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Mining Together : Large-Scale Mining Meets Artisanal Mining, A Guide for Action
World Bank - 2013
The present guide mining together-when large-scale mining meets artisanal mining is an important step to better understanding the conflict dynamics and underlying issues between large-scale and small-scale mining. This guide for action not only points to some of the challenges that both parties...
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Linking up and reaching out in Bangladesh : information and communications technology for microfinance
Bagazonzya, Henry K. (contributor) - 2010
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Digital Identification Mexico
World Bank - 2022
Authorities in Mexico are seeking solutions to the complex task of improving efficiency in the financial and government sectors when identifying individuals and legal entities, while balancing other public-policy objectives, such as governance, technological neutrality, safety, privacy, and...
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Digital and Telecom : Myanmar Infrastructure Monitoring
World Bank - 2022
Myanmar has experienced a series of total and partial internet shutdowns since the military coup in February 2021 … on internet access have had a profound impact on investments in the sector, subsequently affecting the growth of digital … infrastructure and digitally enabled services in Myanmar. Internet restrictions have also had important implications on household …
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The Role of Digital in the COVID-19 Social Assistance Response
World Bank - 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in vast numbers of people in need of social assistance, many of whom were not previously covered by social safety nets. To meet this unprecedented level of need, governments quickly scaled social assistance reaching over 1.7 billion people in low- and middle income...
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Kenya : Accounting and Auditing
World Bank - 2013
This report assesses accounting and auditing practices in Kenya in relation to the requirements of the International Accounting Standards (IASs) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), and the International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) issued by the International...
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Egypt, Arab Republic : Accounting and Auditing
World Bank - 2013
During the past decade, Egypt made significant efforts to align corporate financial reporting requirements with the International Accounting Standards (IAS) and to close the compliance gap in both accounting and auditing practices. Consequently, important improvements have been achieved in...
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Digital Hotspots
World Bank - 2023
Currently, about ten percent of the global population lives in economies affected by Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV). Climate change, rising inequality, demographic change, sovereign debt and other global trends render fragility increasingly more complex. In recent years, it has become...
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Knowledge and development : a cross-section approach
Chen, Derek Hung Chiat - 2004
"Chen and Dahlman assess the effects of knowledge on economic growth. By using an array of indicators, each of which … represents an aspect of knowledge, as independent variables in cross-section regressions that span 92 countries for the period … 1960 to 2000, they show that knowledge is a significant determinant of long-term economic growth. In particular, the …
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Knowledge, productivity, and innovation in Nigeria : creating a new economy
Radwan, Ismail - 2010
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