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Unlocking Electric Mobility Potential in MENA

World Bank - 2023

There is an urgency to scale up the electrification of transport amongst the worldwide efforts towards energy transition and decarbonization. Electric mobility, or e-mobility,has become one of the rapidly developing opportunities to contribute to nations' climate and development goals, including...

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Innovative firms or innovative owners? : determinants of innovation in micro, small, and medium enterprises

De Mel, Suresh J. - 2009

"Innovation is key to technology adoption and creation, and to explaining the vast differences in productivity across … and within countries. Despite the central role of the entrepreneur in the innovation process, data limitations have … restricted standard analysis of the determinants of innovation to consideration of the role of firm characteristics. The authors …

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Technology Absorption by Innovative SMEs : Knowledge Economy Forum VII, Ancona, Italy

World Bank - 2013

These proceedings highlight the key findings and public policy lessons that emerged from the Knowledge Economy Forum VII (KEF VII) on Technology Absorption by Innovative Small and Medium Enterprises, held in Ancona, Italy on June 17-19, 2008. Technology Absorption by Innovative Small and Medium...

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Turkey - Improving Conditions for SME Growth Finance and Innovation

World Bank - 2013

SME growth performance and productivity is currently poor, and these related challenges must be simultaneously addressed … finance contributes significantly to SME performance in terms of employment, sales, and investment. Specific interventions in … the form of credit guarantees and credit line financing of financial institutions dedicated to support SME financial …

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A review of regulatory instruments to control environmental externalities from the transport sector

Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2009

"This study reviews regulatory instruments designed to reduce environmental externalities from the transport sector. The study finds that the main regulatory instruments used in practice are fuel economy standards, vehicle emission standards, and fuel quality standards. Although industrialized...

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Sustainable transport : priorities for policy reform

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Mali : Transport Support to Sustainable Economic Growth

World Bank - 2013

This Economic and Sector Work (ESW) is consistent with the objectives laid out for the transport sector in the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP), and the Country Assistance Strategy (CAS), with its two primary objectives focused on strengthening existing reforms, and, helping define a...

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Energy Efficient Inland Water Transport in Bangladesh

World Bank - 2011

IWT is more energy efficient that modes like road or rail. The bigger capacity of IWT units means that the sector is able to ship more tons per kilometer per unit of fuel than what is possible with other modes. This benefits the climate and makes the sector relatively cost-efficient. Even so,...

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Sustainability of Transport Projects : Toolkit

World Bank - 2012

This report is the output of the finalize toolkit phase (phase three) for the project sustainability toolkit for transport projects. The overall objective, as defined in the terms of reference, is 'to make development projects more sustainable by reducing the risk of failure of projects...

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A Policy Framework for Green Transportation in Georgia : Achieving Reforms and Building Infrastructure for Sustainability

World Bank - 2012

The Government of Georgia is considering options for reducing fossil fuel imports in favor of introducing large scale use of domestic energy sources for public and private transportation. However, this must be considered within the overall context of green transportation-which will generate...

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