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Tech Start-up Ecosystem in Beirut : Findings and Recommendations
World Bank - 2017
Technology is one of the main drivers of productivity and economic growth. Developing countries have traditionally had difficulties in both developing technology and absorbing foreign technology. However, the recent emergence of tech startups present an opportunity. Tech start-ups are an...
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Tech Start-up Ecosystem in Dar es Salaam : Findings and Recommendations
World Bank - 2017
Technology is one of the main drivers of productivity and economic growth. Developing countries have traditionally had difficulties in both developing technology and absorbing foreign technology. Seventy to eighty percent of the productivity gap between developed and developing countries is...
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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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Supporting Youth Employment through Cash Grants for Entrepreneurship
World Bank - 2023
Benin's labor market is characterized by a high participation rate, but extensive informality and underemployment. Underemployment is even higher among youth and rural women. The labor market is also extremely segregated by gender. Under the Benin Youth Employment Project(PEJ), closed in June...
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Adapting to Climate Change in Europe and Central Asia
World Bank - 2012
The climate is changing; and the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region is vulnerable to the consequences. Many of the …
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Overlooked : Examining the Impact of Disasters and Climate Shocks on Poverty in the Europe and Central Asia Region
World Bank - 2021
levels in select countries in the Europe and Central Asia region …
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Adapting to Climate Change in Europe and Central Asia : Lessons from Recent Experiences and Suggested Future Directions
World Bank - 2013
Like other regions, Eastern Europe and Central Asia is vulnerable to climate change and its potential socioeconomic … example, those in Central Asia and southern Europe), adapting to climate risk adds a new dimension to the challenges of … development, but also provides an opportunity to revisit priorities and accelerate reforms. The Europe and Central Asia (ECA …
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Europe and Central Asia Housing Finance Crisis Prevention and Resolution : A Review of Policy Options
World Bank - 2014
private housing finance market participants. It offers observations of the recent Europe and Central Asia (ECA) market …
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Crisis within a Crisis? : How the Financial Crisis Highlights Power Sector Vulnerabilities in Europe and Central Asia Region
World Bank - 2010
The global financial crisis severely affected economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA). Currencies …
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Rising Food and Energy Prices in Europe and Central Asia
World Bank - 2011
the Europe and Central Asia Region (ECA) in the short run and to indicate which countries are most likely to be …
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