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Promoting Women Entrepreneurs in Mexico Report
World Bank Group - 2021
challenges of supporting the growth and profitability of women entrepreneurs. In Mexico, women tend to be overrepresented in the … drivers and the implications of sectoral barriers to women entrepreneurs. For each one of these interventions, the report …
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Breaking Barriers : Female Entrepreneurs Who Cross Over to Male-Dominated Sectors
World Bank Group - 2022
difference in profits among female entrepreneurs who cross over into male-dominated sectors (MDS) compared to those who remain in … survey of entrepreneurs carried out through a social media platform …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013181623
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Profiting from Parity : Unlocking the Potential of Women's Business in Africa
World Bank Group - 2019
-agricultural labor force classified as self-employed or employers. Yet most entrepreneurs are unable to grow their businesses beyond …, seeks to focus attention on the challenges that Africa's women entrepreneurs face and identify practical solutions. The … to growth and profitability faced by women entrepreneurs. It goes beyond looking at contextual, endowment and household …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645984
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Needs of the present, challenges for the future : [based on a symposium held in November 5, 2006, ... of the World Bank Group ...]
Moran, Theodore H. (contributor) - 2008
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Women Entrepreneurs in Indonesia : A Pathway to Increasing Shared Prosperity
World Bank Group - 2016
The world today believes that supporting women entrepreneurs is vital for economic growth. As economic opportunities … entrepreneurs has risen in global economy including in developing countries. However, the majority of women entrepreneurs in … developing countries are still operating in small and micro enterprises with very little growth. Most women entrepreneurs run …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644489
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Niger Investing in Human Capital, Agricultural Productivity, and Social Protection for Faster Poverty Reduction : A Poverty Assessment
World Bank Group - 2021
Niger earns its foreign exchange mainly from uranium and gold, which has limited domestic economic linkages. Distant second, livestock export also provide important revenue to the country. Overall, most of the labor force is employed in a low productivity and shock prone rainfed agricultural...
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The Status of Women in Lebanon : Assessing Women's Access to Economic Opportunities, Human Capital Accumulation and Agency
World Bank Group - 2021
This report provides an up-to-date, holistic reference on the state of women in Lebanon against the broader perspective of general development outcomes while taking into consideration the multiple crises the country is facing. The report presents a data-driven analysis of three key dimensions of...
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Chad Poverty Assessment : Investing in Rural Income Growth, Human Capital, and Resilience to Support Sustainable Poverty Reduction
World Bank Group - 2021
This poverty assessment aims to inform poverty-focused policymaking in Chad. The report examines recent trends in poverty, inequality, and other social indicators and identifies key constraints on poverty reduction. Although agriculture, pastoralism, and related activities provide livelihoods...
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Building Human Capital : Lessons from Country Experiences; Ireland
World Bank Group - 2021
Over the last sixty years, Ireland has experienced profound economic, social, technological, occupational, cultural, and demographic changes. It has emerged from the most recent economic crisis stronger than ever and remains committed to its vision of a nation of people armed with the relevant...
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