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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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An effective and equitable social protection system can help Kosovo to promote human capital, foster productivity, and … support of the international community and its own diaspora. Kosovo's economic growth has not been sufficient to reduce the … Western Balkan countries, Kosovo's working-age population is on the rise and the country stands to benefit from the …
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, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, the Former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia. As late reformers …
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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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, Montenegro, Kosovo, and Serbia. This synthesis report presents the results of that research. This report documents the main socio …
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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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Prospects for faster, more sustainable economic growth and higher living standards in Kosovo rely on increasing … employment opportunities for all. By maintaining the current structure of labor participation, Kosovo is not capitalizing on its …
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This report provides new empirical insights into skill levels in Kosovo, based on two recent surveys. The Skills …
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The Social Assistance Scheme (SAS) is the main social assistance program in Kosovo and the sole program targeted at … poverty reduction in Kosovo and, importantly, the only program in which household income and assets are used to identify … rate would have been 1.5 percentage points higher. Yet, the importance of SAS in Kosovo's social protection system has …
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Kosovo is one of the poorest countries in Europe, and a growing proportion of the population is at risk for social … contributory pension records to pay pensions, a universal basic pension was introduced in Kosovo.To contain the expansion of … employment promotion and active labor market programs are limited and insufficient to meet Kosovo's labor market challenges …
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