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Finance for all? : policies and pitfalls in expanding access
Demirgüc-Kunt, Asli - 2008
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521464
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Finance for All? Policies and Pitfalls in Expanding Access
World Bank - 2012
This book, finance for all, presents first efforts at developing indicators illustrating that financial access is quite limited around the world and identifies barriers that may be preventing small firms and poor households from using financial services. Based on this research, the report...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012563179
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The Role of Consumer Consent in Open Banking : Financial Inclusion Support Framework
World Bank - 2021
how to implement consumer consent protocols to access bank account data under open banking scenarios …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013255186
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Rural Financial Services : Implementing the Bank's Strategy to Reach the Rural Poor
World Bank - 2013
This paper discusses rural finance aspects of the World Bank's rural development strategy, "Reaching the Rural Poor … highlighting priorities for the future. The primary objective is to articulate how the Bank views current best practices in rural … countries, Bank staff, and other donor agencies. In the process, it provides some operational guidance on the types of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012559149
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Expanding the Outreach of Financial Services : The Experience of Financial Institutions
World Bank - 2013
In 2007-08 Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the central bank of Afghanistan, was in the process of reforming the financial …: reputable private investors; small and medium entrepreneurs; BRAC, a microfinance institution; Kabul Bank, a fast growing … commercial bank; and Bank Millie, a state-owned bank. The examination of each institution will address the factors that have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557380
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Assessing the Damage : Early Evidence on Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis on Girls and Women in Africa
World Bank - 2022
At the onset of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, there was global concern about the negative indirect impacts the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013254886
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COVID-19 in South Asia : An Unequal Shock, An Uncertain Recovery - Findings on Labor Market Impacts from Round 1 of the SAR COVID Phone Monitoring Surveys
World Bank - 2022
All countries across South Asia, faced with the rising risks of COVID-19 infection rates, implemented severe economic lockdowns in early 2020 with varying frequencies and time periods. While the exact nature and duration of these lockdowns varied across countries in the South Asia Region (SAR),...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013254916
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Municipal Finance
World Bank - 2021
City local governments have been facing multiple challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic to secure adequate financial resources for response and recovery. This report assesses the impact of the pandemic on local governments' financial situations through cross-country analysis and comparison....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013255013
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The Labor Market Implications of Restricted Mobility during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya : Evidence from Nationally Representative Phone Surveys
World Bank - 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic affected people's livelihoods in many ways, particularly in developing countries. This paper examines the degree to which recovering mobility levels impacted labor market outcomes in Kenya over the course of the pandemic, starting from May 2020 until June 2021. It uses an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013255079
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and African Aviation : Policy Note
World Bank - 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic is posing an existential threat to the air transport sector globally, including in Africa. Due to sustained and significant loss of revenue coupled with the presence of several fixed and quasi-fixed inputs in this sector, the survival of carriers is questionable in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013255122