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Violence and stress at work in financial services
Hoel, Helge; Einarse, St°ale - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2003
Reviews the literature on the prevalence, causes and consequences of violence and stress in the financial services sector and outlines strategies for the prevention and management of the problem.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010967386
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Inequality and the financial system : the case of Germany
Detzer, Daniel - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010967469
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Strategies to reach the top for women in management : perspectives from ASEAN
Lee, Sieh; Ling, Mei - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1998
Gives an overview of the situation of women in managerial occupations in ASEAN countries, particularly in Malaysia, since the 1980s and identifies strategic approaches and measures for women in attaining management positions.
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Employment, poverty and economic development in Madagascar : a macroeconomic framework
Epstein, Gerald; Heintz, James; Ndikumana, Léonce; … - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2010
Argues that the current contributions of the Madagascar financial system to generating investment, employment and incomes in the Madagascar economy is inadequate and suggests policy and structural transformations that can be initiated to greatly improve the macroeconomic context for labour...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010966918
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Financial intermediation : a contributing factor to economic growth and employment
Gross, Dominique M - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2002
Reviews evidence from economic research on the relationship between financial intermediation, growth and employment, focusing on macroeconomic aspects. Shows how developments in the financial sector do contribute to economic growth and highlights the importance of the ability of firms to raise...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010967627
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Spain : quality jobs for a new economy
Escudero, Verónica; Khatiwada, Sameer - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2011
Takes an in-depth look at the Spanish labour market and economy and offers a set of policy recommendations on how the Spanish economy can best recover from the recent crisis. Includes also a series of comprehensive statistics and trends related to the labour market in Spain.
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Challenges of price stability, growth and employment in Bangladesh : role of the Bangladesh Bank
Muqtada, Muhammed - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2015
pursue a single mandate or dual/multiple mandates. It examines the Bangladesh Bank’s (BB) aspiration to adopt a multiple … growth”, and is seeking to model itself as a developmental central bank. According to an ILO content-analysis study of … objectives and missions of central banks, Bangladesh is cited among the very few countries where the central bank has an explicit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011212594
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The role of central banks in meeting the development and employment challenges : the case of Mozambique
Chatani, Kazutoshi; Pedro, Oluwaseun Olufemi - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2014
The paper urges that Mozambique would need to develop a more competitive and inclusive financial system, address the failure of the market to make credit available for SMEs and farmers, and establish credit guarantee schemes to channel credit to priority sectors and disadvantaged groups.
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Monitoring guidelines for semi-formal financial institutions active in small enterprise finance.
B, Wesselink - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1996
Deals with unregulated but legal financial entities operating in the semi-formal financial sector, essentially membership-based self-help organizations and outside assistance-based nongovernmental organizations. Provides a framework of questions and indicators to form the basis for a monitoring...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010616740
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Impact of new information technology in the banking and insurance industries in Malaysia and Singapore.
Fong, Chan Onn - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1991
Based on interviews with officers and workers in four banks and four insurance companies in each country.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010965801