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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 … 5.6 percent, down from 6.3 percent in 2018. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) shock is expected to further reduce growth in …The COVID-19 (coronavirus) global pandemic will have a large negative impact on the Kenyan economy. Even before being …
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The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is exposing Brazil to an unprecedented challenge. The pandemic is expected to …
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Before the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, Somalia's economy was on an upward trajectory, recovering from the 2016 …/17 drought. The economy grew at an estimated rate of 2.9 percent in 2019, on par with population growth, and was projected to … large negative impact on real GDP growth in 2020, affecting the economy through a combination of supply and demand shocks …
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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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Ukraine provides an illuminating example of a health system that has responded to a health shock in a way that both builds health system resilience and advances health system reforms. When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in Ukraine in early 2020, a set of major health financing and provider...
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More than three years after the first COVID-19 case was discovered in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region, it is time to take stock of the lasting effects-and opportunities-of the pandemic and identify which policies may have helped stem the economic losses suffered by households and firms....
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expected, Georgia's annual growth estimate was revised to 4.2 percent, compared to an earlier projection of 3.5 percent. Higher …The country benefited from the improved external demand in 2017. Global growth is estimated to have picked up in 2017 … as commodity prices and financial markets continued to stabilize. With growth outcomes in 2017 generally stronger than …
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From the Coronavirus (COVID) pandemic to the war in Ukraine, the world and Georgia are experiencing more uncertainty … inform the policies that could offset these headwinds. To sustain productivity growth, Georgia needs to facilitate its …, will make Georgia's economy more competitive, connected, and capable, help sustain robust GDP growth over the long-term and …
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Iran's economy is gradually recovering following a lost decade (2011-2020) of negligible economic growth. Less …
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perspective of the new International Development Association agenda, Jobs and Economic Transformation, and addresses three … operational objectives for Cote d'Ivoire: create sustainable and inclusive growth by maintaining macroeconomic stability, fighting … fragility and climate change. The National Development Plan 2016-20 consolidated promarket reforms and reaffirmed the ambition …
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