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The mid-term review is essential for the health sector development process, providing opportunities for stakeholders to review the progress made so far. Read More »
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This report provides an estimate of poverty prevalence in Timor-Leste for the year 2009 that is comparable with earlier estimates. Read More »
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Part of the Early Grade Reading Assessment global initiative, helping countries measure how well children are learning to read in early grades of primary education. Read More »
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Timor-Leste needs private sector agribusiness investment. Productivity levels in Timor-Leste are low by world standards and there is room for the private sector to play an important role in introducing new technologies, providing access to markets, and...
Doing business sheds light on how easy or difficult it is for a local entrepreneur to open and run a small to medium-size business when complying with relevant regulations. It measures and tracks changes in regulations affecting 10 areas in the life cycle...
The Timor Leste secession conflict lasted for 25 years. Its last wave of violence in 1999, following the withdrawal of Indonesian troops, generated massive displacement and destruction with widespread consequences for the economic and social development of...
The Informal Subcommittee (SC) of the Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE) considered an Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) report entitled Timor-Leste Country Program Evaluation 2000-2010: Evaluation of the World Bank Group Program. In its...
What happens when the state's vision and expanding reach bring it into contact with traditional value systems and governance structures? In what circumstances can the distribution of resources in a fragile society prevent-or exacerbate-conflict within and...
Pacific island countries are among the most vulnerable to natural disasters. The focus now should be risk reduction rather than post-disaster recovery and response. Read More »
Gender equality and women's empowerment are important for improving reproductive health. Read More »