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State Secretaries Reform in Ukraine : Attempt to Delineate Responsibilities between Ministers and Senior Civil Servants
Balabushko, Oleksii - 2016
policies of the current government could be improved (Matheson et al. 2007). This paper examines an attempt to de … government officials and experts as well as legal acts, available documents, articles, and personal interviews. The paper …
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China Economic Update, December 2017 : Growth Resilience and Reform Momentum
World Bank Group - 2017
Gross domestic product (GDP) growth in China has remained strong in 2017, exceeding market expectations. Supported by … contribution of fixed investment has declined notably. This was partly driven by government efforts to limit local government off … supporting economic activity in China in 2017. Net exports contributed positively to growth for three consecutive quarters …
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China Economic Update, July 2020 : Leaning Forward - COVID-19 and China's Reform Agenda
World Bank Group - 2020
Economic conditions in China have changed dramatically over the past six months. The COVID-19 pandemic and measures … taken to contain it have triggered a combined demand and supply shock. The report projects that economic growth in China … 2021. Even as economic activity rebounds, the pace of China's poverty reduction is expected to slow, reflecting slower …
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Reform chatter and democracy
Arezki, Rabah; Djankov, Simeon; Nguyen, Ha; Yotzov, Ivan - 2020
This paper explores the dynamics of media chatter about economic reforms using text analysis from about a billion newspaper articles in 28 languages. The paper shows that the intensity of reform chatter increases during economic downturns. This increase is more significant in democracies. Using...
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Does media stimulate reform efforts?
Ramalho, Rita; Saltane, Valentina - 2019
This paper investigates to what extent media impacts political decisions. A viable practical approach to test the relationship between mass media and political actions is through the use of the World Bank's Doing Business data, specifically, by assessing local media coverage of Doing Business...
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Kenya Economic Update, October 2019 : Securing Future Growth - Policies to Support Kenya's Digital Transformation
World Bank Group - 2019
Kenya continues to experience steady economic growth, with real GDP expanding on average by about 5.6 percent over the last five years (2014-2018). In 2019, however, economic activity has softened primarily due to lower agricultural output and weak private sector investment. As a result, the...
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Armenia Country Economic Update, Fall/Winter 2017-18 : A Window of Opportunity to Tackle Challenging Reforms
World Bank Group - 2017
The World Bank expects the Armenian economy to grow about 4 percent in 2017 with a modest but sustained recovery envisaged over the medium term. After stagnating in 2016, the economy showed renewed and greater-than-expected strength in the first half of 2017, which has continued into the third...
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Gulf Economic Monitor, February 2018 : Deepening Reforms
World Bank Group - 2018
This second edition of the twice-yearly Gulf Economic Monitor describes recent economic developments, near-term prospects, and broader reform priorities in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (The Pulse of the Region). Regional aggregate GDP growth in 2017 weakened to just 0.5 percent,...
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Kyrgyz Republic Economic Update No. 7, Spring/Summer 2018 : Favorable Headwinds Time for Structural Reform
World Bank Group - 2018
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Taking Stock, July 2019 : Recent Economic Developments of Vietnam
World Bank Group - 2019
due to the ongoing trade tensions between China and the US. Domestic investment appears to be slowed resulting from …
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