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economies in Africa need an alternative strategic approach to long-term growth. The purpose of this paper is to identify a … growth strategy with the greatest potential for small, landlocked economies in East Africa. The paper uses Malawi, Rwanda …, and Uganda as case studies to explore the potential for growth in agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism in these …
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Through a review of the literature, this paper examines the links of food and agriculture with nutrition in South Asia …
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Salinity in surface waters is on the rise throughout much of the world. Many factors contribute to this change, including increased water extraction, poor irrigation management, and sea-level rise. To date no study has attempted to quantify the impacts on global food production. This paper...
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This paper explores the investments needed to achieve universal access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2030 …
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the agriculture and food system, from the perspective of different Sustainable Development Goals, in particular food … regional context. In South Asia and the Middle East and North Africa, the expansion of irrigation increases unsustainable water …
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The ability to manage financial risk is especially important for people earning their living through agriculture. Many … their exposure to weather and disease shocks. Households engaged in agriculture may thus especially benefit from financial … agriculture-how adults who rely on growing crops or raising livestock as their household's main source of income manage financial …
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Beyond their key contribution to value chains in all sectors, services represent a centrally important source of economic and export diversification. This paper discusses how to promote trade in services as a channel for growth, employment, and diversification by assessing services trade costs...
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financial regulation. First, the paper proposes a broad index of regulatory quality for financial inclusion, emphasizing the …
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-border syndicated loan market. Lending provided through a foreign subsidiary is subject to subsidiary-country regulation and … stringent bank regulation and supervision consistent with regulatory arbitrage, but that they prefer to originate loans in …
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This paper introduces a new global database and a policy classification framework that records the financial sector policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic across 154 jurisdictions. It documents that authorities around the world have taken a diverse array of measures to mitigate financial...
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