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Sri Lanka - Demographic Transition : Facing the Challenges of an Aging Population with Few Resources

World Bank - 2013

As a result of low fertility rates and high life expectancy, the current demographic trends in Sri Lanka include a declining share of children and increasing share of elderly, and (for now) an increasing working age population. Sri Lanka has a unique window of opportunity to take advantage of...

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Azerbaijan - Demographic Change : Implications for Social Policy and Poverty

World Bank - 2012

This note provides an overview of demographic changes in Azerbaijan and their policy implications. Azerbaijan's population is younger than the populations of most countries in the region. It is estimated that the population in Azerbaijan will increase from about 7.2 million in 1990 to 10.6...

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Armenia - Demographic change : implications for social policy and poverty

World Bank - 2012

This note provides an overview of demographic changes and their policy implications in Armenia, with particular reference to the poor. Armenia is currently experiencing a significant aging of the population and decrease in the size of the population, these changes have far-reaching implications....

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Mali - The Demographic Challenge

World Bank - 2012

Mali has demographic characteristics similar to most sub-Saharan African countries, except for those of Southern Africa. The population of Mali is very young: in 1998, 46.3 percent of the population was under 15 years of age. Whereas mortality, especially infant and child mortality, has...

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Energy efficiency : lessons learned from success stories

Stuggins, Gary - 2013

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Lithuania : The Transition to a Market Economy

1993

Lithuania has embarked on a comprehensive and far-reaching economic reform program aimed at reorienting its economy … economy. In some areas - such as privatization - Lithuania has made the transition more quickly than most other countries in a …

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Lithuania : an opportunity for economic success

1998

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Lithuania : Investment Climate Assessment

World Bank - 2012

The World Bank undertook an investment climate assessment in Lithuania in 2004 as part of its efforts to support member … countries through in-depth analysis of major microeconomic constraints in their business environments. Lithuania has made … rapid progress in the previous two to three years. Yet Lithuania remains unable to attract significant amounts of foreign …

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Lithuania - BEEPS-at-a-Glance

World Bank - 2012

The EBRD-World Bank Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS) is a joint initiative of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the World Bank. The BEEPS has been carried out in three rounds in 1999, 2002, and 2005 and covers virtually all of the...

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Lithuania : Financial Sector Assessment

World Bank - 2013

Lithuania during November 4-15, 2001 to undertake an assessment of the financial sector. The principal objective of the mission … stepped-up domestic financial system reform and the increasing integration among financial markets in Lithuania and other … countries in Europe. Lithuania appears committed to fighting money laundering and terrorist finance. Controls on money …

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