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The Women Economic Empowerment report outlines the factors contributing to the persistently low economic participation … of Egyptian women and to identify "gender smart" policies and solutions to boost economic growth while at the same time …, narrowing relevant gender gaps. The study provides the context of women's share of the public space as reflected in their access …
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practices to strengthen women's economic empowerment outcomes, and how government and other development actors can employ an …
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Economic policymakers in developing countries across the world are focusing on expanding financial inclusion. This … to several policy interventions in Pakistan over the past decade and a half, including the promotion of microfinance, the … show results. This background paper has been developed to inform the discussions on advancing women's financial inclusion …
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Tanzania was again one of the top growth performers in the region. Official GDP figures show that growth remained steady in the first half of the year, driven by higher public investment and by a recovery in exports. Inflation has been low and stable, and the balance of payments is quite sound...
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Tanzania was again one of the top growth performers in the region. Official GDP figures show that growth remained steady in the first half of the year, driven by higher public investment and by a recovery in exports. Inflation has been low and stable, and the balance of payments is quite sound...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646681
This report was commissioned by the World Bank Group's (WBG) financial inclusion support framework program, with … technical support from the East African Business Council to provide a diagnostic assessment of the women cross-border trade … women's bankability and financial access generally and during the current Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The …
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This poverty and equity report provides updated poverty and inequality statistics from the Grenada Survey of Living Conditions and Household Budget Survey (SLCHBS) conducted between 2018 and 2019 by the Central Statistical Office of Grenada. The SLCHBS 2018-2019 is the third in a series of...
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.20 dollars World Bank poverty line for lower middle-income countries is used as the cut-off to define poverty. Poverty reduction …
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This assessment overcomes these limitations to develop a holistic analysis of poverty in Yemen. It is possible to use data on key areas, such as food security and other forms of vulnerability, paired with rigorous analysis of key political economy developments since the outbreak of war, to tell...
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gender parity, but violence against women remains a significant problem in the country. As the COVID-19 pandemic has … exacerbated the problem of gender-based violence, women's labor force participation rate reduced by 10 percentage points as well …
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