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Cambodia Economic Update, November 2023 : From Recovery to Reform - Special Focus: Accelerating Structural Reforms to Boost Productivity and Competitiveness
World Bank Group - 2023
This year's economic activity has been slower than previously anticipated due to emerging structural bottlenecks and continued external headwinds. This has prompted a sense of urgency to address the rising economic challenges to sustain growth in the short to medium term. While Cambodia's...
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Madagascar Urbanization Review : Leveraging Cities as Drivers of Growth and Structural Transformation
World Bank Group - 2024
The Madagascar Urbanization Review aims to: - Contribute to the 2019 National Policy for Urban Development (Politique National de Developpement Urbain), the main policy document outlining the priorities for cities in Madagascar. - Serve as a diagnostic tool to identify the key barriers to...
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Gaining Momentum in Peruvian Agriculture : Opportunities to Increase Productivity and Enhance Competitiveness
World Bank Group - 2017
performance of the agriculture sector with an emphasis on productivity and competitiveness, and highlights opportunities for …What is the future for agriculture in Peru? Once the principal source of employment and income for much of the … agriculture to make up an ever smaller share of the overall economy. The future of Peruvian agriculture should concern policy …
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Kenya Economic Update, April 2019, No. 19 : Unbundling the Slack in Private Sector Investment - Transforming Agriculture Sector Productivity and Linkages to Poverty Reduction
World Bank Group - 2019
The Kenyan economy rebounded in 2018 and economic activity in the first quarter of 2019 was healthy, although emerging drought conditions could curtail GDP growth for the remainder of the year. The economy expanded by 6.0 percent in the first three quarters of 2018 compared to 4.7 percent during...
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Lesotho Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Plan : Opportunities for Transitioning to More Productive, Climate-Resilient, and Low Carbon Agriculture
World Bank Group - 2019
Bank to integrate climate change into the country's agriculture policy agenda through the Lesotho Climate-Smart Agriculture …
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Tanzania Economic Update, December 2019 : Realizing the Potential of Agriculture for Inclusive Growth and Poverty Reduction
World Bank Group - 2019
-income status by 2025. The government recognizes agriculture as central to realizing its objectives of socioeconomic development …, which are well-articulated in the Second Agriculture Sector Development Program (ASDP II). Among the goals of ASDP II are to … transform agriculture by promoting commercialization, prioritizing high-potential commodity value chains, and mobilizing capital …
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Dynamics of Rural Growth in Bangladesh : Sustaining Poverty Reduction
World Bank Group - 2016
The rural economy in Bangladesh has been a powerful source of economic growth and has substantially reduced poverty, especially since 2000, but the remarkable transformation and unprecedented dynamism in rural Bangladesh are an underexplored, underappreciated, and largely untold story. The...
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Third Ghana Economic Update : Agriculture as an Engine of Growth and Jobs Creation
World Bank Group - 2018
In September 2017, Ghana's economy expanded for the fifth successive quarter by 9.3 percent compared to just 4.3 percent in September 2016. This reflects continued high levels of growth in the industry sector, driven by mining and petroleum. Oil production rose by 16.6 percent compared with a...
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Agriculture for Jobs and Growth in the Western Balkans : A Regional Report
World Bank Group - 2017
agriculture and rural economy can contribute to job creation and economic growth in the Western Balkans, while highlighting how … use of human and other resources in agriculture …
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Agricultural Transformation and Inclusive Growth : The Malaysian Experience
World Bank Group - 2019
Malaysia did to achieve transformative results in agriculture. It focuses on four main areas in which the Malaysian experience …
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