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Niger Investing in Human Capital, Agricultural Productivity, and Social Protection for Faster Poverty Reduction : A Poverty Assessment
World Bank Group - 2021
Niger earns its foreign exchange mainly from uranium and gold, which has limited domestic economic linkages. Distant second, livestock export also provide important revenue to the country. Overall, most of the labor force is employed in a low productivity and shock prone rainfed agricultural...
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The Status of Women in Lebanon : Assessing Women's Access to Economic Opportunities, Human Capital Accumulation and Agency
World Bank Group - 2021
This report provides an up-to-date, holistic reference on the state of women in Lebanon against the broader perspective of general development outcomes while taking into consideration the multiple crises the country is facing. The report presents a data-driven analysis of three key dimensions of...
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Central African Republic Economic Update, July 2021 : Investing in Human Capital to Protect the Future
World Bank Group - 2021
The economy of the Central African Republic (CAR) decelerated in 2020 compared to 2019. Despite a relatively contained health impact, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a significant impact on the country's economy, with the disruption in global value chains, low external...
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Malawi Public Expenditure Review 2020 : Strengthening Expenditure for Human Capital
World Bank Group - 2020
This is the second and last module of a programmatic Public Expenditure Review (PER). The programmatic PER is intended to support the Government of Malawi to analyze: 1) fiscal risks and sustainability; and 2) the efficiency and equity of public expenditure, particularly in human development...
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Kosovo Country Economic Memorandum, November 2021 : Enhancing Human Capital by Improving Education
World Bank Group - 2021
This note assesses pre-university education in Kosovo and identifies policies that can improve education quality and equity. There is a substantial need for improvement to the foundations of the education system, especially in terms of coverage and quality. If Kosovo is to reap the benefits of...
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Nigeria Biannual Economic Update, Fall 2018 : Investing in Human Capital for Nigeria's Future
World Bank Group - 2018
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Thailand Economic Monitor, January 2019 : Inequality, Opportunity and Human Capital
World Bank Group - 2019
The outlook for the global economy has darkened amid elevated trade tensions. International trade and investment are … demand stemming from an upswing in private consumption and private investment. Domestic consumption expanded by 5 percent in … addition, private investment grew by 3.9 percent in the third quarter supported by increased spending on construction …
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Uganda Economic Update, 13th Edition, May 2019 : Economic Development and Human Capital in Uganda - A Case for Investing More in Education
World Bank Group - 2019
The World Bank's analysis of cross-country data on human capital indicates that Uganda is underinvesting in the future productivity of its citizens. A child born in Uganda today will onlybe 38 percent as productive when she grows up as she could be if she enjoyed complete education and full...
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Nepal Development Update : Investing in People to Close the Human Capital Gap
World Bank Group - 2019
generation. Private investment and consumption are likely to be the main contributors to growth on the demand side. However …, public investment is projected to contract due to a slowdown in post-earthquake reconstruction and delays in national pride …
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Somalia Economic Update, August 2019 : Building Education to Boost Human Capital
World Bank Group - 2019
needs to accelerate economic growth and reorient government spending towards public investment, particularly investment to …
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