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Resources and Resourcefulness
World Bank - 2015
Recent studies in the DRC tend to focus on human rights abuses or on the status of women, however few investigations examine the link between mining and sexual violence. There is a dearth of research specifically into the gender dimensions of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) as a means to...
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Realizing the Blue Economy Potential in Albania
World Bank - 2020
The objective of this study is to fill the knowledge gaps to help advance Albania's vision of the Blue Economy, in the context of the country's aim of joining the EU. The two most important sectors with this regard are fisheries and tourism. Both industries are well established and offer the...
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Energy efficiency : lessons learned from success stories
Stuggins, Gary - 2013
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The market for retirement products in Sweden
Palmer, Edward - 2008
1990s transformed the landscape for retirement products in Sweden. First, banking and insurance were extensively … implications of these changes for the Swedish annuity market. It discusses the regulation of payout options in Sweden, highlighting … risk-based regulation and supervision. The paper also emphasizes Sweden's success in moving in the direction of increased …
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Doing Business 2011 : Making a Difference for Entrepreneurs
World Bank - 2010
Eighth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulations in 183 economies, Doing Business 2011 measures regulations affecting 10 areas of everyday business activity: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, employing workers, registering property, getting credit,...
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Entrepreneurship in post-conflict transition : the role of informality and access to finance
Demirgüç-Kunt, Aslı - 2009
"The authors examine the factors affecting the transition to self-employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina, using the World Bank Living Standard Measurement Survey panel household survey for the years 2001-2004. In the beginning of the sample, the country changed its legal framework, with the...
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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 relationship between entrepreneurship and a better business environment. Data for 100 countries on the number of total and newly registered corporations over an eight-year...
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Gender and economic growth in Tanzania : creating opportunities for women
Ellis, Amanda (contributor) - 2007
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Promoting Women Entrepreneurs in Mexico Report
World Bank - 2021
This report presents the results of various experimental studies that try to address, from different perspectives, the challenges of supporting the growth and profitability of women entrepreneurs. In Mexico, women tend to be overrepresented in the category of microentrepreneurs, who often have...
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