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social development in Africa; (ii) growth and opportunity for Sub-Saharan Africa; (iii) natural resource development; (iv …
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Countries in Africa should strive to maintain trade flows during the crisis to secure access to medical goods and … international value chains. By joining together, countries in Africa can implement coordinated trade measures that result in better …
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This paper provides a forward-looking view of trade and its relevance for Lesotho's medium- and long-term development. It does this through computable general equilibrium analysis of potential impacts based on specific trade-related scenarios. The scenarios include the potential loss of American...
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Addressing water-challenges is central to building climate resilience. In Africa, all major waters are transboundary … on a substantial body of empirical evidence from five major basins in Africa - including the Nile, Zambezi, Limpopo, Lake … systemic resilience to climate change in Africa …
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Transboundary river basins cover 62 percent of Africa's total area and, with the exception of island states, every … African country has at least one international river in its territory. Thus, transboundary water governance in Africa is … basins, including some from Africa. The limited studies that have quantified the gains from cooperation or costs of …
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Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, is inspired by Belt and Road Initiative, which will improve trade, infrastructure, investment, and people-to-people connectivity - not just across borders, but on a trans-continental scale. It has the potential to lower trade costs, increase...
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The exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Brexit) may have a negative impact on trade and investment flows not just for the UK, but also for the countries with the largest exposure to the UK. The indirect impact of a Brexit-induced recession in the UK -may also be felt in the EU...
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debt relief is, the opportunities generated by trade are far more significant. Unless the people of Africa and other poor …
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As part of the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) program for Trade-Related Assistance to Least Developed Countries (LCDs), which Myanmar joined in April 2013, the Government of Myanmar has asked the World Bank Group (WBG) to be the implementing agency for a Diagnostic Trade Integration Study...
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Trade rebounded in 2017, with trade volume growing at 4.3 percent in 2017 - the fastest rate in 6 years. The recovery of trade is not limited to a few regions but is widespread, suggesting that we may be at a turning point. The largest contributions to global trade growth have come from East...
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