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SME Upgrading Program : Exploring Initiatives that Combine Market Linkages and Capability Strengthening
World Bank Group - 2019
This paper examines interventions that seek to address firm-level capabilities and access to markets in an integrated fashion. Examples of such interventions include supplier development programs (linking domestic SMEs in developing countries with large buyers, such as foreign investors that are...
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SME Upgrading Programs : Exploring Initiatives that Combine Market Linkages and Capability Strengthening
World Bank Group - 2019
A key focus of most countries is to stimulate growth in their small and medium enterprises (SME) population. There are … various influences on SME competitiveness. Governments, development partners, non-profit entities, and private sector … associations and firms intervene to aim to increase SME competitiveness by addressing market, coordination, and government failures …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647447
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Saving Entrepreneurs, Saving Enterprises : Proposals on the Treatment of MSME Insolvency
World Bank Group - 2018
Micro and small enterprise (MSME) insolvency is particularly likely to impact not only the business, but also the personal and family life of the owner-operator(s) of such businesses, raising particular concerns that apply much less frequently in the context of corporate insolvency. This report...
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ID Enrollment Strategies : Practical Lessons From Around The Globe
World Bank Group - 2019
Providing universal coverage and barrier-free access to ID systems is one of the three pillars of the Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development and is vital to achieving Target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to "provide legal identity for all" by 2030....
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The Impact of the War in Ukraine on Global Trade and Investment
World Bank Group - 2022
report focuses on the direct impact of the war on world trade and investment. It identifies five trade and investment …. The report finds that world trade will drop by 1 percent, lowering global GDP by 0.7 percent and GDP of low …
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Global Experiences on Expanding Services to the Urban Poor
World Bank Group - 2009
In 2006-07, the Water and Sanitation Program-South Asia (WSP-SA) initiated a research toidentify barriers to service delivery for the urban poor. The research included a review ofvarious initiatives from across the globe that have resulted in improved service delivery for theurban poor and...
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Bhutan's Integration with the Global Economy : International Investment Treaties and Conventions
World Bank Group - 2019
In this context, Bhutan can become wealthier through accelerating both domestic and foreign investment, as well as signing investment treaties. These investments could provide not just capital but also bring necessary skills, knowledge and ideas, and help the country move beyond hydropower....
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Organizing for Reform : Global Experiences
World Bank Group - 2020
This note looks at the experience countries have had in introducing reforms that improved the business environment. Instead of examining what was done (that is, the content of reforms), the focus is placed on how reform programs came to be successful. The note aims to provide an overview of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647184
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Delivering Quality Health Services: A Global Imperative
OECD; OECD; World Bank Group - 2018
Universal health coverage (UHC) aims to provide health security and universal access to essential care services without financial hardship to individuals, families and communities. UHC enables a transition to more productive and equitable societies and economies and is enshrined in the 2030...
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Global Labor Database User Manual : A Guide to Understanding, Using, and Interacting with the Global Labor Database
World Bank Group - 2024
The Global Labor Database (GLD) is part of the World Bank initiatives to harmonize labor force surveys and household …
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