This report of Indonesia daily economic
update for October 8, 2018 contains economic highlights for:
the financial services authority (OJK) reported that banks
in Indonesia...
This issue of Indonesia Daily Economic
Update for October 5, 2018 contains economic highlights,
including: foreign exchange reserves stood at USD 114.8
billion at the...
The seafood sector is of strategic
importance for the Bangladesh economy as well as for food
security and the livelihoods of millions of fishermen and
stakeholders along...
On October 5, 2018, 10 years after the
powerful earthquake that struck the mountains of central
Asia and took the lives of many, the Kyrgyz Republic
commemorated its...
This issue of Indonesia Daily Economic
Update for October 4, 2018 contains economic highlights,
including: the Ministry of Trade has released a regulation
that exempts...
This issue of Indonesia Daily Economic
Update for October 3, 2018 contains economic highlights,
including: the Ministry of Finance reported that the
realization of customs...
This issue of Indonesia Daily Economic
Update for October 2, 2018 contains economic highlights,
including: the government plans to increase airport taxes,
particularly...
This issue of Indonesia Daily Economic
Update for October 1, 2018 contains economic highlights,
including: Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded a
year-on-year inflation...
The Jakarta Composite Index declined by
4.1 percent over the week, in line with major markets in the
region. The Rupiah appreciated against the US dollar, Euro
and Japanese...
This story highlights an outcome of
infoDev, a multi-donor program administered by the World
Bank Group, with a focus on entrepreneurs in developing
economies. Jamii...
Gender-based occupational segregation –
where women are concentrated in low-paid or low-profit
sectors – is a non-trivial source of the gender wage gap
worldwide, accounting...
Type: BriefReport#: 130409Date: October 1, 2018Author:
Croke,Kevin ;
Goldstein,Markus P. ;
Holla,Alaka
In many low, and middle-income countries
(LMICs), rapid urbanization, population growth, and changing
lifestyles are driving a growing burden fueled by
noncommunicable...
It is generally believed that firms in
emerging markets rely on shorter-term instruments than firms
in advanced economies. In recent years, firms in emerging
market...
Type: BriefReport#: 130976Date: October 1, 2018Author:
Cortina Lorente,Juan Jose ;
Didier Brandao,Tatiana ;
Schmukler,Sergio L.
Early childhood experiences have a
profound impact on brain development, affecting learning,
health, behavior, and ultimately, lifetime opportunities.
Yet millions of...
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a
development strategy proposed by China that focuses on
connectivity and cooperation on a trans-continental scale.
Although its...
Type: BriefReport#: 131211Date: October 1, 2018Author:
De Soyres,Francois Michel Marie Raphael
The World Bank Group’s goals are
eliminating extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared
prosperity in a sustainable manner. To realize these goals
in Nepal, the author...
Type: BriefReport#: 130799Date: October 1, 2018Author:
Hill,Ruth
In rapidly growing urban centers, most
residents are near health services. Nonetheless, a range of
social and financial constraints can deter individuals and
families...
This issue of Indonesia MTI Economic
Note contains economic highlights, including: Prices of
Indonesian assets have been under pressure following the
volatility sparked...
Developing country governments seek to
reduce pervasive informality of firms for multiple reasons:
increasing the tax base, helping firms access formal markets
and grow,...
Type: BriefReport#: 130756Date: October 1, 2018Author:
Campos,Francisco Moraes Leitao ;
Goldstein,Markus P. ;
Mckenzie,David J.
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