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In South Asia, the modern microfinance movement was born in Bangladesh in the 1970s as a response to the prevailing … poverty conditions among its vast rural population. Astonishing growth rates in Bangladesh, particularly during 1990s, created … a new dimension for microfinance worldwide as microfinance institutions grew to include millions of clients. The start …
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accelerate trade integration and growth, and to reduce poverty. Each part of the report focuses on a key question and provides an … poverty reduction using two types of macroeconomic models. The report concludes with policy priorities for accelerating …
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The Global Monitoring Report 2014/2015: Ending Poverty and Sharing Prosperity was written jointly by the World Bank … Development. This year's report details, for the first time, progress toward the WBG's twin goals of ending extreme poverty by …
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"Oil and mineral revenues raise national savings and hence facilitate investment, capital accumulation, and sustained growth; thus, there are benefits of owning large natural resources. There can be a significant spillover effect from the oil sector to the non-oil sector particularly if...
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Mozambique's continuous efforts to sustain economic growth and reduce poverty face a number of constraints including … vulnerable to water shocks and water being a constraint on growth and poverty reduction. The development of Mozambique Country … supporting its approach and priorities. It is consistent with the country's development priorities as defined in Second Poverty …
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This report on a key to poverty reduction in Peru identifies a number of cost-effective policy interventions that could …
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a view to increasing productivity and reducing poverty in rural areas. Moreover, the PRECASP will finance expenditure …
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This is a draft edition of the Poverty Environment Nexus (PEN) report for Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam. The purpose of …
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The country's approach to poverty reduction is outlined in the 2003 Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, and draws on a … development approach in which growth and poverty reduction are mutually reinforcing. Three areas of focus are identified in the … government policy on poverty i s most directly felt through public expenditure and service delivery, these are dealt with in …
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The country's approach to poverty reduction is outlined in the 2003 Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, and draws on a … development approach in which growth and poverty reduction are mutually reinforcing. Three areas of focus are identified in the … government policy on poverty i s most directly felt through public expenditure and service delivery, these are dealt with in …
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