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This global report examines the opportunity for special economic zones to promote women's economic empowerment and boost zone and enterprise competitiveness in developing countries. The research covers Bangladesh, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, El Salvador, Jordan, Kenya, and the Philippines. The...
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-dependent countries in the world. Around US …
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literacy need to be addressed in a more systematic way. This World Bank's diagnostic review provides a detailed assessment of …
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summarized in the World Bank Group's good practices for financial consumer protection and financial literacy/capability …
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also played a role. In order to improve Nicaraguan consumers' confidence in their financial institutions, this World Bank …
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Technology is one of the main drivers of productivity and economic growth. Developing countries have traditionally had difficulties in both developing technology and absorbing foreign technology. However, the recent emergence of tech startups present an opportunity. Tech start-ups are an...
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years, there has been a surge in tech start-ups across the world. Fueled by global technology-led cost reductions and …
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promote social entrepreneurship in Tunisia …
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The World Development Report 2011 on conflict, security and development will look at conflict as a challenge to … to school, infants dying and mothers dying in childbirth in the developing world live in countries at risk or, affected …
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The past 25 years have witnessed unprecedented changes around the world - many of them for the better. Across the … improved living standards and scientific and cultural sharing across nations. As the world changes, a host of opportunities … and endanger the social and economic reforms that produced these gains. The World Development Report 2014 (WDR 2014), Risk …
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