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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    February, 2008
    Afghanistan, Southern Asia

    This report is about how to progressively reduce over time Afghanistan's dependence on opium - currently the country's leading economic activity - by development initiatives and shifting economic incentives toward sustainable legal livelihoods. Specifically, the report identifies additional investments and policy and institutional measures to support development responses that can counterbalance the economic advantages of opium.

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2011
    Central Asia, Azerbaijan, Europe

    The objective of this study is to evaluate the World Bank Group's (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development [IBRD], International Development Association [IDA], and International Finance Corporation [IFC]) effectiveness in promoting growth in agricultural productivity in Azerbaijan, and to derive lessons that may be relevant for the World Bank Group's future engagement in Azerbaijani agriculture.

  3. Library Resource
    May, 2012
    Burundi

    The study on the sources of rural growth
    in Burundi results from a meticulous work carried out by
    eminent experts of the World Bank in response to a request
    of the Government of Burundi. It describes the global
    environment, which explains poverty aggravation and builds
    proposals to overcome most binding constraints to growth in
    Burundi. This study is an important contribution in the
    fight against poverty, as it identifies ways to resume

  4. Library Resource
    June, 2012
    Afghanistan

    This report is about how to
    progressively reduce over time Afghanistan's dependence
    on opium - currently the country's leading economic
    activity - by development initiatives and shifting economic
    incentives toward sustainable legal livelihoods.
    Specifically, the report identifies additional investments
    and policy and institutional measures to support development
    responses that can counterbalance the economic advantages of

  5. Library Resource
    December, 2012
    Yemen

    This study examines the major
    constraints of rural business entry and performance in
    Yemen. The Yemen rural investment climate survey made it
    possible to analyze rural investment climate constraints for
    rural businesses. The survey was used to investigate both
    farm and nonfarm rural enterprises. The rural investment
    climate was assessed using a combination of subjective
    impressions related by rural entrepreneurs, and a more

  6. Library Resource
    February, 2014
    Tajikistan

    This report assesses the challenges and
    opportunities for the development of the Khatlon oblast in
    Tajikistan. The report argues that the rise in the strategic
    significance of Khatlon must be matched by responses in
    public policy and a strong upturn in private investment to
    strengthen economic prospects. The report identifies four
    key reform imperatives for stimulating growth in the oblast.
    These are: (i) promoting cities and internal connectivity to

  7. Library Resource
    May, 2014
    Tanzania

    Tanzania is largely an agriculture-based
    economy. This sector accounts for over three-quarters of
    national employment, and approximately 25 percent of gross
    domestic product (GDP). The national agricultural input
    voucher scheme (NAIVS) is a market smart input subsidy
    program designed in response to the sharp rise in global
    grain and fertilizer prices in 2007 and 2008. The main aim
    of the program is to raise maize and rice production, and

  8. Library Resource
    February, 2014
    Global

    Fragile and conflict-affected states (FCS) have become an important focus of World Bank Group assistance in recent years as recognition of the linkages between fragility, conflict, violence, and poverty has grown. Addressing issues of recurring conflict and political violence and helping build legitimate and accountable state institutions are central to the Bank Group's poverty reduction mission. This evaluation assesses the relevance and effectiveness of World Bank Group country strategies and assistance programs to FCS.

  9. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    April, 2014
    Mozambique

    Agriculture and fisheries are the main pillars of Mozambique's economy, having contributed in the last few years to more than 25 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) and around 7 to 11 percentage points of the rate of economic growth. Agricultural development in Mozambique has been part of the government agenda because it is crucial to reducing poverty within rural zones.

  10. Library Resource
    December, 2014

    Women in post-conflict economies face a
    number of challenges. Often their businesses stay at
    embryonic stages only, due to three key limitations relating
    to: knowledge of business vision and management; access to
    finance and markets; and access to role models and networks.
    Added to the complexity is the risk of having to start all
    over again due to their countriesapos; political instability
    and the limited infrastructure to make their businesses

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