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This paper traces the evolution of deliberative institutions in India to understand the role of deliberation in democratic life, as well as the ways in which deliberative bodies influence, and are influenced by, entrenched social inequality. The paper first unpacks the historical roots of Indian...
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At the request of the Colombian authorities, the bank resolution regime was assessed against the Key Attributes of Effective Resolution Regimes for Financial Institutions (KAs). The assessment was conducted by staff of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and...
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International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on leveraging the power of the private sector to tackle the world's most pressing development challenges. Working with private enterprises in more than one...
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randomized controlled trial (RCT) carried out in Medellin (Colombia), complemented with qualitative studies in Beirut (Lebanon …
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methodologies for public investment management (PIM). A 2011 IMF-published report ranked Colombia among the top 5 countries with …) project implementation, and (d) project evaluation and auditing. Colombia was deemed to have achieved a good performance on 3 … implemented in the field and if they have achieved their intended purpose. In the case of Colombia, the main challenges identified …
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Colombia is very exposed to natural and climatic disasters and especially to large-scale hydro meteorological drought … agricultural sector. In Colombia a high proportion of the rural population are small-scale poor crop and livestock family farmers … Colombia (GoC) has given major priority to the eradication of rural poverty through the regeneration of the agricultural sector …
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perceptions about obstacles to doing business. This document summarizes the results of the Enterprise Survey for Colombia …
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Achieving gender equality in Colombia is critical to the country's future economic development and social cohesion; yet … it remains an ongoing challenge. The government of Colombia recognizes the importance of closing the country's gender …
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Colombia's solid economic growth since early 2000s has led to significant social improvements. Since the turn of the … century, extreme poverty in Colombia almost halved, falling from 17.7 percent in 2002 to 7.4 percent in 2017. Similarly … of poor individuals in Colombia declined from about 20 million in 2002 to approximately 12.8 million in 2017. The …
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Tajikistan's human capital, eroded by the country's civil war (1992-97), remains low today. According to analyses by the World Bank's Human Capital Project, a child born in Tajikistan today is expected to be 53 percent as productive as he or she could be with full health and complete education....
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