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The Western Balkans : Revving Up the Engines of Growth and Prosperity
World Bank Group - 2017
The Yugo, a communist-era car from the former Yugoslavia, was widely ridiculed for shedding its parts on roads across Europe and the United States. Zastava, which made Yugo, fared even worse than its product. After the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s, the factory was reduced to producing only...
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Firm Productivity and Economic Growth in Turkey
World Bank Group - 2019
Turkey's pace of income convergence has globally been one of the most remarkable of the past fifteen years. Sustaining … growth and improvements in living standards in Turkey will require higher productivity in the economy. The Turkey … Productivity Report (2019) provides an in-depth analysis of firm productivity in Turkey and how this adds up to economic growth in …
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Turkish Cypriot Economy : Looking Ahead to Steer the Economy Toward a Higher Growth Path
World Bank Group - 2020
TC administration reduced expenditure due to declining budget support from Turkey. Looking ahead and doing things …
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Croatia's EU Accession : Case Studies on Reform and the Transposition of the Community Acquis
World Bank Group - 2016
Croatia, a founding member of the former Republic of Yugoslavia and a current member of the European Union (EU), is a high-income country in Europe and Central Asia. Given that high quality financial reporting promotes good corporate governance, reduces uncertainty and risk, can help to lower...
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Supporting the Effective Reintegration of Roma Returnees in the Western Balkans
World Bank Group - 2019
The European Commission's Directorate General for Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations approached the World Bank to develop an evidence base and to deliver policy advice and technical assistance for supporting the effective reintegration of (Roma) returnees in the Western Balkans: Albania,...
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Western Balkans Regular Economic Report, No. 16, Fall 2019 : Rising Uncertainties
World Bank Group - 2019
Improving the efficiency and equity of public spending and strengthening revenue mobilization remains a priority in all Western Balkan countries. Public sector wage bills and pensions constitute the largest share of public spending in the region. Tighter controls on wage bills, reducing tax...
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Regional Note on Air Quality Management in the Western Balkans : Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and North Macedonia
World Bank Group - 2020
Ambient air pollution (AAP) is a serious global health problem that accounts for an estimated 4.2 million premature deaths worldwide per year. People in Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans are frequently exposed to air pollution levels above those considered safe, particularly in the winter....
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Western Balkans Social Protection Situational Analyses : Kosovo
World Bank Group - 2022
An effective and equitable social protection system can help Kosovo to promote human capital, foster productivity, and reduce poverty. Since its independence in 2008, the country has made considerable socioeconomic progress, benefiting from the support of the international community and its own...
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Turkey Economic Monitor, May 2018 : Minding the External Gap
World Bank Group - 2018
- enabled Turkey to recover from its shock of 2016, with growth accelerating to 7.4 percent in 2017. The outcome of supply … orderly adjustment is important for productivity and potential output. Turkey has been prone to large economic swings in the …
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Turkey Economic Monitor, December 2018 : Steadying the Ship
World Bank Group - 2018
Mid-2018 was a period of intense market volatility and rising economic stress in Turkey that was precipitated by … sharp slowdown in capital flows to Turkey in 2018 Q2-Q3. Though this did not technically amount to a sudden stop, Turkey was … current account deficit, high inflation, overheating economy) and perceived policy weaknesses. Market volatility in Turkey has …
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