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World Bank South Asia Economic Update 2010 : Moving Up, Looking EastSouth Asia's rebound since March 2009 has been strong and is comparable to that in East Asia. South Asia is poised to grow by about 7 percent in 2010 and nearly 8 percent in 2011, thanks to the strong recovery in India, good performances in Bangladesh, post-conflict bounce in Sri Lanka, recovery in Pakistan, and turnarounds in other countries, including Afghanistan, Maldives, and Nepal. The region's prospective growth is close to pre-crisis peak levels and faster than the high rates of the early part of the decade (6.5 percent annually from 2000 to 2007). The recovery is being led by rising domestic confidence and is balanced in terms of domestic versus external demand, consumption versus investment, and private demand versus reliance on stimulus. Government policy, external support, resumption of private spending, and global recovery are driving the rebound. Strong government fiscal and monetary stimulus packages and, in some cases, external assistance are helping stimulate recovery. Improved optimism is helping the recovery in private spending in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka. World trade and demand recovery are also supporting the rebound in exports and tourism, as are capital inflows. Not everyone is doing equally well, with slower recovery in countries with weaker fundamentals, those with unresolved conflict or post-conflict issues, and those that were heavily exposed to the global downturn (Maldives, Nepal, and Pakistan). Some significant risks are ahead in the global environment, slowing worker remittances and exports in a still hesitant and uncertain global recovery (which recent events in Europe have highlighted), volatile commodity prices, and continuing volatility in global capital flows.
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World Bank South Asia Economic
 Update 2010 : Moving Up, Looking EastSouth Asia's rebound since March
 2009 has been strong and is comparable to that in East Asia.
 South Asia is poised to grow by about 7 percent in 2010 and
 nearly 8 percent in 2011, thanks to the strong recovery in
 India, good performances in Bangladesh, post-conflict bounce
 in Sri Lanka, recovery in Pakistan, and turnarounds in other
 countries, including Afghanistan, Maldives, and Nepal. The
 region's prospective growth is close to pre-crisis peak
 levels and faster than the high rates of the early part of
 the decade (6.5 percent annually from 2000 to 2007). The
 recovery is being led by rising domestic confidence and is
 balanced in terms of domestic versus external demand,
 consumption versus investment, and private demand versus
 reliance on stimulus. Government policy, external support,
 resumption of private spending, and global recovery are
 driving the rebound. Strong government fiscal and monetary
 stimulus packages and, in some cases, external assistance
 are helping stimulate recovery. Improved optimism is helping
 the recovery in private spending in India, Bangladesh,
 Bhutan, and Sri Lanka. World trade and demand recovery are
 also supporting the rebound in exports and tourism, as are
 capital inflows. Not everyone is doing equally well, with
 slower recovery in countries with weaker fundamentals, those
 with unresolved conflict or post-conflict issues, and those
 that were heavily exposed to the global downturn (Maldives,
 Nepal, and Pakistan). Some significant risks are ahead in
 the global environment, slowing worker remittances and
 exports in a still hesitant and uncertain global recovery
 (which recent events in Europe have highlighted), volatile
 commodity prices, and continuing volatility in global
 capital flows.
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Cote d'Ivoire Economic Update, March 2015First in a series, which aims to analyze the recent economic and financial situation in Côte d'Ivoire, this report analyzes the main macroeconomic developments and structural policies of the country from 2013 until mid-2014. It also reflects on the underlying factors of the strong economic recovery in Côte d'Ivoire since the end of the post-election crisis, to assess the likelihood of sustained economic growth and significant poverty reduction in the country. Finally, the report analyzes the effects of declining oil prices and the appreciation of the dollar against the euro and the CFA franc on the Ivorian economy. This edition does not examine the impact of strong economic growth on the Ivoirian population's well-being indicators such as, poverty, employment and inequality. Within the scope of this report, the objective is to understand the factors contributing to the strong economic recovery in Côte d'Ivoire. This economic update is targeted toward a larger audience, in order to stimulate constructive debate on public policy in the country and between the country and its development partners.