the delivery of domestic shipping services, this assessment has therefore focused particularly on …

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Gaining Momentum in Peruvian Agriculture : Opportunities to Increase Productivity and Enhance Competitiveness

World Bank Group - 2017

population, Peru's agricultural sector has declined in importance as the national economy has grown and urbanized. Economic … fails to keep pace with population growth, national food security could be threatened. Fifth, climate-smart agricultural …

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Russia : Policies for Agri-Food Sector Competitiveness and Investment

World Bank Group - 2017

Despite advances in agricultural production, TFP, and trade balances, Russia continues to lag behind many comparator countries in measures of crop and livestock productivity. This report has aimed to provide a vehicle for dialogue with government on agri-food sector collaboration to address this...

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Competitive Cities for Jobs and Growth : What, Who, and How

World Bank Group - 2015

A competitive city is a city that successfully facilitates its firms and industries to create jobs, raise productivity, and increase the incomes of citizens over time. Worldwide, improving the competitiveness of cities is a pathway to eliminating extreme poverty and to promoting shared...

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Cameroon City Competitiveness Diagnostic

World Bank Group - 2018

The purpose of this report is to help policymakers improve economic development and job creation in Cameroon's cities. The report is part of the World Bank's Technical Assistance project on Enhancing Economic Performance of African Cities, supporting clients in the Ministry of Economy, Planning...

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