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Small and medium enterprises, growth, and poverty : cross-country evidence
Beck, Thorsten - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523259
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Developing Forest-Smart Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Standards
World Bank - 2021
Deforestation and forest degradation are the second leading cause of global warming. Forest loss disrupts ecosystem services, depletes biodiversity, and ultimately undermines the fulfillment of basic human rights. The mining sector is the fourth largest driver of deforestation after agriculture,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013254869
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Decentralized Energy Services to Fight Poverty : Outcome Driven Engagement of Small and Medium-size Enterprises in the Provision of Energy Services in IDA Countries
World Bank - 2014
The Department for International Development (DFID)-Funded Energy Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Program was … Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) Energy SME program focused on off-grid electrification and biomass use as many …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012561027
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Scaling-Up SME Access to Financial Services
World Bank - 2013
access to finance remains a key constraint to SME. In the light of the new understanding of the SME finance challenges that … order to achieve a global scale-up of SME access to financial services in the developing world. The G-20 FIEG SME Finance … Sub-Group executed a global SME Finance stocktaking exercise with various SME finance models to establish best practices …
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Tech Start-up Ecosystem in Beirut : Findings and Recommendations
World Bank - 2017
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012246996
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Tech Start-up Ecosystem in Dar es Salaam : Findings and Recommendations
World Bank - 2017
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. Seventy to eighty percent of the productivity gap between developed and developing countries is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247021
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Nuturing Innovation : Venture Acceleration Networks, A Review of Existing Models
World Bank - 2013
This report evaluates the role, operational models and identifies good practices of programs that seek to accelerate innovative entrepreneurship by managing, nurturing and leveraging social and business networks. The report discusses the role of venture acceleration networks, using networks to...
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Success in small and medium-scale enterprises : the evidence from Colombia
Cortés de Tadey, Mariluz - 1987 - 1. print
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Increasing formality and productivity of Bolivian firms
2009
This book presents qualitative and quantitative analyses on Bolivia's informal sector, the reasons why firms are informal, and the impact of normalization on their profitability. The analysis finds that the impact of tax registration on profitability depends on firm size and the ability to issue...
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