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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,...
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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...
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informal firms as part of the World Bank's enterprise survey initiative for Kenya. The purpose of the note is to assess the … Kenya. Nevertheless, the assessment of the surveyed firms could provide important information on identifying policies as … for economic growth and job creation in Kenya …
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frictions that SMEs face to access finance. Section three explores how digitization is an enabler for SME finance and how … different fintech solutions address these barriers. The fintech solutions analyzed include digital credit, asset-based lending …, and equity products. Also examined are innovative products such as digital payments, credit risk assessment using …
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. One of the lessons of the last few years is that banks will expand SME lending on their own accord - in spite of the …
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This report presents findings of a study of Bank lending to small and medium enterprises (SME) in Serbia. The study … in SME lending in Serbia and account for about 70 percent of the total market. Banks are currently offering a fairly …; business credit cards; various types of payment services; Internet and phone banking. The report is organized as follows …
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