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This publication and accompanying summary materials highlight key messages from current research and data on women’s economic empowerment in Pacific…
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23 May 2023
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The Bank of Japan has not only been a pioneer in pursuing unconventional monetary policy, but has also become a reference point for other central banks…
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21 May 2023
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Exchange rate developments are important considerations for central banks in the sense that they can affect
their core mandate of price stability…
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19 May 2023
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This report explains how the rapid adoption of digital technology in Central and West Asia can help unlock growth and shows why economies need to…
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15 May 2023
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This report explains how Azerbaijan’s fast-growing agro-processing, transportation, and storage industries can benefit from the adoption of digital…
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15 May 2023
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This report analyzes how Uzbekistan’s key textile, garment, and construction sectors will be impacted by its adoption of digital technologies and shows…
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15 May 2023
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Using theoretical and analytical foundations, this working paper shows the development and use of a maturity assessment framework to support ADB…
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15 May 2023
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This report shows how embracing digitalization can boost jobs in Pakistan’s textile, garment, and information technology–business process outsourcing…
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15 May 2023
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This study shows that the new pension program in the People’s Republic of China can fundamentally alter the traditional support system between…
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12 May 2023
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This paper reviews the patterns of sectoral debts and growth and the mechanisms explaining the adverse effects of debt burdens on growth rates.
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12 May 2023
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This study introduces a methodology to estimate the economy-specific task content of occupations across economies at different income levels.
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12 May 2023
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The implementation of trade facilitation measures has a significant impact on overall manufactured exports.
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11 May 2023