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Commodity Markets Outlook, October 2022 : Pandemic, War, Recession

World Bank Group - 2022

A sharp global growth slowdown and concerns about an impending global recession are weighing on commodity prices. Some energy prices remain elevated, however, amid geopolitical tensions and persistent supply disruptions. Brent crude oil prices are forecast to average $92/bbl in 2023 and ease to...

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Green Growth : Towards a Strategy for Uruguay

World Bank Group - 2018

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Global Development Horizons 2011 : Multipolarity - The New Global Economy

World Bank Group - 2011

Transition to a new world order with more diffuse distribution of economic power is under way. This first edition of a new World Bank flagship report, 'Global Development Horizons 2011', focuses on three major international economic trends: the shift in the balance of global growth from...

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Liberia Economic Update : Investing in Human Capital for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth

World Bank Group - 2022

This is the third edition of the Liberia Economic Update (LEU), a series of annual reports that assesses recent economic developments in Liberia and assists the government and its development partners in identifying emerging issues and addressing persistent challenges. It presents a broad...

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Gabon

World Bank Group - 2014

The Country Opinion Survey in Gabon assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Gabon perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private...

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Boosting productivity via innovation and adoption of new technologies : any role for labor market institutions?

Scarpetta, Stefano; Tressel, Thierry - World Bank Group - 2004

This paper presents empirical evidence on the determinants of industry-level multifactor productivity growth. It focus … factors affecting labor adjustment costs. The link between R&D activity and productivity also depends on technological … characteristics of the industries : while there is no evidence of R&D boosting productivity in low-tech industries, the effect is …

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Global Economic Prospects, January 2015 : Having Fiscal Space and Using It

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank Group

Global growth again disappointed in 2014 but a lackluster recovery is underway, with increasingly divergent prospects in major economies. Looking ahead, growth is expected to rise slowly, supported by continued recovery in high-income countries and receding domestic headwinds in developing...

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Barriers to entry and returns to capital in informal activities : evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

Grimm, Michael; Kruger, Jens; Lay, Jann - World Bank Group - 2011

This paper investigates the patterns of capital entry barriers and capital returns in informal Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE's) using a unique micro data set seven West-African countries. The author's findings support the view of a heterogeneous informal sector that is not primarily host to...

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