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Getting Down to Earth : Are Satellites Reliable for Measuring Air Pollutants That Cause Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?
World Bank Group - 2022
Outdoor air pollution accounts for an estimated 4.2 million deaths worldwide, the majority of which are caused by … exposure to fine particulate matter (or PM2.5) air pollution. Most of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries … Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries? investigates the performance of satellites in LMICs for predicting outdoor …
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Republic of Congo Economic Update, 8th Edition : Living in Times of COVID-19
World Bank Group - 2021
,244 confirmed cases and 193 deaths, corresponding to a mortality rate of 3.4 per 100,000 population against the global rate of about … coronavirus. Mobility across the country was restricted to essential goods and services …
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The Distributional Impact of COVID-19 Fiscal Policies on Households, with Emphasis on Da Nang City
World Bank Group - 2021
(coronavirus) crisis in Da Nang city and nationally in Vietnam. More specifically, we look at the social assistance (cash transfer …
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The Impact of COVID-19 Crisis on Subnational Public Finance : The Case of Danang City
World Bank Group - 2021
COVID-19 (coronavirus) virus and subsequent outbreaks in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. Nevertheless, the economy showed …
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Aggregate Fiscal Impact of COVID-19
World Bank Group - 2021
This note analyzes the short-term effects of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) shock during the first year of the crisis and …
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Iran Economic Monitor, Fall 2021 : Adapting to the New Normal - A Protracted Pandemic and Ongoing Sanctions
World Bank Group - 2021
Iran's economy is gradually recovering following a lost decade (2011-2020) of negligible economic growth. Less stringent COVID-19 restrictions, adaptation to the new normal - reflected in a recovery in consumption, and more favorable oil sector conditions have driven a four-quarter rebound after...
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Plastic Waste Management in South Asia : Challenges and Policy Recommendations
World Bank Group - 2021
This report is part of a larger series of stocktaking and analytical products on plastic pollution in South Asia. It supports the Bank's commitment to work with countries of South Asia to pursue and scale-up policies and programs that help them move toward a circular plastic economy and, in...
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COVID-19 Impact Monitoring : Uganda, Round 6
World Bank Group - 2021
In June 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, with the support from the World Bank, has launched the High-Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19 to track the impacts of the pandemic on a monthly basis for a period of 12 months. The survey aimed to recontact the entire sample of households that had...
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Mauritius - Through the Eye of a Perfect Storm : Coming Back Stronger from the COVID Crisis
World Bank Group - 2021
cases and 17 deaths, Mauritius has so far been able to avoid the large-scale health crisis observed in many other countries …
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Turkish Cypriot Economy, March 2021 : Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic - A Path to Building Back Better
World Bank Group - 2021
The special topic of this edition of the Macroeconomic Monitoring report focuses on the TC administration's 'public' financial support to the agriculture sector. Due to the Turkish lira depreciation, the recent adverse climate conditions, and exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, the agriculture...
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