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This paper presents the main findings of the 2017 survey on national development banks that the World Bank conducted in collaboration with the World Federation of Development Financing Institutions. Sixty-four development banks from different parts of the world, mainly from middle-income...
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communities remains limited in developing countries. This study presents novel evidence from Lebanon on the impact of offering a …
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of the Syrian conflict on economic and social outcomes in Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon. It combines a large number of data …
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Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, remarked that Lebanon stands at a critical crossroad in the wake of the … war in the previous summer. Lebanon now needs to go beyond reconstruction. He reviewed the implementation of the Lebanese … Finance Corporation will provide 250 to 275 million dollars in financing for Lebanon's financial and business community …
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This brief is based on analysis of the 2011-12 household budget survey (HBS) implemented by Central Administration for Statistics (CAS) with technical assistance from the World Bank. The survey was conducted during the period of September 2011 to November 2012, and was stratified across nine...
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The geo-economy presents Lebanon with challenges associated with being a nexus for regional fault lines and risks from … regional turmoil and potential spillover effectspersist. All the while, Lebanon continues to be, by far, the largest host of … and external imbalances exposes Lebanon to economic and political conditions beyond its influence. Despite these …
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randomized controlled trial (RCT) carried out in Medellin (Colombia), complemented with qualitative studies in Beirut (Lebanon …
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This Education Public Expenditure Review (PER) analyzes public expenditures and outcomes since 2004. Its purpose is to help the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) set priorities; and make decisions on resource allocation, utilization, efficiencies, and management, and in achieving...
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Lebanon's macro-financial conditions are currently under heavy scrutiny as the country faces increasing challenges. The … risk profile for Lebanon is rising sharply in light of the convergence of a number of negative local and global factors …. In this issue of the Lebanon Economic Monitor (LEM), we focus on Lebanon's macrofinancial conditions. We begin by …
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