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South Caucasus and Central Asia - The Belt and Road Initiative : Georgia Country Case Study
World Bank Group - 2020
Georgia is the only country in the CAC region that can access markets around the world through its own seaports and …
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South Caucasus and Central Asia - The Belt and Road Initiative : Armenia Country Case Study
World Bank Group - 2020
Armenia is a small land-locked mountainous country with relatively difficult access to regional and global markets. The borders with Azerbaijan in the east and with Turkey in the southwest and west are closed. Only the borders with Georgia in the north and Iran in the south are open for trade...
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South Caucasus and Central Asia - The Belt and Road Initiative : Uzbekistan Country Case Study
World Bank Group - 2020
Uzbekistan is a resource-rich country with a relatively young population of 33 million, the largest in Central Asia. It is also a geographic pivot for the region, bordering all other Central Asian countries and Afghanistan, with transit connections in all directions. As a double landlocked...
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South Caucasus and Central Asia - The Belt and Road Initiative : Kyrgyz Republic Country Case Study
World Bank Group - 2020
The Kyrgyz economy has been, since its earliest days, the most liberal and open among Central Asian countries resulting in an atypical structural transformation with limited productivity growth. It was the first Central Asian country to become a WTO member in 1998 and its trade share in GDP is...
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South Caucasus and Central Asia - The Belt and Road Initiative : Tajikistan Country Case Study
World Bank Group - 2020
Tajikistan is the poorest country in the region despite strong growth for nearly two decades; sustaining growth in future will need substantially higher growth in private investment and exports. Its per capita income (GNI) is close to USD 1,000 but nearly a third of its population, of around 9...
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South Caucasus and Central Asia - The Belt and Road Initiative : Kazakhstan Country Case Study
World Bank Group - 2020
halving of world oil prices and lower export demand since resulted in a sharp slowdown with an average annual GDP growth rate …
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Gender Dimensions of Cross-Border Trade in Tajikistan
World Bank Group - 2023
impact all traders similarly. Studies by the World Bank, for example, found that men and women traders often face different …- specific associations. This study in Tajikistan explored a range of topics, primarily within the scope of the World Trade … crossings in the country. The work was built upon a similar methodology developed and used in other surveys by the World Bank …
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Did External Barriers Cause the Marginalization of Sub-Saharan Africa in World Trade
Amjadi, A.; Reincke, U.; Yeats, A.J. - World Bank Group - 1996
OECD trade barriers did not play a significant role in Sub-Saharan Africa's declining position in world trade over the …
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Women and Trade : The Role of Trade in Promoting Gender Equality
World Bank Group - 2020
Trade can dramatically improve women's lives, creating new jobs, enhancing consumer choices, and increasing women's bargaining power in society. It can also lead to job losses and a concentration of work in low-skilled employment. Given the complexity and specificity of the relationship between...
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Bhutan's Integration with the Global Economy : International Investment Treaties and Conventions
World Bank Group - 2019
In this context, Bhutan can become wealthier through accelerating both domestic and foreign investment, as well as signing investment treaties. These investments could provide not just capital but also bring necessary skills, knowledge and ideas, and help the country move beyond hydropower....
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