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The impact of the business environment on the business creation process
Klapper, Leora - 2009
"New data from the 2008 World Bank Group Entrepreneurship Survey indicates a very strong and statistically significant … world. Data were also collected on the functioning and structure of business registries. Empirical evidence suggests that … fostering formal sector entrepreneurship. "--World Bank web site …
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Entrepreneurship Snapshots 2010 : Measuring the Impact of the Financial Crisis on New Business Registration
World Bank - 2012
New businesses are likely to have been even more severely affected by the crisis than mature businesses, even in non crisis times, new and young firms tend to be more constrained than older firms which often have established reputations and enjoy easier access to finance. Given the sudden...
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World Bank group support for innovation and entrepreneurship : an independent evaluation
2014
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Global Good Practice in Incubation Policy Development and Implementation
World Bank - 2013
This paper was based on a desk review of the literature relating to best practice in public policy supporting business incubation, supplemented by four national case studies covering Brazil, Ma-laysia, New Zealand and South Africa. These country studies were prepared through engage-ment of...
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Explaining enterprise performance in developing countries with business climate survey data
Dethier, Jean-Jacques - 2008
100 countries around the world. The literature that has analyzed this data provides evidence that a good business climate … research agenda and possible improvements in survey design. "--World Bank web site …
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Improving state enterprise performance : the role of internal and external incentives
Muir, Russell - 1995
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World Bank Corporate Scorecard April 2013 : Integrated Results and Performance Framework
World Bank - 2013
The corporate scorecard provides information on the Bank's overall performance and the results achieved by its clients, against the backdrop of progress on global development objectives. The corporate scorecard facilitates strategic dialogue between management and the Board on progress made and...
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World Bank Corporate Scorecard September 2013 : Integrated Results and Performance Framework
World Bank - 2013
Two ambitious goals guide World Bank Group actions: (i) ending extreme poverty by reducing the percentage of people … burdens future generations will inherit. The World Bank Group is committed to supporting countries in the achievement of these … goals with a combination of financing, knowledge, and convening services. The World Bank Corporate Scorecard provides …
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Global Investment Promotion Benchmarking Report : Eyes on COMESA
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency - 2009
incentives. In the real world, Investment Promotion Intermediaries (IPIs) face tight budget and human resource constraints …
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