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In the past decade, Latin America and
the Caribbean has achieved impressive social and economic
successes. For the first time in history, more people are in
the middle class than in poverty. Inequality, although still
The political and security transition
continues to take a heavy toll on Afghanistan’s economy.
Economic growth is estimated to have fallen further to 2
percent in 2014 from 3.7 percent in 2013 and an average of 9
Stabilizing climate change entails
bringing net emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) to zero. CO2
stays in the atmosphere for hundreds, if not thousands, of
years. As long as one emit more than captured or offset
Rapid urbanization in Ghana over the
past three decades has coincided with rapid GDP growth. This
has helped to create jobs, increase human capital, decrease
poverty, and expand opportunities and improve living
This report provides a baseline
institutional and regulatory assessment of the oil and gas,
mining (including jade and gemstones) and the hydropower
sectors in Myanmar. As such the report is an input to
In mid-2014, the Government of Ukraine
(GoU) requested technical assistance and financial support
from the inter¬national community to assess and plan
priority recovery and peacebuilding efforts in the
After several years of strong economic
performance, Zambia now confronts several important
challenges that must be managed carefully to ensure
sustained and inclusive growth in the future. On the one
Africa has great potential for
agriculture. Although international commodity prices have
been buoyant, Africa’s supply response seems to be weak. A
variety of constraints may exist. Using the case of
The welfare impact of a disaster does
not depend only on the physical characteristics of the event
or its direct impacts in terms of lost lives and assets.
Depending on the ability of the economy to cope, recover,
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