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A sharp global growth slowdown and concerns about an impending global recession are weighing on commodity prices. Some energy prices remain elevated, however, amid geopolitical tensions and persistent supply disruptions. Brent crude oil prices are forecast to average $92/bbl in 2023 and ease to...
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This paper has outlined an ambitious agenda for the WBG to support PPR enhancement at country, regional, and global levels as part of a broader approach to strengthen health systems. It is an agenda that not only seeks to deliver on the Bank's IDA commitments related to disease outbreaks and...
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lackluster performance. Recent developments, including a new oil price shock, and the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic will push … the region into recession. Many countries are struggling to contain the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic while avoiding a …
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World Bank Group provides guidance and technical assistance to developing and least developed countries to implement best …
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Before the outbreak of the global novel coronavirus pandemic, the world was already dealing with a learning crisis, as … evidenced by high levels of Learning Poverty. With the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), among many disruptions to … utilize remote learning to manage and cope with the crisis. The World Bank is actively working with Ministries of Education in …
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affected by the novel coronavirus, Kenya's economy had decelerated. The World Bank estimates that GDP growth in 2019 was about …The COVID-19 (coronavirus) global pandemic will have a large negative impact on the Kenyan economy. Even before being … 5.6 percent, down from 6.3 percent in 2018. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) shock is expected to further reduce growth in …
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Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was living a learning crisis. Before the pandemic, 258 million children … learning deficits. All this means that the world was already far off track for meeting Sustainable Development Goal 4, which …
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(Coronavirus) pandemic. The government's policy helped contain the virus and contributed to saving human lives. Today, most social … government manages the exit of the COVID-19 pandemic. Because the country will operate in a world with a great deal of domestic … fiscal policy. Yet, by being ahead of the curve, Vietnam has a unique opportunity to increase its footprint in the world …
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This report contributes to the growing body of knowledge by shedding light on the impact of COVID-19 and confinement measures on Ivoirian enterprises and households. It builds on two dedicated sets of survey data that were collected in April 2020, at the height of the local confinement measures....
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establishes the context for the unprecedented developments of 2020 related to the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Chapter …
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