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Indonesia's food security is getting precarious. As COVID-19 spreads, supply chains are being significantly disrupted and is slowing down Indonesia's agricultural production and distribution. Indonesia's poor are being hit hard and are seeing rising food prices, loss of income and unemployment....
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East Africa is undergoing a natural resource boom that has the potential to reshape national economies and development aid in the region. Questions remain whether key Danish development partners, including Tanzania, Mozambique, and Uganda, can harness newfound oil, gas, and minerals for...
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Since the Paris Agreement in 2015, adaptation debates have increasingly shifted from focusing narrowly on finance to considerations around governance of programming, implementation and impact of support for climate change mitigation and adaptation. The character of finance for climate change...
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The main objective of this study is to evaluate the coverage of the National Food Fortification Programme (NFFP) in Mozambique regarding iron-fortified wheat and maize flours and vitamin A-fortified sugar and vegetable oil, as well as the benefit reach across population groups. A...
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The main objective of this study is to evaluate the coverage of the National Food Fortification Programme (NFFP) in Mozambique regarding iron-fortified wheat and maize flours and vitamin A-fortified sugar and vegetable oil, as well as the benefit reach across population groups. A...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012140984
Ausgleich von Preisschocks durchsetzt, zu hoher Inflation und letztlich zu harter restriktiver Geldpolitik mit Arbeitslosigkeit … side of capital. The experience of the inflation wave and oil price shocks of the 1970s shows that a wage policy that … enforces full compensation of price shocks through higher wages leads to high inflation and ultimately to harsh restrictive …
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This paper provides a summary of current knowledge on inflation persistence and price stickiness in the euro area …, based on research findings that have been produced in the context of the Inflation Persistence Network. The main findings … are - i) Under the current monetary policy regime, the estimated degree of inflation persistence in the euro area is …
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transition countries, inflation has generally been higher and more volatile than in advanced economies. The analysis reveals that … the subindex housing/energy appears to be the main driving force behind overall inflation in the region. In most of the … increasing over time. Inflation volatility in south-eastern Europe is significantly higher than in the euro area. While this is …
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Inflation-linked bond markets have experienced significant growth in recent years. This growth is somewhat surprising …, for inflation-linked bonds cannot be considered a financial innovation and their development has taken place in a period … of historically low global inflation and inflation expectations. In this context, the purpose of this paper is twofold …
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expansion has added to inflationary pressure, and monetary policy has been constrained in tackling inflation as a result of …
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