Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2018
Asia and the Pacific accounts for a growing share of global gross domestic product (GDP), while the region continues to make progress to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a new
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Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2018
Economic growth performance in the Asia-Pacific region continues to improve on the back of firmer global demand and stable inflation. The tasks at hand are to ensure that such economic performance is sustained
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Agriculture extension system in India: review of current status, trends and the way forward
This study examines the performance of the public agricultural extension system in three high growth states as well as three comparatively moderate performing states. During the last decade, Madhya Pradesh
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Structural transformation and poverty in Malawi: decomposing the effects of occupational and spatial mobility
This paper aims to identify the main drivers of poverty reduction in Malawi. Using an augmented poverty decomposition methodology, it explores in what way the different farm and non-farm economic activities
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An assessment of India’s energy choices: what it means for the economy, jobs, and energy security
This report examines macroeconomic impacts of India’s renewable energy pathway. By establishing the relationship – negative, positive, or neutral – between key macroeconomic factors and renewable energy,
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Malawi economic monitor: realizing safety nets' potential
This Malawi Economic Monitor (MEM) provides an analysis of economic and structural development issues in Malawi. The aim of the publication is to foster better-informed policy analysis and debate regarding
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The challenges urbanization in West Africa
The Sahel is experiencing rapid and disorderly urbanization. The capital cities of Bamako, Conakry, and Niamey dominate the urban landscape in their respective countries. In each of these three countries,
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Sustainable development, uncertainties, and India’s climate policy: pathways towards Nationally Determined Contribution and mid-century strategy
India is making significant strides towards meeting climate commitments and is on course to surpass its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets before 2030, said an independent study by the Council
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Money and mosquitoes: the economics of malaria in an age of declining aid
On the occasion of World Malaria Day 2018, April 25, the African Development Bank has released Money and Mosquitoes: The Economics of Malaria in an Age of declining Aid. The report examines financing in
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‘Africa Economic Growth Rebounds, But Not Fast Enough’- World Bank 2018 Report
According to the New Africa’s Pulse, a bi-annual analysis of the state of African economies conducted by the World Bank, economic growth in Sub-Sahara Africa is projected to pick up at 3.1 percent in 2018,
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Nepal development update, April 2018
The Nepal Development Update is produced twice a year with the following two main aims: to report on key economic developments over the preceding months, placing them in a longer-term and global perspective;