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Afghanistan Development Update, August 2018

World Bank Group - 2018

The Afghanistan Development Update is a twice-annual publication providing analysis of recent developments and … topics address: i) the potential for trade to underpin development in Afghanistan; ii) recent trends in poverty and welfare …; and iii) priorities for improving education quality and coverage. Afghanistan has experienced slow growth since 2014, with …

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Supporting Growth and Stability in Afghanistan : The Country Partnership Framework Summary 2017 to 2020

World Bank Group - 2016

There have been substantial improvements in development outcomes in Afghanistan since 2001, particularly in terms of …. Economic growth in Afghanistan has slowed after a period of rapid growth between 2003 and 2012. While the Government of … Afghanistan is committed to an ambitious reform program, it is doing so in the midst of political and economic uncertainty …

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Repuplic of Liberia From Growth to Development : Priorities for Sustainably Reducing Poverty and Achieving Middle-Income Status by 2030

World Bank Group - 2018

Liberia's status as a fragile state is deeply rooted in the political and economic exclusion practiced by the country's founders. Although they constituted just 5 percent of the population, freed American slaves and their descendants dominated the country's intellectual and ruling class from...

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CPIA Africa, July 2018 : Assessing Africa's Policies and Institutions

World Bank Group - 2018

Favorable global economic conditions supported a turnaround in economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2017, easing pressure on weak policy frameworks. Output growth rebounded to an estimated 2.6 percent after decelerating to 1.5 percent in 2016 amid challenging external and domestic...

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A Stronger, Connected, Solutions World Bank Group : An Overview of the World Bank Group Strategy

World Bank Group - 2013

The World Bank Group has developed a new Strategy focusing on the ambitious goals of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity in a sustainable manner. It is committed to helping countries reach these goals with proven solutions that integrate the WBG's development knowledge and...

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Financing for Development Post-2015

World Bank Group - 2013

This paper is a contribution to United Nation (UN)-led efforts to articulate a post-2015 development framework, building on the Millennium Declaration and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It focuses on the challenge of financing development goals and complements the extensive work conducted...

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Joining Forces to Combat Protracted Crises : Humanitarian and Development Support for Water and Sanitation Providers in the Middle East and North Africa

World Bank Group - 2021

Protracted crises in urban contexts of the Middle East and North Africa region present a growing challenge for water supply and sanitation (WSS) service providers and, in turn, the governments and international organizations that support them. The protracted nature of crisis in countries...

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World Bank Group Approaches to Mobilize Private Capital for Development : An Independent Evaluation

World Bank Group - 2021

To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, development institutions will need to leverage an unprecedented amount of private sector capital. This is more pressing in the current context as COVID-19 recoveries will require mobilizing both public and private sources in the short...

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Aid Coordination and DeliveryYemen Policy Note 5

World Bank Group - 2017

This policy note outlines options for aid coordination and delivery in Yemen. It draws on a vast amount of experiences and lessons learned from post-conflict recovery and peace building processes both in Yemen and elsewhere over the past decade.Its central message is that timely international...

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The Knowledge Compact for Action : Transforming Ideas Into Development Impact - For a World Free of Poverty on a Livable Planet

World Bank Group - 2024

Today's global challenges are bigger, more complex, and more intertwined than ever before, from the relentless grip of poverty and stubborn persistence of inequality to the devastations caused by climate disasters, fragility, pandemics, and conflicts. Financing and investments alone cannot solve...

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