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The railway transport in Moldova plays an important role in the transport market of the country. Historically, railway transported very large volumes of freight and provided important services for passengers in Moldova. Railways lost important volumes of transport during the last two decades for...
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The objective of the World Bank's technical assistance (TA) in the asset management planning ofSerbia's railways, using the life-cycle cost (LCC) method, is to improve the condition of key track infrastructure in the country. The appropriate use of the LCC model would enable Serbian Railways...
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The role of rail in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) changed considerably in the latter years of the twentieth century. Although some upgrading has occurred, most SSA networks outside South Africa are still operating to the standards to which they were originally constructed. To encourage the...
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network size; volume; passenger fares and freight tariffs; labor productivity; network density; and perceived service quality …, Australasia, and northeast Asia), private mining railways and China, whose railway network has been covered in numerous other …
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investigates differences in productivity dynamics across economic segments and attempts to derive policy recommendations to improve … the Polish economy's productivity performance. First, the authors estimate firm-level total factor productivity (TFP …), compute labor productivity indices, and analyze the main productivity patterns between 2009 and 2019. Second, the authors …
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Igniting farm productivity can support growth and job creation in Kosovo. Agricultural production, in real terms, has … productivity and its growth in Kosovo, and implied constraints on growth of agriculture, using farm-level data. The results of the … productivity analysis suggest that in Kosovo there is a considerable misallocation of resources that if remedied can boost growth …
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To boost economic growth and foster sustained formal job creation in Kosovo, igniting firm productivity is crucial … particular attention to firm productivity. For the last decade, the landscape of firms in Kosovo has been dominated by … microenterprises with low productivity, employment, and survival rates. Firm creation and growth,small firm density, average size, and …
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performance of the agriculture sector with an emphasis on productivity and competitiveness, and highlights opportunities for …
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As Malaysia continues to strive toward high-income status, accelerating productivity growth has become the country …'s central economic policy challenge. Productivity growth has become increasingly important as the country's traditional economic … underscore the vital importance of productivity growth to the continued development of the Malaysian economy. Malaysia …
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This report aims to provide policy makers in Albania with new evidence to inform the design and implementation of public policies on post-secondary education, vocational education and training (VET) system labor market information and intermediation, and labor policies. The STEP Employer Survey...
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