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Uruguay - Strengthening Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation of Social Policy : Nonlending Technical Assistance Project, Report on Phase 2
World Bank - 2012
The objectives of the Uruguay Nonlending Technical Assistance Project (UY NLTA) were to: (i) evaluate the impact of providing a safety net program's (PANES's) social emergency programs; (ii) inform a dialogue about the future role of social programs and of MIDES as a lead authority responsible...
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The Gambia - From Entrepot to Exporter and Eco-tourism : Diagnostic Trade Integration Study for the Integrated Framework for Trade-related Technical Assistance to Least Developed C...
World Bank - 2012
For decades, Gambia has served as a regional entrepot, using the river as a transportation link to the hinterland. Relatively low import taxes, well-functioning port and customs services, and limited administrative barriers reinforced Gambia's position as a trading center. About 80 percent of...
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Summary Note on Technical Assistance Provided in Support of the Greater Harare Water and Sanitation Strategic Plan
World Bank - 2015
The severe conditions in Zimbabwe, which reached a nadir in 2008 and 2009, led to a collapse of basic systems including the reliability and safety of water supply and sanitation services, leading to an outbreak of cholera with more than 4,000 deaths and over 90,000 people infected. The World...
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IMF and World Bank Approach to Cross-Border Payments Technical Assistance
International Monetary Fund / Monetary and Capital … - 2023
The G20 had made enhancing cross-border payments a priority. Faster, cheaper, more transparent and more inclusive cross-border payment services have the potential to be transformative for citizens and economies across the world. The Roadmap for Enhancing Cross-Border Payments, launched in 2020,...
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Small and medium enterprises, growth, and poverty : cross-country evidence
Beck, Thorsten - 2003
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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,...
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Decentralized Energy Services to Fight Poverty : Outcome Driven Engagement of Small and Medium-size Enterprises in the Provision of Energy Services in IDA Countries
World Bank - 2014
The Department for International Development (DFID)-Funded Energy Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Program was … Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) Energy SME program focused on off-grid electrification and biomass use as many …
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Scaling-Up SME Access to Financial Services
World Bank - 2013
access to finance remains a key constraint to SME. In the light of the new understanding of the SME finance challenges that … order to achieve a global scale-up of SME access to financial services in the developing world. The G-20 FIEG SME Finance … Sub-Group executed a global SME Finance stocktaking exercise with various SME finance models to establish best practices …
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Building science, technology, and innovation capacity in Rwanda : developing practical solutions to practical problems
Watkins, Alfred J. - 2008
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