The high cost of extending Internet
service beyond urban areas and the relatively low number of
potential subscribers has combined to stall the expansion of
this enabling...
Type: BriefReport#: 107706Date: April 1, 2016Author:
Foch,Arthur Denis Pascal
The growth rate of remittances to
developing countries is estimated to have fallen from 3.2
percent in 2014 to 0.4 percent in 2015. The slowdown in grow
is largely due...
The integration of migrants is an
important and desirable step in the immigration process.
Both countries of origin and destination can gain from
greater integration...
Type: BriefReport#: 193106Date: April 1, 2016Author:
Weinar, Agnieszka
Investments in integration are of mutual
benefit to the host society and to the migrant. As we see
growing numbers of migrants returning to their homelands and
leading...
Type: BriefReport#: 193104Date: April 1, 2016Author:
Duncan,Howard
Social safety nets and the broader
social protection are widely recognized as one of the
instruments to build resilience of the poor and those in
vulnerable situations,...
West Africa’s coastal area is critical
to the region, home to a third of its people and the source
of about half of its gross domestic product (GDP). Because
most of...
Bond markets, though still
underdeveloped in Africa, are beginning to emerge as a
realistic financing option for private companies looking to
invest or expand their...
Type: BriefReport#: 106018Date: April 1, 2016Author:
Shi, Lin
In the global environment with the risk
of prolonged low growth, the short-term economic outlook for
the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region remains
“cautiously...
Type: BriefReport#: 105732Date: April 1, 2016Author:
Mottaghi,Lili
Emerging markets need twice the
infrastructure investment they now receive. East Asia has
the greatest needs, while Africa’s requirements are large in
comparison to...
The rise in unemployment during an
economic crisis poses a significant concern to policy
makers. Moreover, layoffs could slow down the economic
recovery, since re-hiring...
Type: BriefReport#: 104562Date: April 1, 2016Author:
Bruhn,Miriam
In the aftermath of the 2014 Gaza War, a
number of rapid assessments were conducted to assess the
situation following the ceasefire announced on August 26,
2014. These...
Following international agreement on the
sustainable development goals, governments are now
confronting the critical issue of funding the enormous
investments - especially...
Type: BriefReport#: 106019Date: April 1, 2016Author:
Klein, Michael
The economy contracted by almost 10
percent in 2015 due to unprecedented shocks from the
conflict in the East and lower global commodity prices, as
well as considerable...
This brief focuses on the launch of
“Stitches to Riches: Apparel employment, trade
and economic development in South Asia” on March
24, 2015, at the World...
Type: BriefReport#: 179353Date: April 1, 2016Author:
World Bank
Domestic capital markets are a vital
source of stable, sustainable finance, and underpin a
private sector associated with employment and economic
growth. Yet capital...
A Basic Health Center (BHC) in a
mountainous area in Bamyan Province is providing healthcare
to villagers, bringing about significant improvements to
their health. The...
Type: BriefReport#: 179045Date: March 30, 2016Author:
World Bank
This brief provides an update on Country
Partnership Framework consultations for Sri Lanka. The CPF
is a strategic plan that defines the Word Bank
Group’s support...
Type: BriefReport#: 179403Date: March 29, 2016Author:
World Bank
This story highlights the World Bank
convenes mining leaders to discuss challenges during the
commodities downturn. Leaders agree the commodities downturn
is an opportune...
Pakistan ranks fourth in terms of value
(4.2 billion dollars) with the same global market share as
Sri Lanka, although apparel’s share of total country exports
is lower...
Bangladesh has the largest apparel
export industry of the four South Asian sample countries
(22.8 billion dollars), and the largest market share of
global apparel exports....
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