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Sri Lanka Development Update 2021 : Economic and Poverty Impact of COVID-19
World Bank Group - 2021
Amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Sri Lanka's economy contracted by 3.6 percent in 2020, the worst growth … second quarter helped contain the first wave of Coronavirus (COVID-19) successfully, but these measures hit sectors like … open despite a second wave of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections. The special focus section of this edition discusses the …
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Non-Communicable Disease Burden in the Western Province, Sri Lanka
World Bank Group - 2017
With its impressive maternal and child health outcomes and control of communicable diseases, Sri Lanka is often depicted as a success story. The primary objectives of this study are to examine the prevalence and distribution of non-communicable disease (NCDs) and risk factors across...
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The Distributional Impact of COVID-19 Fiscal Policies on Households, with Emphasis on Da Nang City
World Bank Group - 2021
(coronavirus) crisis in Da Nang city and nationally in Vietnam. More specifically, we look at the social assistance (cash transfer …
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The Impact of COVID-19 Crisis on Subnational Public Finance : The Case of Danang City
World Bank Group - 2021
COVID-19 (coronavirus) virus and subsequent outbreaks in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. Nevertheless, the economy showed …
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Aggregate Fiscal Impact of COVID-19
World Bank Group - 2021
This note analyzes the short-term effects of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) shock during the first year of the crisis and …
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Plastic Waste Management in South Asia : Challenges and Policy Recommendations
World Bank Group - 2021
This report is part of a larger series of stocktaking and analytical products on plastic pollution in South Asia. It supports the Bank's commitment to work with countries of South Asia to pursue and scale-up policies and programs that help them move toward a circular plastic economy and, in...
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COVID-19 Impact Monitoring : Uganda, Round 6
World Bank Group - 2021
In June 2020, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, with the support from the World Bank, has launched the High-Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19 to track the impacts of the pandemic on a monthly basis for a period of 12 months. The survey aimed to recontact the entire sample of households that had...
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Mauritius - Through the Eye of a Perfect Storm : Coming Back Stronger from the COVID Crisis
World Bank Group - 2021
On July 1, 2020, Mauritius officially joined the ranks of High-Income Countries (HIC). It is a cruel historical irony that Mauritius reached the High-Income milestone during one of the worst years in its history. Mauritius delivered a highly successful health response to the global Covid-19...
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Turkish Cypriot Economy, March 2021 : Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic - A Path to Building Back Better
World Bank Group - 2021
The special topic of this edition of the Macroeconomic Monitoring report focuses on the TC administration's 'public' financial support to the agriculture sector. Due to the Turkish lira depreciation, the recent adverse climate conditions, and exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis, the agriculture...
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Socioeconomic Impact of COVID-19 on Sudanese Households
World Bank Group - 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Sudanese authorities attempted to act quickly in the face of the spreading virus. In March … 2020 the government established a high-level emergency committee to oversee the operations to deal with the Coronavirus … of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Sudan and the government's containment measures could negatively affect household welfare …
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