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High-Growth Firms: Facts, Fiction, and Policy Options for Emerging Economies
Policies to create jobs, promote entrepreneurship and growth are key priorities for many emerging economies. Designing and implementing reforms is particularly challenging as policy...
Azerbaijan: Just-in-time support for the economy
Over the last two decades, oil has been the defining factor for Azerbaijan; not only for its economic growth but also for its development....
Emerging, Developing Economies to Face Challenges if Global Inflation Rises
Further upward acceleration of global inflation from record low levels may impair efforts in emerging and developing economies to sustain the low inflation environment...
Kazakhstan Needs Robust Reforms to Boost Productivity and Growth
Kazakhstan needs to boost productivity to reverse the slowdown in economic growth, says a new World Bank report released today.
The new Country Economic Memorandum...
China: A Watershed Moment for Water Governance
Effective management of water resources is central to China’s economic prosperity. Despite significant investments in water management and infrastructure, more tangible innovative policies and...
Cities Take Control
We live in an increasingly urbanized world. Every day, hundreds of people move to cities in search of job opportunities, better services, and infrastructure...
Report: Growing Exponentially, Floating Solar Opens Up New Horizons for Renewable Energy
Floating solar technologies are creating major new opportunities to scale up solar energy around the world, particularly in countries with high population density and...
Egypt: Scrapping and Recycling Old Vehicles to Lower Pollution and Improve Livelihoods
“My new taxi enabled me to work longer hours and make more money,” said Walid, a 38-year-old taxi driver from Cairo. “Thanks to my...
Nearly Half the World Lives on Less than $5.50 a Day
Economic advances around the world mean that while fewer people live in extreme poverty, almost half the world’s population — 3.4 billion people — still struggles to meet basic...
The Force of the Sun: Madagascar Embarks on Renewable Energy Production
“JIRAMA: until when?” “JIRAMA: it’s been 2 hours!” “JIRAMA: you’re destroying our equipment!” It is 11 a.m. Numerous complaints against the national water and...