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The Afghanistan Development Update is a twice-annual publication providing analysis of recent developments and … topics address: i) the potential for trade to underpin development in Afghanistan; ii) recent trends in poverty and welfare …
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Security and development remain inextricably linked in Afghanistan, with the poor security environment continuing to … to have a positive impact on Afghanistan's economic development, including Afghanistan's accession to the World Trade …
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The Maldives experienced a slowdown in economic growth in 2023, despite an increase in tourist arrivals. The GDP growth rate was 4.0 percent, well below the pre-pandemic trend. The increase in tourist arrivals did not lead to higher GDP growth due to a decline in spending per tourist. Inflation...
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Although Bhutan has made progress in recent years, notably by initiating the development of a domestic e … (ICT) development to promote the vision of 'an ICT-enabled, knowledge society as a foundation for Gross National Happiness … proposals to develop the country's e-trade framework. The development of Bhutan's digital economy and e-trade is contingent on a …
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2021 Maldives Development Update explores how Maldives can leverage digital technologies to build back better for green …, resilient, and inclusive development in the post-COVID world. It identifies the main bottlenecks to greater digital adoption and …
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's development goals. In a risk scenario, in which the government fails to sustain recent macroeconomic and structural reforms, the …
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Nepal continues to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, but the ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive has helped to reduce the fatality rate. The country experienced a first wave in March 2020, a second wave in mid-April 2021, and a third wave in January 2022. In response, social distancing...
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During 2015, and in the span of six-months, Nepal was hit by two major shocks. The first one was the April 2015 earthquakes that caused a huge loss of life and assets. The second shock has come in the form of a near complete disruption of external trade following the adoption of the new...
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Global economic activity is showing little sign of improvement in 2016, but growth in the emerging East Asia and the Pacific remains resilient. In Vietnam economic activity moderated in the first half of 2016, mainly due to the impact of a severe drought on agricultural production and slower...
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The withdrawal of international security forces since 2014 and continuing political uncertainties have resulted in a significant deceleration to economic growth, with fiscal pressures increasing as security threats mount. However, to a significant extent, Afghanistan has successfully managed the...
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