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India Development Update, May 2017 : Unlocking Women's Potential
World Bank - 2017
India has among the lowest female labor force participation rates (LFPRs) in the world. In particular, low female LFPR … growth suffers. If the overall lack of jobs, especially regular salaried jobs, plays a large role in India's female LFPR … and accelerate India's GDP growth and broader social development. Policies that promote job creation in women …
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Unlocking the Potential of Women and Adolescent Girls in Madagascar - Challenges and Opportunities in Increasing Women's and Girls’ Economic Empowerment
World Bank - 2023
This thematic note is part of a broader mixed-method study on gender inequalities in Madagascar, which intends to illustrate the key gender gaps in the country and shed light on the unique challenges that young Malagasy women face in their educational, professional, and family trajectories. Due...
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Unlocking the Potential of Women and Adolescent Girls in Madagascar - Challenges and Opportunities in Enhancing Girls' and Women’s Agency
World Bank - 2023
This thematic note is part of a broader mixed-method study on gender inequalities in Madagascar, which intends to illustrate the key gender gaps in the country and shed light on the unique challenges that young Malagasy women face in their educational, professional, and family trajectories. Due...
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Unlocking the Potential of Women and Adolescent Girls - Challenges and Opportunities for Greater Empowerment of Women and Adolescent Girls in Madagascar
World Bank - 2023
This Overview presents the findings from the mixed-method study on gender inequalities in Madagascar, illustrating the key gender gaps in the country and shedding light on the unique challenges that young Malagasy women face in their educational, professional, and family trajectories. Due to the...
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General trends in competition policy and investment regulation in mandatory defined contribution markets in Latin America
Dayoub, Mariam - 2008
"Following Chile's pension reform in 1981, a wave of multi-pillar pension reforms took place in Latin America (LAC). Their implementation has revealed new policy challenges. To shed light on these issues, this paper reviews the structure and performance of mandatory DC pillars in LAC. The review...
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American depositary receipts (adr) holdings of U.S. based emerging market funds
Aggarwal, Reena - 2005
"For a foreign "issuer," the benefits of cross-listing in the United States are extensively documented in the literature. However it is not clear what motivates "investors" to hold American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) rather than the underlying stock of these issuers. The authors address the...
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Portfolio preferences of foreign institutional investors
Aggarwal, Reena - 2003
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The global growth of mutual funds
Vittas, Dimitri (contributor) - 2003
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Investment funds in emerging markets
Carter, Laurence - 1996
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Portfolio Limits : Pension Investment Restrictions Compromise Fund Performance
World Bank - 2012
The value of funded pensions can depend critically on the funds' investment performance. To try and protect people's savings, governments often regulate pension funds strictly, particularly when contributions are mandatory. For example, the new funded pension systems in Latin America and Eastern...
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