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Turkey - Improving Conditions for SME Growth Finance and Innovation
World Bank - 2013
and growing labor force in Turkey as SMEs account for 79 percent of jobs in Turkey. Creating jobs for Turkey's unemployed … SME growth performance and productivity is currently poor, and these related challenges must be simultaneously addressed …. First, Turkish SMEs grow slower than both large enterprises in Turkey and SMEs in comparator countries. Second, not only are …
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Inclusion of LGBTI+ Persons in Workplaces in Thailand
World Bank - 2022
Thailand is widely considered progressive among developing and middle-income countries regarding the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex (LGBTI+) people. Thailand has made progress in developing legislation to stop LGBTI+ discrimination, including adopting the Gender...
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ICT in Agriculture : Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions
World Bank - 2011
The livelihoods of the world's poor rise and fall with the fate of agriculture. Enhancing the ability of smallholders to connect with the knowledge, networks, and institutions necessary to improve their productivity, food security, and employment opportunities is a fundamental development...
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Institutional Constraints in Promoting IK : Community Access to Social Networks and Formal Institutions
World Bank - 2012
In recent years, many international development agencies and non-government organizations have renewed their efforts to provide and promote indigenous knowledge orientation in development planning and practice. These efforts emphasize local knowledge systems and practices as valuable resources...
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ICT in Agriculture : Connecting Smallholders to Knowledge, Networks, and Institutions
World Bank - 2013
The livelihoods of the world's poor rise and fall with the fate of agriculture. Enhancing the ability of smallholders to connect with the knowledge, networks, and institutions necessary to improve their productivity, food security, and employment opportunities is a fundamental development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557925
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A road to trust
Labonne, Julien - 2008
"The authors explore the relationship between transaction costs and generalized trust. Using panel data from 2,100 households in 135 rural communities of the Philippines, the paper shows that where transaction costs are reduced (proxied by road construction), there is an increase in generalized...
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Building trust : developing the Russian financial sector
Fuchs, Michael Joseph (contributor) - 2002
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Building Trust : Developing the Russian Financial Sector
World Bank - 2013
This book examines progress within Russia's financial sector and provides a road map for promoting dialogue on and implementing improvements. The book is intended to complement and support the joint strategic plan of Russia's government and Central Bank for banking reform, a plan that includes...
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Lebanon Economic Monitor, Fall 2016 : The Big Swap - Dollars for Trust
World Bank - 2016
The Lebanon Economic Monitor provides an update on key economic developments and policies overthe past six months. It also presents findings from recent World Bank work on Lebanon. It places them in a longer-term and global context, and assesses the implications of these developments and other...
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A Lesson in Trust Yields Big Rewards in Panama Procurement : $20 Million Saved in One Contract in 2009 Alone
World Bank - 2012
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