Similar Search Results

Western Balkans Regular Economic Report, No. 19, Spring 2021 : Subdued Recovery

World Bank Group - 2021

of sectors simply shut down. Countries like Montenegro that have a services or tourism-oriented economy, and those where … more stringent containment measures and lockdowns were imposed fared the worst. The economy began to reactivate in Q3 2020 …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012544709

Western Balkans Regional Economic Report, No. 20, Fall 2021 : Greening the Recovery

World Bank Group - 2021

Fiscal balances have started to improve as a result of a stronger economic performance, but it will take further effort to replenish buffers. The growth recovery is contributing to buoyant revenue collection across the region, particularly in value-added tax collections, as domestic consumption...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012700717

Rwanda Economic Update, December 2017 : Rethinking Urbanization in Rwanda from Demographic Transition to Economic Transformation

World Bank Group - 2017

Developments in the Rwandan economy as of the first half of 2017 have been mixed. On the upside, Rwanda's external …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644959

Western Balkans Regular Economic Report No. 12, Fall 2017 : Job Creation Picks Up

World Bank Group - 2017

This is a semi-annual report series on recent economic developments and economic policies in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia). The report looks at the economic performance and outlook for the Western Balkans region and specific...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645072

Western Balkans Regular Economic Report No. 13, Spring 2018 : Vulnerabilities Slow Growth

World Bank Group (contributor) - World Bank Group - 2018

GDP growth in the Western Balkans slowed from 3.1 percent in 2016 to an estimated 2.4 percent in 2017. Regional growth in 2017 is less optimistic than the 2.6 percent expected when the Fall issue of this report was published. It slowed in Serbia due to a harsh winter and stalled in FYR...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645218

Kazakhstan Country Economic Update, Spring 2018 : The Quest for a New Growth Model-The Urgency of Economic Transformation

World Bank Group - 2018

welcoming effect for Kazakhstan in terms of enhancing the economy's buffers and supporting growth, it may also reduce the … developing a Dutch-Disease type of episode that could reduce economy's competitiveness and lower opportunities for … tradable nonoil sector's role in the economy, the government must demonstrate significant improvements to the rule of law, the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645341

Western Balkans Regular Economic Report No. 15, Spring 2019 : Reform Momentum Needed

World Bank Group - 2019

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646013

Western Balkans Regular Economic Report, No. 14, Fall 2018 : Higher but Fragile Growth

World Bank Group - 2018

Growth in the Western Balkans has strengthened to an estimated 3.5 percent. In most of the region, growth projections for 2018 have been revised upward. Growth was stimulated by higher public investment and consumption. Driven by tax reforms and faster growth, higher tax revenues created fiscal...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646300

Western Balkans Regular Economic Report, No. 16, Fall 2019 : Rising Uncertainties

World Bank Group - 2019

Improving the efficiency and equity of public spending and strengthening revenue mobilization remains a priority in all Western Balkan countries. Public sector wage bills and pensions constitute the largest share of public spending in the region. Tighter controls on wage bills, reducing tax...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646554

Western Balkans Regular Economic Report, No. 17, Spring 2020 : The Economic and Social Impact of COVID-19

Schiffbauer, Marc Tobias - 2020

In Spring 2020, Western Balkan countries - like most others in the world-have been forced to impose tight restrictions on economic life to contain the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. In the first half of 2020, the world has seen explosive growth of infections with the deadly novel virus. As...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647067