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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 … transformation and has been a central component of Ireland's human capital development. Ireland's journey towards prosperity has not … the story of Ireland's remarkable economic and social transformations since the 1960s, with a focus on the contribution …

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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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Disruptive Technologies in the Credit Information Sharing Industry : Developments and Implications

World Bank Group - 2019

This note analyzes the evolution of Credit Information Systems, including the emergence of new technologies that use alternative data in credit decisioning and the opportunities and risks associated with these trends. This paper also predicts the potential development effect of these disruptive...

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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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Assessing the Effectiveness of Public Research Institutions : Fostering Knowledge Linkages and Transferring Technology in Malaysia

World Bank Group - 2020

The transition to a more innovation-based growth model is even more urgent in the current uncertain global context[1]. While the GDP growth rate has proven resilient in recent years, declining oil and gas output, coupled with economic shocks, including the recent COVID-19 pandemic, havedented...

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Promoting Women Entrepreneurs in Mexico Report

World Bank Group - 2021

This report presents the results of various experimental studies that try to address, from different perspectives, the challenges of supporting the growth and profitability of women entrepreneurs. In Mexico, women tend to be overrepresented in the category of microentrepreneurs, who often have...

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Breaking Barriers : Female Entrepreneurs Who Cross Over to Male-Dominated Sectors

World Bank Group - 2022

The report focuses on sectoral choice as one of the contributors to the gender gap in firm performance. It explores the difference in profits among female entrepreneurs who cross over into male-dominated sectors (MDS) compared to those who remain in traditionally female-concentrated sectors...

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Ukraine Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Diagnostic

World Bank Group - 2017

This report is one of four analytical pieces on Ukraine's innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem developed by the World Bank's Ukraine Technical Assistance on Innovation, supported by the Swedish Ukraine Financial and Enterprise Sector Recovery and Growth Trust Fund. This report assesses the...

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Tech Startup Ecosystem in West Bank and Gaza : Findings and Recommendations

World Bank Group - 2018

Technology is one of the main drivers of productivity and economic growth. Developing countries have traditionally had difficulties in both developing technology and absorbing foreign technology. However, the recent emergence of tech startups present an opportunity. Tech start-ups are an...

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