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Bulgaria Blue Economy Policy Note : Toward a Blue Economy Development
World Bank Group - 2020
This policy note reviews the challenges and opportunities that are central to the transition of the Republic of Bulgaria's key marine-based economic sectors to blue economic development. The term blue economy refers to the sustainable use of ocean and maritime resources for economic growth,...
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Enhancing Resilience of Low Income Workers in Brazil : Financial Instruments and Innovations
World Bank Group - 2021
disability with broad coverage, protection against labor income shocks in Brazil remains segmented and largely depends on labor … status and household composition. In 2019, nearly one-third of households in Brazil lived below the Cadastro Unico poverty … financial product and complementary actions that the government of Brazil could adopt to strengthen resilience of families in BF …
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Thailand Economic Monitor, April 2018 : Beyond the Innovation Paradox
World Bank Group - 2018
by external demand and private consumption. Thailand is an example of an emerging market facing the innovation paradox …
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Innovating Bureaucracy for a More Capable Government
World Bank Group - 2019
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Innovations for Scaling Green Sectors
World Bank Group - 2017
InfoDev - innovation and entrepreneurship report green sectors, such as renewable energy and sustainable agriculture …
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Promoting Innovation in China : Lessons from International Good Practice
World Bank Group - 2020
China considers innovation be one of the key drivers of its future growth and convergence with more developed countries … technological catch- up, China must revise its approach to innovation policy. This paper takes stock of China's progress in building … a modern national innovation (NIS) system, reviews international good practice in promoting innovation and shares policy …
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Key Factors for Successful Development of Offshore Wind in Emerging Markets
World Bank Group - 2021
Offshore wind holds tremendous promise for many emerging markets as a large-scale, clean, reliable form of new electricity generation with the potential to stimulate valuable economic benefits. However, developing a new offshore wind sector in an emerging market is no easy task. Decision makers...
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Listing State-Owned Enterprises in Emerging and Developing Economies : Lessons Learned from 30 Years of Success and Failure
World Bank Group - 2021
In this report, the authors investigate state-owned enterprise (SOE) listings as a solution to promote local capital markets development. Thus, SOE listings can offer governments an enormous opportunity to kick-start the development of their local capital markets while achieving other divestment...
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What Does Digital Money Mean for Emerging Market and Developing Economies? : Fintech and the Future of Finance Flagship Technical Note
World Bank Group - 2022
Physical cash and commercial bank money are dominant vehicles for retail payments around the world, including in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs). Yet payments in EMDEs are marked by several key deficiencies, such as lack of universal access to transaction accounts, widespread...
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Getting Down to Earth : Are Satellites Reliable for Measuring Air Pollutants That Cause Mortality in Low- and Middle-Income Countries?
World Bank Group - 2022
Outdoor air pollution accounts for an estimated 4.2 million deaths worldwide, the majority of which are caused by exposure to fine particulate matter (or PM2.5) air pollution. Most of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Reducing PM2.5 air pollution is thus crucial for...
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