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Good Practices in National Systems for Environmental and Social Impact Assessment : A Literature Review
World Bank Group - 2022
analyzes global ESIA literature to inform the World Bank's response to Borrower country requests for assistance in … strengthening national systems for ESIA, provide input to broader World Bank country strategies and identify priority areas for … future World Bank engagement. The Review concludes with recommendations for how the World Bank Group can support Borrower …
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Boosting Financial Resilience to Disaster Shocks : Good Practices and New Frontiers
World Bank Group - 2019
Governments face growing contingent liabilities from disasters as they tend to shoulder a significant share of disaster response and recovery costs. Disaster shocks increase government expenditure and hamper economic activities. An increasing number of countries are developing financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646437
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Solutions toEnd Poverty ona Livable Planet - Insights from World Bank CountryClimate and Development Reportscovering 42 economies
World Bank Group - 2023
The world faces a triple crisis of three interconnected issues-development, climate, and nature― and current levels of … World Bank launched the Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) in 2022. This core diagnostic tool aims to help … global climate change challenge. The first set of CCDRs covered only 10 percent of the world’s tropical forests, but the …
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Thailand - Assessment of Observance of the IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation
World Bank Group - 2019
) and the World Bank. The financial sector of Thailand shows strong growth and is dominated by banks, which are a major …
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Secured Transactions Systems and Collateral Registries
World Bank Group - 2010
The main objective of this toolkit is to provide technical advice and guidance to World Bank Group staff, donor …
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Cabo Verde Economic Update, April 2021 : Rebounding from the Crisis; Restoring Fiscal Sustainability and Leveraging the Private Sector for a more Resilient and Sustainable Recovery
World Bank Group - 2021
The objective of this report is to provide an update to the Government of Cabo Verde, think-tanks and researchers, and the public on the state of the Cabo Verde economy and its outlook, together with the structural reforms required to strengthen the foundations for private sector-led recovery...
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Financial Risk and Opportunities to Build Resilience in Europe
World Bank Group - 2021
This report presents an analysis conducted by the World Bank to assess macro-fiscal impacts of earthquakes and floods …
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Cambodia Economic Update, April 2016 : Improving Macroeconomic and Financial Resilience
World Bank Group - 2016
While remaining robust, growth in 2015 eased slightly to 7.0 percent, slightly below the 7.1 percent achieved in 2014. The performance of the garment sector improved in 2015, while signs of economic moderation and weakness persisted in the tourism and agriculture sectors, respectively....
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Malaysia Economic Monitor, December 2017 : Turmoil to Transformation, 20 Years after the Asian Financial Crisis
World Bank Group - 2017
The aim of the Malaysia Economic Monitor (MEM) is to foster better-informed policy analysis and debate regarding the key challenges that Malaysia faces in its endeavor to achieve rapid, inclusive and sustainable economic growth. The MEM consists of two parts: Part 1 presents a review of recent...
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Freetown : Options for Growth and Resilience
World Bank Group - 2018
Cities are where economic development really happens and where the risks from natural hazards are growing. Urbanization in Sierra Leone is occurring at USD 410/per capita, at a far lower level than other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa at similar urbanization levels. This study focuses on...
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