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Bhutan Development Update, June 2018 : Youth Unemployment Rate Increased under High Growth.
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View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- World Bank Group.
- Series:
- Economic Updates and Modeling.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Economic Updates and Modeling
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic Growth.
- Employment and Unemployment.
- Fiscal and Monetary Policy.
- Inequality.
- Inflation.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Monetary Policy.
- Poverty Reduction.
- Public Sector Development.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Trade.
- Local Subjects:
- Economic Growth.
- Employment and Unemployment.
- Fiscal and Monetary Policy.
- Inequality.
- Inflation.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Monetary Policy.
- Poverty Reduction.
- Public Sector Development.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Trade.
- Other Title:
- Bhutan Development Update, June 2018
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2018.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- Bhutan maintained solid growth and macroeconomic stability during 2016/17. The national poverty headcount rate fell from 12 percent in 2012 to 8 percent in 2017. However, the job challenges remained unaddressed. the youth unemployment rate increased from 10.7 percent in 2015 to 13.2 percent in 2016 indicating that high growth was not able to generate enough jobs for youth.
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