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Bhutan's investment climate is primarily constrained by imperfections in factor markets, limited access to product markets, and state dominance. Driven by the capital-intensive hydropower sector, the country achieved impressive growth rates, but created few jobs. The public sector stepped in,...
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This report has been accepted as a key input to Cambodia's private sector development strategy following extensive consultations with the Royal Government of Cambodia, its development partners, and the private sector. It was prepared to help these stakeholders identify and prioritize policy...
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Just energy transition is key to South Africa's inclusive and sustainable growth. It is necessary to unlock large pools of private capital and attract foreign investment to drive low-carbon transition. Despite downside risks, South Africa has strong macroeconomic fundamentals and commitment to...
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This Investment Climate Reform Action Plan summarizes the economic context of Senegal as well as the main constraints private sector faces in the country, and provides a number of recommendations on which the World Bank (WB) and the Government of Senegal (GOS) can collaborate on to eliminate...
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The objective of this report is to explore innovative financing instruments and approaches for catalyzing private sector financing to fill the climate-smart investment gap in cities. The report reviews the existing literature, highlights key barriers in scaling-up private investment in...
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The report, a joint effort between the World Bank's Social Development Global Practice and International Finance Corporation (IFC) advisory services, is based on the idea that local engagement, for example, through benefit sharing, is an important way for better risk management and creating a...
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This report provides an assessment of constraints and opportunities for the creation of more and better quality jobs for Lebanese in the more fragile and conflict-affected regions. The geographical focus is North Lebanon, including Tripoli. This analysis, accompanied by further dialogue with the...
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Over the past few years, Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Iraq have emerged as credible sources of financing for low …-income households and entrepreneurs, both underserved by conventional banks. Microfinance services in Iraq, however, are still nascent … and far from meeting their full potential. Similar to many countries in the MENA region, MFIs in Iraq were set up as non …
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The fall 2021 issue of the Iraq Economic Monitor provides an in-depth review of the latest macroeconomic and policy … monitor finds that the economic prospects for Iraq have improved, with GDP projected to grow from 2.6 percent in 2021 to … constraints that impact public service delivery can all materialize anytime to turn the tide as Iraq's recent history has …
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