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Living Conditions in Grenada : Poverty and Equity Update
World Bank Group - 2021
This poverty and equity report provides updated poverty and inequality statistics from the Grenada Survey of Living Conditions and Household Budget Survey (SLCHBS) conducted between 2018 and 2019 by the Central Statistical Office of Grenada. The SLCHBS 2018-2019 is the third in a series of...
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A Roadmap for Countries Measuring Multidimensional Poverty
World Bank Group - 2021
custodianship of SDG 1.2.2., UNDP, UNICEF and World Bank have jointly produced this document to offer a roadmap for governments …
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Technical Poverty Estimation Report : Myanmar Poverty and Living Conditions Survey
Myanmar Ministry of Planning and Finance - 2017
Finance, Government of Myanmar, and the Poverty and Equity Global Practice of the World Bank. Poverty has previously been … poverty estimate based on 2009/10 standards of living was put forward by the World Bank in 2014 ("World Bank (2014 …)" methodology), using data from the IHLCA-II. The World Bank estimated poverty to be 37.5 percent in 2009/10 (World Bank, 2014) …
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Improving the Well-Being of Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries
World Bank Group - 2021
Adolescent girls are viewed as a key demographic group to target for successfully breaking the intergenerational transmission of poverty in developing countries. Unfortunately, for many teenage girls in developing countries, adolescence entails a fleeting transition from childhood to adulthood,...
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The Impact of the War in Ukraine on Global Trade and Investment
World Bank Group - 2022
report focuses on the direct impact of the war on world trade and investment. It identifies five trade and investment …. The report finds that world trade will drop by 1 percent, lowering global GDP by 0.7 percent and GDP of low …
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Global Experiences on Expanding Services to the Urban Poor
World Bank Group - 2009
In 2006-07, the Water and Sanitation Program-South Asia (WSP-SA) initiated a research toidentify barriers to service delivery for the urban poor. The research included a review ofvarious initiatives from across the globe that have resulted in improved service delivery for theurban poor and...
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Bhutan's Integration with the Global Economy : International Investment Treaties and Conventions
World Bank Group - 2019
In this context, Bhutan can become wealthier through accelerating both domestic and foreign investment, as well as signing investment treaties. These investments could provide not just capital but also bring necessary skills, knowledge and ideas, and help the country move beyond hydropower....
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Organizing for Reform : Global Experiences
World Bank Group - 2020
This note looks at the experience countries have had in introducing reforms that improved the business environment. Instead of examining what was done (that is, the content of reforms), the focus is placed on how reform programs came to be successful. The note aims to provide an overview of...
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Delivering Quality Health Services: A Global Imperative
OECD; OECD; World Bank Group - 2018
Universal health coverage (UHC) aims to provide health security and universal access to essential care services without financial hardship to individuals, families and communities. UHC enables a transition to more productive and equitable societies and economies and is enshrined in the 2030...
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Global Labor Database User Manual : A Guide to Understanding, Using, and Interacting with the Global Labor Database
World Bank Group - 2024
The Global Labor Database (GLD) is part of the World Bank initiatives to harmonize labor force surveys and household …
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