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A Country on the Move : Domestic Migration in Two Regions of Myanmar
World Bank Group - 2016
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Reshaping Urbanization in Rwanda : Internal Migration in Rwanda
World Bank Group - 2017
The objective of this report is to inform the government's policies and strategies on urbanization as a driver of economic development, job creation, and poverty reduction. Note two examines internal migration in Rwanda, which is a recent phenomenon and remains fairly limited, with less than 10...
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Regional Partnership Framework : For Kiribati, Republic of Nauru, Republic of The Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, Independent State of Samoa, K...
World Bank Group - 2017
This Regional Partnership Framework (RPF) outlines the World Bank Group (WBG) strategic program for nine Pacific island …
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Evidence and Policy Impact AnalysisPoverty, Forest Dependence and Migration in the Forest Communities of Turkey
World Bank Group - 2017
This paper is part of an ongoing collaboration between the World Bank and the General Directorate of Forestry (GDF) in … Turkey. In 2013, the GDF requested that the World Bank help update their 5-year Forest Sector Strategy (2017-2021), and …
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Dominican Republic : Climate Migrants
World Bank Group - 2024
The Dominican Republic (DR) is vulnerable to climate change and has a high rate of natural degradation. The DR shows evidence of significant human mobility flows of (i) internal migration, mainly rural to urban; and (ii) international cross-border migration, especially from Haiti. Given this...
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VietnamViet Nam : Thich Ung voi xa Hoi Gia Hoa; Adapting to an Aging Society
World Bank Group - 2021
at an earlier level of development than most other countries in the world. Though Vietnam's favorable demographic window …
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Mongolia Economic Update : Navigating Stronger Headwinds - Fiscal Sustainability of the Mongolian Pension Scheme
World Bank Group - 2022
The report provides recent macroeconomic developments, outlook, and risks that Mongolia faces. The timing of the release of this report is ideal considering that, the Mongolian economy, which was recovering from the COVID-19 on the back of a successful vaccination program and income support,...
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Silver Opportunity : Case Studies - Time to Focus on Healthy Aging: Challenges, Opportunities, and Recommendations for Bangladesh
World Bank Group - 2023
Bangladesh is home to one of the largest populations of older adults in the world. Driven by increasing life expectancy … of NCDs, only USD0.82 is spent per capita on NCD control, much lower than the USD1.50 recommended by the World Health …
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Convergence : Five Critical Steps toward Integrating Lagging and Leading Areas in the Middle East and North Africa
World Bank Group - 2020
Policy makers across the Middle East and North Africa have for many years articulated plans to integrate their people spatially and economically. Wishing to bring communities together and narrow economic gaps, governments have made large capital investments in transport corridors and "new...
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Poland Catching-Up Regions : Strengthening the Implementation of Work-Based Learning
World Bank Group - 2017
useful instrument to address high unemployment rates among youth. In 2016, the World Bank started providing technical … European Commission (EC), and the World Bank, with the aim to improve the impact of European Union (EU) financing allocated to … improve innovation, employment, and economic growth in catching-up regions in Poland. As part of this programme, the World …
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