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Positioning FYR Macedonia for the Global Economy : The Impact of Reforms and Investment Promotion in the Automotive Components Manufacturing Sector
World Bank Group - 2017
Over the last two decades, successive governments and business leaders in the former Yugoslav Republic of (FYR) Macedonia have been actively working to transform the country's economy and put it on a higher, technology-based, growth trajectory. For a small, landlocked country with a limited...
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Lessons from Korea's Energy Efficiency Policies in the Industrial Sector
World Bank Group - 2023
In an economy driven by its vital industrial sector, tackling the advancing threats of high energy consumption and GHG emissions has been a key challenge for pursuing energy efficiency in Korea. To aid policy makers promote energy efficiency in the industry sector, this report offers a...
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Resilient Industries in Japan : Lessons Learned on Enhancing Competitive Industries in the Face of Disasters Caused by Natural Hazards
World Bank Group - 2020
supply chain: even distant disasters can bring local industrial production to a halt. For example, the Great East Japan … Earthquake (GEJE) ultimately affected more than 5,000 of the 30,000 parts used in General Motors vehicles, even though Japan was … considered only a minor supplier for the Detroit-based company (Sheffi 2018). The objective of this case study on Japan is to …
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Cultural Heritage, Sustainable Tourism and Urban Regeneration : Capturing Lessons and Experience from Japan with a Focus on Kyoto
World Bank Group - 2018
from the development experience of Kyoto City, the imperial capital of Japan for more than a thousand years and home to 14 …
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Angola Country Economic Memorandum : Towards Economic Diversification
World Bank Group - 2018
The Angolan economy is at a significant juncture. The current growth model based on oil wealth is nearly exhausted and has not delivered inclusive growth and shared prosperity. Angola faces two broad policy challenges that need to be addressed urgently: macroeconomic stabilization and a more...
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Bhutan's Business Infrastructure Policy and Industrial Parks
World Bank Group - 2019
Between 2010 and 2018, Bhutan's economic performance in the real growth of gross domestic product (GDP) was respectable, averaging more than 5 percent a year. This was driven by hydropower, services, and agriculture. However, there is growing pressure to diversify production. Hydropower...
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Pakistan at 100 : Environmental Sustainability
World Bank Group - 2019
This policy note was prepared in parallel to the report Pakistan at 100, Shaping the Future. The report Pakistan at 100 discusses options to accelerate and sustain growth in Pakistan so that the country becomes an upper middle-income country when it turns 100 years old in 2047. This policy note...
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Melaka Sustainability Outlook Diagnostic : Overview Report - Pathway to Urban Sustainability
World Bank Group - 2019
Melaka State, situated roughly halfway between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, has unique importance in the global dialogue around the sustainability of our shared urban future. At Melaka's heart is its historic urban center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS) strategically located along the Strait...
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Melaka Sustainability Outlook Diagnostic : Supporting Report 6 - Demonstrating Fiscal Sustainability
World Bank Group - 2019
Capital investment is essential for achieving sustainable cities. Melaka State's long-term sustainability can be improved through well-planned investments in various projects, such as the development of ports and rail connections, a robust public transportation network, and adequate flood...
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Moving Forward : Connectivity and Logistics to Sustain Bangladesh's Success
World Bank Group - 2019
Bangladesh has been successful on many counts. The economy grew six percent a year between 2000 and 2017, and the poverty rate fell by more than half. All sectors experienced growth, but the contribution of agriculture to gross domestic product (GDP) declined, as Bangladesh became an important...
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