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World Bank Group - 2018

navigate more than 150 government services to obtain the necessary approvals to start and operate a business in Bangladesh. The …

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Groundwater Quality : A Strategic Approach

World Bank Group - 2022

This policy brief highlights the key messages for policy makers from the World Bank report "Seeing the Invisible: A Strategic Report on Groundwater Quality" (Ravenscroft and Lytton 2022a). This report and "A Practical Manual on Groundwater Quality Monitoring" (Ravenscroft and Lytton 2022b)...

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Chongqing 2035 : An Innovation Strategy to Climb Up the Value Chain and Create the Conditions for a Skilled Labor Force

World Bank Group - 2019

The innovation economy has become a driving force in transforming entire industries, which has been happening at an accelerated pace. Cities are making massive investments in innovation and research and development (RandD) to support and attract technology-driven industries that are leading the...

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Do Uslug? At Your Service : The Promise of Services-Led Development in Poland

World Bank Group - 2022

The services sector has played an important role in the structural transformation of Poland, providing employment … opportunities, and creating productivity growth. Close to 60 percent of employees now work in the services sector. Nevertheless, the … services and less by 'global innovator' services (e.g., ICT and financial and other professional services). The services sector …

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Where is the Value in the Chain? : Pathways out of Plastic Pollution

World Bank Group - 2022

Plastics have been a development driver for decades but have turned into a development problem due to their omnipresence in the environment. Marine litter and plastic pollution have attracted much attention and commitments from governments and the private sector alike in the past few years....

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Chad SME Competitiveness and Global Value Chain Upgrading Diagnostics with Focus on Opportunities in the Domestic and Regional Markets

World Bank Group - 2021

This study aims to explore ways in which key competencies of the oil and gas industry could be leveraged to support the diversification of the Chadian economy. The analysis focused on identifying opportunities and prioritizing core competencies in specific segments of the oil and gas value chain...

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Leveraging the Rice Value Chain for Poverty Reduction in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar

World Bank Group - 2016

Rice is an important agricultural product and food staple in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), especially for its three low-income members - Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar. These countries are net exporters of rice, similar to their more advanced neighbors, Thailand and Vietnam, but their rice...

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Towards a G20 Strategy for Promoting Inclusive Global Value Chains

OECD - 2016

The paper draws on the Inclusive Global Value Chains report submitted by the OECD and the World Bank Group to G20 Trade Ministers in October 2015, refining and prioritizing the options contained therein. The original report proposed a holistic approach to promoting more inclusive Global Value...

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Leveraging a Large Capital Investment to Develop Local Value Chains : Local Content in the Construction of Tanzania's LNG Facility

World Bank Group - 2016

The discovery of large, deep-sea, natural gas reserves in Southern Tanzania and plans for their development have sparked a national discussion about how Local Content can be maximized in a way that benefits the economy as a whole. Large-scale exploitation of Tanzania's off-shore gas fields is...

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Cereal Market Performance in Ethiopia : Policy Implications for Improving Investments in Maize and Wheat Value Chains

World Bank Group - 2018

The objective of this study is to provide an updated overview on the performance of cereal markets in Ethiopia. Specifically, the study seeks to inform and guide project operations for the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) and the World Bank. First, it aims to inform the government about incentives...

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