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The Fiscal Impact and Policy Response to COVID-19
outbreak was declared a pandemic by the WHO on March 11 and the epicenter of the crisis has moved from China and Korea to the US and Western Europe.…...
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Are Ugandan Farmers Using the Right Quality Inorganic Fertilizers?
s brief highlights the quality concerns of inorganic fertilizers on the Ugandan market. The findings reported are an excerpt from a study that analysed the…...
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Assessment of Expenditure Choices by Lowand Low-Middle-income Countries During the Pandemic and their Impact on SDGs
il the COVID pandemic, public spending in low- and low-middle-income countries had been growing modestly. As a result, governments expanded service provision,…...
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Hard Times: the World Economic Crisis and Emerging Capacity Challenges for Africa
world economy has changed significantly in recent times. With greater financial globalisation, there emerged a mistaken perception that 'fathomless…...
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The ZIPAR Quarterly Issue 9: Buckle up for National Airline
s edition brings to you very interesting articles on a number of topics that have dominated the policy discourse in the past few months. Our cover story is on…...
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Operationalizing Climate Adaptation at the US International Development Finance Corporation: The Case for an Agriculture-Led Agenda in Low-Income Countries
US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) could be well placed to lead among development finance institutions (DFIs) on agriculture adaptation…...
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The Impact of Private Schools, School Chains, and Public-Private Partnerships in Developing Countries
should governments and donors engage with the growing private sector in education in developing countries? Enrolment in private schools now exceeds 50…...
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Why Do Governments Cut Their Deficits? LESSONS FOR HIGH-DEBT COUNTRIES IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD
construct a novel database covering more than 450 fiscal consolidation episodes in 185 countries during the period 19792019. Using discrete choice models, we…...
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Off-Grid Solar Market Trends Report 2022 : State of the Sector
more than a decade, the biennial Off-Grid Solar (OGS) Market Trends Report (MTR) has been the anchor of the World Bank Lighting Global/GOGLA franchise of…...
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Country Platforms and Delivery of Global Public Goods
s paper discusses three potential requirements for country platforms to facilitate effective delivery of GPGs. We propose that existing country platforms be…...