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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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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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Leveraging Resource Wealth During the Low Carbon Transition. Africas Pulse, No. 27 (April)

lic_restricted_partner_only 1202 20 2239 2023-01-01 World Bank 1 en published 1408 0 1 1779429908 1 1 1 0 Leveraging Resource Wealth During…...
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How Much Should the World Pay for the Congo Forests Carbon Removal?

find that, under conservative assumptions about the social cost of carbon, forests provide a valuable service to the world. We estimate the value of carbon…...
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Place, Productivity, and Prosperity : Revisiting Spatially Targeted Policies for Regional Development

ce matters for productivity and prosperity. Myriad factors support a successful place, including not only the hard infrastructure such as roads, but also the…...
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A New State of Mind : Greater Transparency and Accountability in the Middle East and North Africa.

MENA region is facing important vulnerabilities, which the current crisesfirst the pandemic, then the war in Ukrainehave exacerbated. Prices of food and…...
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Africa's Pulse, No. 26, October 2022 : Food System Opportunities in a Turbulent Time

ican economies are facing a series of challenges to their post-pandemic recovery. Economic activity in the region is slowing to 3.3 percent amid global…...