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China's Belt and Road Initiative aims to improve connectivity between China and more than 70 countries through …
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this year †“ higher than any other region in the world. In China, growth is moderating as the country rebalances to pursue … efficient. They also need to address fiscal risks and create space to support long-term growth. The World Bank East Asia and … Pacific region of the World Bank …
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unchanged from 2013, the report says. As a result, East Asia remains the fastest growing region in the world, despite a slowdown … from the average growth rate of 8.0 percent from 2009 to 2013. In China, growth will ease slightly, to 7.6 percent this … year from 7.7 percent in 2013. Excluding China, the developing countries in the region will grow by 5.0 percent, slightly …
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pollution; inadequate water supply, sanitation and hygiene; natural disasters (such as flooding and landslides); and land …
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This paper examines the labor market impacts of a large-scale marine environmental crisis caused by toxic chemical contamination in Vietnam's central coast in 2016. Combining labor force surveys with satellite data on fishing-boat detection, the analysis finds negative and heterogeneous impacts...
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capital that are not yet fully incorporated in the wealth accounts: air pollution, marine fisheries, and ecosystems. This book …
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Climate change damage (or, more correctly, impact) functions relate variations in temperature (or other climate variables) to economic impacts in various dimensions, and are at the basis of quantitative modeling exercises for the assessment of climate change policies. This document provides a...
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In this paper, the authors discuss the ways in which national governments, firms, and individuals respond to policy related to food safety, environmental protection, and trade. These responses must be considered in the development of policy to ensure the best possible outcomes. It accounts for...
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undertaken by the World Bank in its initiative to support Brazil's integrated effort towards reducing national and global …
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proposed way forward on use of country systems. The World Bank Group environment strategy is built on three pillars: leveraging … summary of the external literature on co-benefits; section three gives review of examples from the World Bank portfolio …
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