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Despite an initial surge in COVID-19 cases, cross country data suggests that Turkey containedrelatively quickly the spread and worst health effects of the virus. As in other countries, however, continued vigilance is essential to sustain this fragile trend. Turkey's pandemic response may offer...
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Papua New Guinea has abundant resources in the form of oil and mineral wealth. But a complex set of factors, including systemic gender inequality, underinvestment in non-extractive sectors, and fragility compounded by vulnerability to disasters caused by natural hazards act as barriers to...
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Between 1993 and 2013, Mozambique became one of the fastest-growing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa boosting incomes and living standards. Political and macroeconomic stability provided the foundation for robust growth led by a rebounding agricultural sector and significant donor support....
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This evaluation, requested by the Committee on Development Effectiveness of the Executive Board of the International Development Association (IDA), is intended to provide input and insight into the upcoming World Bank-International Monetary Fund (IMF) review of the Low-Income Country Debt...
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This report is part of a joint study between the European Commission (EC), the World Bank, andthe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It aims to inform activation and employment support and social inclusion policy making and programs through an improved understanding...
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-country pilot carried out in Ghana, Honduras, Kenya, and Nigeria. Section 1 of the paper provides the general background within …
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In 2020, Nigeria experienced its deepest recession in four decades, but growth resumed in the fourth quarter as … yet incomplete, which threatens Nigeria's nascent recovery. In the baseline scenario, Nigeria's economy is expected to … advanced economies, reform slippages would hinder the renewed economic expansion and undermine progress toward Nigeria …
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This poverty assessment lays out the broad development challenges that Nigeria faces, which constrain the country …. First, the introductory section links Nigeria's macroeconomic performance with its prospects for poverty reduction … the welfare distribution. Second, the section examines the proliferating climate and conflict shocks that Nigeria faces …
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As Nigeria faces the immediate challenge of stimulating economic recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 (coronavirus … transition and reaping the gains of a demographic dividend. Drawing on data from the most recent Nigeria General Household Survey …
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