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Yokohama Development Knowledge Sourcebook
World Bank Group - 2018
The City of Yokohama offers useful lessons for other cities seeking to achieve sustainable urban development. It simultaneously managed rapid economic growth and a sharp rise in population through a series of thoughtfully conceived and well" integrated development projects and regulative...
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Credit Reporting Knowledge Guide 2019
World Bank Group - 2019
Access to finance is an essential component of economic development and job creation. A host of studies have shown a positive correlation between financial development and economic growth. Access to finance is also critical for larger corporations and conglomerates, which, given their size,...
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World Bank Knowledge Sharing and Reuse Incentive Framework
World Bank Group - 2019
This document presents an incentive framework aiming to improve knowledge sharing (KS) and reusing behaviors at the World Bank. Given the nature of the Bank's work, evidence suggests that effective and efficient knowledge sharing might be the biggest predictor of success. To approach KS in a...
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Impact of Counseling on Knowledge, Feelings and Actions of Over-Indebted Borrowers in Tajikistan
World Bank Group - 2016
A growing body of empirical work suggests that personalized, just-in-time consultation about financial decision-making, with an emphasis on goal-setting, may be more effective to bring about improvements in financial consumer behavior than generalized, classroom-style education. With this in...
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Promoting Innovation in China : Lessons from International Good Practice
World Bank Group - 2020
China considers innovation be one of the key drivers of its future growth and convergence with more developed countries … technological catch- up, China must revise its approach to innovation policy. This paper takes stock of China's progress in building … recommendations to help China sustain its drive to become one of the global innovation champions …
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Enhancing Resilience of Low Income Workers in Brazil : Financial Instruments and Innovations
World Bank Group - 2021
While the Brazilian social protection system provides instruments to reduce the risk of destitution from old age and disability with broad coverage, protection against labor income shocks in Brazil remains segmented and largely depends on labor status and household composition. In 2019, nearly...
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Uzbekistan : Choosing an Innovative and Green Future
World Bank Group - 2022
Uzbekistan has a unique opportunity to make early investments to 'green' its ambitious economic and market transition. A greener economic growth model in Uzbekistan, based on the sustainable and efficient use of natural and energy resources, would minimize pollution, reduce climate and...
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Vietnam : Science, Technology, and Innovation Report 2020
World Bank Group - 2021
The science, technology, and innovation (STI) report provide analytical support for Vietnam's upcoming ten-year STI … innovation in Vietnam. As the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) triggered economic shock continues to spread globally and its … impact deepens in Vietnam, the importance of technology adoption and innovation for business resilience as well as for …
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Vietnam : Science, Technology, and Innovation Report 2020
World Bank Group - 2021
The science, technology, and innovation (STI) report provide analytical support for Vietnam's upcoming ten-year STI … strengthened national innovation system (NIS) that will promote a more innovation-driven enterprise sector, and in turn lead to … globally and its impact deepens in Vietnam, the importance of innovation and technology adoption for business resilience as …
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Chad SME Competitiveness and Global Value Chain Upgrading Diagnostics with Focus on Opportunities in the Domestic and Regional Markets
World Bank Group - 2021
This study aims to explore ways in which key competencies of the oil and gas industry could be leveraged to support the diversification of the Chadian economy. The analysis focused on identifying opportunities and prioritizing core competencies in specific segments of the oil and gas value chain...
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