The Jakarta Composite Index rose 1.3 percent over the week, in line with most markets in the region. The Rupiah appreciated against the US Dollar by 0.5 percent, but depreciated against the Euro and Japanese...
This issue of Indonesia daily economic update for February 9, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: coordinating minister of economic affair stated that Indonesia is currently accelerating the...
This issue of Indonesia daily economic update for February 8, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: Japan Credit Rating Agency, Limited (JCR) upgraded the sovereign credit rating of the Republic...
This issue of Indonesia daily economic update for February 7, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: (i) Moody's Investors Service says that Indonesia's credit profile (Baa3 positive) is supported...
This issue of Indonesia daily economic update for February 6, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: (i) Indonesian Crude Price (ICP) increased to USD 65.59 per barrel in January 2018 from USD 60.90...
An experiment in Poland showed it was possible to increase the number of people paying taxes by 21 percent just by changing the wording on letters the government sent to non-payers.
This issue of Indonesia daily economic update for February 5, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: Indonesia GDP growth in Q4 2017 reached 5.19 percent (yoy), bringing the annual 2017 growth at...
Messages that promote the idea that intelligence is a skill that can be improved through practice and effort significantly increased student achievement in Peru.
The Jakarta Composite Index fell 2.0 percent over the week, in line with most markets in the region. The Rupiah depreciated against the US Dollar and Japanese Yen by 1.6 percent and 2.1 percent respectively,...
Incentivizing administrative work through social recognition programs and ceremonies increased recordkeeping accuracy by 18 percent in a program in Ekiti, Nigeria.
Mind, Behavior, and Development Unit project showed that it is possible to encourage low-income Tanzanians to increase savings by up to 11 percent using the right messages.
Bangladesh has made remarkable progress on the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) related to health and nutrition, increasing child immunization rates while reducing the incidence of malnutrition...
This issue of Indonesia daily economic update for February 2, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: Indonesian Financial Service Authority (OJK) is currently reviewing the premium tariff for State-Owned...
Educating children is a priority across the world, but low-income countries can face enormous challenges. Schools are often overcrowded and in disrepair. Teachers don't always show up or may not be qualified...
The Rapid Social Response (RSR) Program, launched in 2009, supports the world's poorest by building effective and adaptive social protection systems to respond to urgent social needs for sustainable livelihoods...
India manages its food security by procuring, storing and distributing grain, mainly wheat and rice. One of the largest producers of rice is the state of Odisha. But the state does not have sufficient...
This issue of Indonesia daily economic update for February 1, 2018 contains economic highlights, including: statistics Indonesia (BPS) stated that Indonesia Inflation on January 2018 was at 3.25 percent...
Gender inequalities in access to economic opportunity, earnings, and productivity persist across the East Asia and Pacific region, as emphasized in Toward Gender Equality in East Asia and the Pacific:...
Type: BriefReport#: 123959Date: February 1, 2018Author:
Schmillen,Achim Daniel ;
Weimann Sandig,Nina
The size of government defined as the share of the public expenditure in GDP measures the magnitude of resources that are under the control of the public sector and available for reallocation across sectors,...
Type: BriefReport#: 151985Date: February 1, 2018Author:
Dessus,Sebastien C. ;
Herderschee,Johannes ;
Kwaramba,Marko ;
Munditi,Nyasha Perseverance
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