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Somalia Economic Update, June 2020 : Impact of COVID-19 - Policies to Manage the Crisis and Strengthen Economic Recovery
World Bank Group - 2020
Before the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, Somalia's economy was on an upward trajectory, recovering from the 2016/17 drought. The economy grew at an estimated rate of 2.9 percent in 2019, on par with population growth, and was projected to grow at 3.2 percent in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has...
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Solutions toEnd Poverty ona Livable Planet - Insights from World Bank CountryClimate and Development Reportscovering 42 economies
World Bank Group - 2023
The world faces a triple crisis of three interconnected issues-development, climate, and nature― and current levels of … World Bank launched the Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) in 2022. This core diagnostic tool aims to help … global climate change challenge. The first set of CCDRs covered only 10 percent of the world’s tropical forests, but the …
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Kenya Public Expenditure Review 2020 : Options for Fiscal Consolidation after the COVID-19 Crisis
World Bank Group - 2020
The objective of this public expenditure review (PER) is to provide the government with options for fiscal consolidation and support macroeconomic stability in the medium-term. This PER addresses the broad topic of expenditure efficiency and examines options for expenditure rationalization to...
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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 … transition period. The major effect of the Brexit vote is the withdrawal of the UK from the EU project of deep economic …
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Cabo Verde Economic Update, April 2021 : Rebounding from the Crisis; Restoring Fiscal Sustainability and Leveraging the Private Sector for a more Resilient and Sustainable Recovery
World Bank Group - 2021
The objective of this report is to provide an update to the Government of Cabo Verde, think-tanks and researchers, and the public on the state of the Cabo Verde economy and its outlook, together with the structural reforms required to strengthen the foundations for private sector-led recovery...
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East Asia and Pacific Update, April 2007 : Ten Years After the Crisis
World Bank Group - 2007
Growth in Emerging East Asia accelerated to reach 8.1 percent in 2006. This was the strongest pace of economic expansion in the last ten years and a fitting commemoration of the decade that has passed since the start of the Asian financial crisis in 1997. The region's accomplishments in...
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Kazakhstan Economic Update, Summer 2020 : Navigating the Crisis
World Bank Group - 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world economy upside down. As recently as January 2020, analysts and various … information collected as part of the World Bank Group's regular economic monitoring …
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Tunisia Economic Monitor, Summer 2022 : Navigating the Crisis during Uncertain Times
World Bank Group - 2022
The war in Ukraine and rising commodity prices have exacerbated the vulnerabilities of the Tunisian economy in the first months of 2022. The impact of the war began to be felt as the trade deficit widened by 56 percent in the first six months of 2022 reaching 8.1 percent of GDP. Lower oil and...
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Lebanon Economic Monitor, Fall 2023 : In the Grip of a New Crisis
World Bank Group - 2023
Lebanon is hit by yet another crisis: the spillover effects of the conflict in the Middle East. While the country remains mired in political and institutional vacuum, and a crippling socioeconomic crisis for over four years, it has now been hit by another large shock: fear that the current...
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Pakistan Development Update, June 2019 : Weathering the Storm - Restoring Macroeconomic Stability
World Bank Group - 2019
Pakistan is facing yet another balance of payment crisis. Authorities have taken some corrective measures and negotiated a 39-month stabilization program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Nonetheless, inflationary pressures increased during FY19. Current account deficit narrowed as...
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