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Risks to Poverty, Vulnerability, and Inequality from COVID-19 : Nepal Light Poverty Assessment

World Bank Group - 2021

Nepal made significant progress on poverty and shared prosperity over the period 1996-2010, despite low domestic growth … remained an enduring feature of the welfare narrative in Nepal. The past decade, from 2010 to 2020, has been characterized by a … Nepal. These shocks were also correlated with declines in economic growth. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, which started …

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Poverty and Social Impact Assessment of Systematic Registration on Rural Romania

World Bank Group - 2016

The objective of this Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) is to assess the impact of systematic registration on vulnerable individuals, in general, and Roma, in particular. Specifically, this PSIA focuses on the systematic registration approach piloted under the Complementing EU Support...

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Dynamics of Rural Growth in Bangladesh : Sustaining Poverty Reduction

World Bank Group - 2016

The rural economy in Bangladesh has been a powerful source of economic growth and has substantially reduced poverty, especially since 2000, but the remarkable transformation and unprecedented dynamism in rural Bangladesh are an underexplored, underappreciated, and largely untold story. The...

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Resilience or Resignation : Facing Droughts and Floods in Rural, Poor Bolivia

World Bank Group - 2017

Bolivia is a country with a vast geographical diversity, from a high plateau (altiplano) that reaches 3,000 meters above sea level to valleys at mid-altitude and tropical plains. During the last decade, the magnitude of Bolivia's weather patterns has undergone significant changes; extreme...

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Bangladesh Poverty Assessment : Facing Old and New Frontiers in Poverty Reduction

World Bank Group - 2019

Bangladesh has an inspiring story of reducing poverty and advancing development. Since 2000, the country has reduced poverty by half. In the last decade and a half, it lifted more than 25 million out of poverty. The country's economy remained robust and resilient even in the face of many...

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Bangladesh Poverty Assessment : Facing Old and New Frontiers in Poverty Reduction, Volume 2 Background Papers

World Bank Group - 2019

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No One Left Behind : Rural Poverty in Indonesia

World Bank Group - 2020

Indonesia has sustained robust growth over a long period, and this has enabled millions of citizens to move out of poverty. Indonesia's gross domestic product (GDP) has risen at an average 5 percent a year since 1990 and 5.3 percent a year after the Asian financial crisis at the end of the...

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Chad Poverty Assessment : Investing in Rural Income Growth, Human Capital, and Resilience to Support Sustainable Poverty Reduction

World Bank Group - 2021

This poverty assessment aims to inform poverty-focused policymaking in Chad. The report examines recent trends in poverty, inequality, and other social indicators and identifies key constraints on poverty reduction. Although agriculture, pastoralism, and related activities provide livelihoods...

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Papua New Guinea Rural WaSH Sustainability Study

World Bank Group - 2017

The World Bank Group's Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) provides technical assistance to support the development of government institutions and capacity building, sector policies and strategies in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) sector in Papua New Guinea (PNG). This report presents...

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Cultivating Opportunities for Faster Rural Income Growth and Poverty Reduction : Mozambique Rural Income Diagnostic

World Bank Group - 2022

Mozambique's economy has experienced strong growth over the last two decades, with GDP expanding at an annual average rate of 7.2 percent. However, this growth has been unequally shared and rural areas still lag far behind urban centers in both monetary and non-monetary dimensions of wellbeing....

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