This Jobs Note is a result of
collaboration between S4YE-Jobs Group and Rand Corporation
(an S4YE partner) . It builds on research covering the three
countries with...
Type: BriefReport#: 149540Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Datta,Namita ;
Constant,Louay M ;
Thawesaengskulthai,Natanee ;
Acheson-Field, Hannah
Removing regulatory barriers in services
is key to unlocking productivity in Croatia. Croatia has
more restrictive regulations than most other EU member
states, and...
Type: ReportReport#: 149721Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Drozd,Maciej Adam ;
Kuo,Ryan Chia ;
Eftychidou,Thomais ;
Beldowski,Jaroslaw Mariusz ;
Sofijanic,Tatjana ;
Iwanowski,Damian
Duala market, as one of the biggest
wholesale markets in Liberia, plays a critical role in
providing access to food and goods, linking farms to city
and providing jobs...
Tajikistan is the poorest country in the
region despite strong growth for nearly two decades;
sustaining growth in future will need substantially higher
growth in private...
Type: ReportReport#: 150335Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Matin,Kazi Mahbub-Al ;
Najdov,Evgenij
Firms in the fresh convenience strategic
segment provide ready-to-eat or easy-to-prepare meals of
fresh ingredients. Consumers are increasingly willing to pay
more for...
In the emerging collaborative
intelligent transport strategic segment, vehicles will
interact with everything. They will interact with one
another and with diverse types...
As countries respond to the COVID-19
pandemic by imposing lockdowns, social distancing protocols,
and stay-at-home orders, the public transport sector is
suffering from...
Type: ReportReport#: 150454Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Chen,Yang ;
Shao,Yuan ;
Oh, Jen JungEun ;
Darido,Georges Bianco ;
Kariuki,Tabitha Wambui
Are changes in services markets
provoking reform, restrictions, or inertia? To address this
question, this paper draws on a new World Bank-World Trade
Organization Services...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9265Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Borchert,Ingo ;
Magdeleine,Joscelyn ;
Marchetti,Juan A. ;
Mattoo,Aaditya
Vietnam reacted early to the spread of
Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) by imposing social distancing
measures and mobility restrictions, culminating in a
national lockdown...
The transport industry has entered a
period of rapid advancement, and the pace of change is only
increasing. The proliferation of electric vehicles, rapid
advances in...
Type: ReportReport#: 156449Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Monserrat,Jose ;
Diehl,Adam Stone ;
Bellas Lamas,Carlos ;
Sultan,Sara
Belt and Road Initiative (BRI),
announced in 2013 and formalized in 2015, is China’s
long-term commitment and aims to improve connectivity within
Asia as well as between...
Type: ReportReport#: 150816Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Bogdan,Olena ;
Najdov,Evgenij
Malaysia, as most countries, is on the
verge of embarking on likely the last major chapter of the
Montreal Protocol (MP), the phase-down of global warming,
non-ozone...
This paper provides an analysis of ex
post facto effects after the entry of foreign companies into
the Vietnamese insurance market and argues that foreign
competition...
Type: ReportReport#: 150084Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Remizova,Inna
Georgia is the only country in the CAC
region that can access markets around the world through its
own seaports and thus less dependent on China’s BRI overland
corridors...
Type: ReportReport#: 150331Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Matin,Kazi Mahbub-Al ;
Najdov,Evgenij
Shanghai is one of the world’s largest
cities. Densely populated and globally connected, since the
occurrence of COVID-19, Shanghai has nevertheless managed to
contain...
Type: ReportReport#: 150453Date: June 1, 2020Author:
Zhou,Jianhao ;
Mehta,Barjor E. ;
Fang,Wanli ;
Paul,Nicholas John
The Eastern Partnership (EaP) is a joint
policy initiative, which aims to deepen and strengthen
relations between the European Union (EU) and its six
Eastern neighbours....
Nepal is experiencing a shift from a
unitary to a three-tier government structure. The transition
has led to increased financial independence and
decision-making responsibilities...
Clearing antipersonnel landmines is a
EUR 267 million business globally. The industry requires
specialist machinery and equipment to detect and clear mines
and service...
The Regular Economic Report (RER) No. 17
is a collection of notes on the Economic and Social Impact
of COVID-19 (coronavirus) that has been published in three
parts....
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