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Ecuador Macroeconomic Stability and Competitiveness Challenges

World Bank Group - 2019

Ecuador faces the challenge of consolidating the social gains achieved during the last decade while addressing the excesses committed the commodity boom period, when the state was the main drive of economic growth and the private sector remained subdue. This policy note diagnoses the nature of...

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Democratic Republic of Congo Sports and Culture for Development

World Bank Group - 2019

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a fragile, post-conflict country with high demographic growth and poor governance, all of which have devastated institutions, the economy and the social fabric. The DRC was devastated by war in the 1990s and early 2000s, which claimed millions of lives...

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Engaging with Civil Society in the Health Sector in Indonesia

World Bank Group - 2019

As Indonesia's economic is growing, the country's eligibility to external financing has become more limited. The sustainability of traditionally donor-funded programs become uncertain, as well as some of the key programs interventions that are delivered by CSOs. While the country remains...

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Pantawid Pamilya 2017 Assessment : An Update of the Philippine Conditional Cash Transfer's Implementation Performance

Acosta, Pablo - 2019

This is the fourth benefit incidence analysis of the Philippines' conditional cash transfer program that uses standard measures to assess the implementation performance of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. The analysis shows that despite the program's rapid expansion since it was piloted...

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Investing in Skills to Promote Inclusive Growth in Mindanao

Acosta, Pablo - 2019

In 2015, the World Bank embarked on a collaborative effort to understand and address the jobs challenge in Mindanao through the Mindanao Jobs Report (MJR). Good jobs - jobs that raise real income and lift people out of poverty - were needed for more than two million Mindanawons who were either...

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Making Payments More Efficient for the Philippines Conditional Cash Transfer Program

Acosta, Pablo - 2019

The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya) has rapidly expanded to become the largest social protection and human development program in the Philippines. Over the last decade, the evolution of the Pantawid Pamilya was not only about its size and coverage, but also related to the...

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Expanding Access to Financing for Micro, Small, and Medium-Size Enterprises in Russia by Leveraging Innovative Financial Solutions : Policy Note

Gutierrez, Eva - 2019

The development of micro, small, and medium-size enterprises (SME) in Russia is a priority of the Russian government, which emphasizes the need of improving SME access to finance, along with other critical factors for SME growth. The objective of this policy note is to inform the Russian...

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Bangladesh : Seizing the Opportunity

World Bank Group - 2019

These Policy Notes seek to distill key findings from a broad range of World Bank Group engagements in Bangladesh … sector, and other stakeholders. These Policy Notes are selective in their coverage, and include synopses on each topic … the incoming government of Bangladesh and support them in achieving their national objectives. The Policy Notes start with …

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Financing Peace : Fiscal Challenges and Implications for a Post-Settlement Afghanistan

World Bank Group - 2019

The international community is currently planning for a potential political settlement in Afghanistan. Negotiations may bring opportunities for significant reductions in violence. Government and development partners are considering how to support, consolidate, and sustain any reduction in...

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Addressing the Double Burden of Malnutrition in ASEAN

Mbuya, Nkosinathi Vusizihlobo - 2019

Malnutrition, which encompasses both undernutrition and overnutrition, presents a significanthuman capital as well as economic development challenge across most ASEAN Member States.A healthy, well-nourished, well-educated and skillful population provides the foundation for aproductive life and...

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