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Ready for Growth : Solutions to Increase Access to Finance for Women-Owned Businesses in the Middle East and North Africa
World Bank - 2013
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is at one of the most critical turning points in its modern history. The Arab spring was driven by the desire for economic opportunity and justice in the face of poverty and unemployment. The development of strong economies that enable both women...
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Peru - Developing New Structured Financial Products to Channel Savings Towards Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Growth
World Bank - 2012
The objective of this study is to contribute to the development of new structured financial products in Peru, in particular as means to address the problems of access to finance faced by underserved segments such as Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). This document reviews how structured...
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Lithuania - Country Economic Memorandum : Converging to Europe - Policies to Support Employment and Productivity Growth
World Bank - 2013
Lithuania's long-term economic strategy aims at building the foundations for achieving rapid convergence with Western European countries. The medium-term objective of the economic policy is to meet the economic criteria for accession and to get ready for membership in the European and Monetary...
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Croatia Country Economic Memorandum : A Strategy for Growth through European Integration, Volume 1. Summary Report
World Bank - 2013
For Croatia, the challenge is to create conditions that will attract investment and produce growth. These conditions can broadly be categorized as (a) stable, progressive and predictable laws and institutions; (b) efficient labor and financial markets; (c) macroeconomic and financial stability;...
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Croatia - Country Economic Memorandum : A Strategy for Growth through European Integration, Volume 2. Main Report
World Bank - 2013
For Croatia, the challenge is to create conditions that will attract investment and produce growth. These conditions can broadly be categorized as (a) stable, progressive and predictable laws and institutions; (b) efficient labor and financial markets; (c) macroeconomic and financial stability;...
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Madagascar : Back to the Future on the Road to Sustained and Balanced Growth, Country Economic Memorandum, Volume 2, Annexes
World Bank - 2012
The objective of this study is to accompany Malagasy authorities in their transition towards economic emergence. If the contribution of foreign capital and the abundance of natural resources should help the Malagasy economy escape from the poverty trap by increasing its domestic savings and...
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Rise of the Anatolian Tigers
World Bank - 2015
Turkey’s demographic and economic transformation has been one of the world’s most dramatic, with urban growth and economic growth proceeding hand in hand. Distinguishing Turkey from many other developing countries has been the pace, scale, and geographical diversity of its spatial and...
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Argentina - Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Argentina : A Potential Engine for Economic Growth and Employment
World Bank - 2013
aspects, and insufficient access to finance. The report builds on the following issues: 1) the critical aspect of the SME … technical assistance services are available, mainly because of high costs; 6) the striking multiplicity of SME programs, yet … with uncertain impact; and, 7) the need to overhaul SME policies, and programs to prod more incentive- and demand …
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Releasing constraints to growth or pushing on a string? : the impact of credit, training, business associations, and taxes on the performance of Mexican micro-firms
Fajnzylber, Pablo - 2006
"The authors employ propensity score matching and a traditional control function approach to examine the impact of participation in various societal institutions on microfirm performance in Mexico. They find that firms that participate in credit markets, receive training, pay taxes, and belong...
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Small and medium enterprises, growth, and poverty : cross-country evidence
Beck, Thorsten - 2003
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