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Rolling Back Russia's Spatial Disparities : Re-assembling the Soviet Jigsaw Under a Market Economy
World Bank Group - 2018
Russia's spatial disparities stem largely from its economic geography, which is unique and has no parallels even when compared to seemingly similar countries such as Australia and Canada. While Australia and Canada also have large land masses and even lower population densities than Russia, a...
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Czech Republic : Assessment of the SME Policy Mix
World Bank Group - 2019
Czech Republic. It presents an original analysis of all national-level SME-related policy instruments, totaling 93 … compares the SME policy mix to the country needs (see Annex 1 for framework and methodology). The analysis integrates three … interrelated segments: 1) A country needs assessment to determine the national needs for SME policies. The needs assessment …
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Linking Farmers to Markets through Productive Alliances : An Assessment of the World Bank Experience in Latin America
World Bank Group - 2016
This new report presents the results of a systematic assessment of the World Bank's 15-year experience with the productive alliance approach adopted by 21 projects in 10 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean. With funding of over United States (U.S.) 1 billion dollar since the early...
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Stimulating Business Angels in the Czech Republic
World Bank Group - 2018
This report provides a systematic assessment of business angel activities, and the ecosystem surrounding innovation finance, in the Czech Republic. Based on literature reviews, published data sources and local stakeholder interviews, the report distills findings related to the demand for and...
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Ghana Rising : Accelerating Economic Transformation and Creating Jobs
World Bank Group - 2021
Ghana has been a rising growth star and a beacon of hope in West Africa. Strong economic growth over the past two decades led to a near doubling of GDP per capita, lifting the country through the threshold for middle-income status in 2011. GDP per capita grew by an average of 3 percent per year...
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El Salvador : Policies for Business Recovery, Jobs and Economic Transformation
World Bank Group - 2021
The report identifies the need for reforms in five complementary areas to boost recovery, productivity, and economic transformation: 1) business regulatory environment; 2) foreign direct investment (FDI); 3) access to productive finance; 4) innovation and entrepreneurship; and 5) participation in...
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Sri Lanka Poverty Assessment : Accelerating Economic Transformation
World Bank Group - 2021
Sri Lanka has an impressive track record of reducing poverty and sharing prosperity more broadly. A dynamic decade that spurred post-war growth and continued with a process of economic transformation led to a productivity boost and labor reallocation from agriculture to industry and services....
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El Salvador : Policies for Business Recovery, Jobs and Economic Transformation
World Bank Group - 2021
The report identifies the need for reforms in five complementary areas to boost recovery, productivity, and economic transformation: 1) business regulatory environment; 2) foreign direct investment (FDI); 3) access to productive finance; 4) innovation and entrepreneurship; and 5) participation in...
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Digital Government Transformation in Vietnam : Global Lessons and Policy Implications
World Bank Group - 2021
This policy note highlights the important benefits that digital government can bring to a country's government and people. Specifically, it states the rationale for digital government transformation in Vietnam and lays out the what and how of a prioritization and sequencing strategy that can...
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Benin Country Economic Memorandum 2.0 (Vol. 3) : Connecting People and Markets for Economic Transformation - Chapter 3
World Bank Group - 2022
A small open economy, Benin has seen growth that is above average for the region. The volatility of high growth spells combined with low productivity growth has translated into limited gains in income per capita. Following its transition from low-income country to lower middle income country...
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