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Small and medium enterprises, growth, and poverty : cross-country evidence
Beck, Thorsten - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523259
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Developing Forest-Smart Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) Standards
World Bank - 2021
Deforestation and forest degradation are the second leading cause of global warming. Forest loss disrupts ecosystem services, depletes biodiversity, and ultimately undermines the fulfillment of basic human rights. The mining sector is the fourth largest driver of deforestation after agriculture,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013254869
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2023 State of the Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Sector
World Bank - 2024
The 2023 state of the artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector focuses on the intersection of ASM and sustainable development goal 5 (SDG 5) - achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. It applies the SDG 5 framework for the first time to systematically report on gender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014579378
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Industrial clusters and micro and small enterprises in Africa : from survival to growth
Yoshino, Yutaka (contributor) - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393586
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Small enterprise growth and the rural investment climate : evidence from Tanzania
Kinda, Tidiane - 2008
"This paper analyzes characteristics of nonfarm enterprises, their employment growth patterns, and constraints in doing business in rural Tanzania. Using unique survey data, the authors describe a low-return sector struggling to compete in a difficult business environment. However, about...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521084
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557951
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South Africa - Constraints to Growth and Employment : Evidence of the Small, Medium and Micro Enterprise Firm Survey
World Bank - 2013
This report identifies several themes that cover both macroeconomic constraints as well as structural factors affecting small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMME) in South Africa. After the introduction, Chapter 2 continues to discuss firm demographics for the 800 SMME firms surveyed....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012558723
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Finance, firm size, and growth
Beck, Thorsten (contributor) - 2005
"The authors examine whether financial development boosts the growth of small firms more than large firms and hence provides information on the mechanisms through which financial development fosters aggregate economic growth. They define an industry's technological firm size as the firm size...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522713
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Doing Business in 2005 : Removing Obstacles to Growth
2004
Doing Business in 2005: Removing Obstacles to Growth is the second in a series of annual reports investigating the scope and manner of regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. New quantitative indicators on business regulations and their enforcement can be compared...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012245451
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African small and medium enterprises, networks, and manufacturing performance
Biggs, Tyler - 2006
"This paper examines the role of private support institutions in determining small and medium enterprise (SME) growth …-based, business networks. There are important links between these informal governance institutions and SME performance. Networks raise …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522205