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Landlocked and mountainous, Tajikistan has a young-and mostly rural-population of about 8.7 million and GNI per capita of USD 1,100 in 2016, making it a lower middle-income country. In 2016, Tajikistan launched the National Development Strategy of the Republic of Tajikistan for the Period Up To...
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The devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Cambodian economy-where the growth slowdown was among the most pronounced in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region-lies in the country's growth generating process. Recent growth has been remarkable, but insufficiently diversified in...
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Liberia's status as a fragile state is deeply rooted in the political and economic exclusion practiced by the country's founders. Although they constituted just 5 percent of the population, freed American slaves and their descendants dominated the country's intellectual and ruling class from...
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-- The need for prevention in an interdependent world. An international system in search of a new equilibrium ; Risk and … opportunity in an increasingly connected world -- Pathways for peace. A framework for peaceful pathways ; Path dependency of … taking place in several countries also took a huge toll on societies and economies. By 2030, more than half of the world …
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around the sustainability of our shared urban future. At Melaka's heart is its historic urban center, a UNESCO World Heritage … Site (WHS) strategically located along the Strait of Malacca, one of the world's busiest shipping routes and a link between …
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world's most recycled materials, with circular economy practices incorporated into various stages of the production cycle …
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The World Bank Group (WBG) has long recognized that the restoration and preservationof cultural heritage, urban … well conserved UNESCO World Heritage sites and many historic districts …
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Myanmar is rich in natural resources and is a global biodiversity hotspot. Myanmar's forests and fishing industry are two significant contributors to the economy, and yet these sectors are also potentially under threat from over exploitation and mismanagement. The management of solid waste, air...
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With some 19 million US Dollars (1.6 percent of GDP) in unresolved arrears to official bilateral creditors, Grenada remains in external public debt distress. However, debt appears sustainable reflecting favorable projected debt dynamics from substantial fiscal surpluses that are supported by the...
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An updated joint assessment of Rwanda's debt sustainability suggests continued low risk of external debt distress. External debt burden indicators remain below risk thresholds, except for a short and temporary breach of debt service indicators in 2023, when the Eurobond issued in 2013 matures....
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