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    A World Bank Survey

    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    November, 2012
    Ethiopia, Africa

    Chinese Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Africa is on the rise and Ethiopia is at the forefront of this trend. On request of the Government, the World Bank surveyed 69 Chinese enterprises doing business in Ethiopia with a 95-question survey in May/June 2012. The survey covered various aspects of the foreign direct investment climate in Ethiopia, including infrastructure, sales and supplies, land, crime, competition, finance, human resources, and questions about general opportunities and constraints for doing business in Ethiopia.

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    Unlocking the Potential of Agribusiness

    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    March, 2013
    Kenya, Burkina Faso, Zambia, Ghana, Senegal, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa

    This report highlights the great potential of the agribusiness sector in Africa by drawing on experience in Africa as well as other regions. The evidence demonstrates that good policies, a conducive business environment, and strategic support from governments can help agribusiness reach its potential. Africa is now at a crossroads, from which it can take concrete steps to realize its potential or continue to lose competitiveness, missing a major opportunity for increased growth, employment, and food security. The report pursues several lines of analysis.

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    Economic Diversification and Growth in the Era of Oil and Volatility

    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    June, 2015
    Uganda, Africa

    The objective of the Ugandan government is to make Uganda an upper - middle income country within thirty years. Economic diversification is a key component of that strategy. The country economic memorandum (CEM) report discusses how the emergence of oil and mineral production can contribute to Uganda’s effort to promote economic diversification as a means to achieve sustainable and shared growth.

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    Systematic Country Diagnostic

    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    August, 2015
    Madagascar, Africa

    This document is hence organized not around the three types of challenges, but around five themes of governance, public finance issues, private sector-led economy, poverty and environment, and human capital, all crucial to achieving faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth. Chapter one provides the country context. Chapter two discusses the quality of governance, an overarching issue in Madagascar. It has a direct bearing on the pace, the inclusiveness and sustainability of growth.

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    Systematic Country Diagnostic

    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    June, 2016
    Mozambique, Africa

    This Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD) is designed to assess the key constraints and opportunities facing Mozambique as it strives to sustain robust growth and macroeconomic stability while accelerating poverty reduction and promoting greater economic inclusiveness. The SCD is organized into six chapters. Chapter two describes the evolution of poverty and inequality, explores their regional and demographic dimensions, and identifies strategies for accelerating poverty reduction.

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    Policy and Legislative Options Report

    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    February, 2016
    Ethiopia, Africa

    Ethiopia has many advantages as a destination for mining investment. These include promising geology, a well-designed fiscal regime, stable government and a growing domestic market. Additionally, it has a well-managed and successful artisanal and small scale mining sector. Under the second phase of Ethiopia’s Growth and Transformation Plan, Ethiopia has the ambitious target for the mining sector to contribute 10% of GDP by 2025. Ethiopia must overcome significant challenges to achieve this target.

  7. Library Resource
    August, 2012
    Ethiopia

    The majority of Ethiopians depend on
    medical plants as their only source of health care,
    especially in rural areas where access to villages is
    lacking due to the absence of vehicular roads. The
    increasing scarcity of medicinal plant species represents a
    trend that should be immediately addressed. The health and
    drug policies of the Ethiopian Ministry of Health recognize
    the important role medical plants and traditional health

  8. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    Ethiopia

    This report presents an update on the
    economic challenges facing Ethiopia with a focus on the
    shared goal of accelerating equitable growth. The starting
    point is the Government's own Plan for Accelerated and
    Sustained Development to End Poverty (PASDEP), which is in
    the process of finalization, and is designed to cover the
    period 2005-2010. This report proposes that the growth
    strategy should more explicitly adopt a

  9. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    Uganda

    This study was conducted with the main objective of determining the linkages between poverty and land management in Uganda. The study used the 2002/03 Uganda National Household Survey in eight districts representing six major agro-ecological zones and farming systems. Farmers in these districts deplete an average of 179 kg/ha of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, which is about 1.2 percent of the nutrient stock stored in the topsoil.

  10. Library Resource
    March, 2013
    Kenya

    Forest in Kenya is an important source
    of livelihood, environmental services, and economic growth.
    In November of 2005 the Government of Kenya (GOK) ratified a
    new Forests Act. The act contains many innovative provisions
    to correct previous shortcomings, including a strong
    emphasis on partnerships, the engagement of local
    communities, and promotion of private investment. The
    purpose of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is

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