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This diagnosis is part of the World Bank's technical assistance to the Haitian authorities regarding financial inclusion and financial sector development. The industrial development fund (FDI), a public instrument under the umbrella of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH), maintains...
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The agricultural sector plays a critical role in the Zambian economy. The share of the agriculture sector's GDP financed by the banking sector is among the highest in Africa. Nearly half the population is working in agriculture. Yet less than 5 percent of institutional credit goes to small and...
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This policy note (PN) provides an analysis of the rural finance system in Brazil. The PN aims to inform policymaking on agriculture finance policies at a relevant time for the reform agenda. Its main objective is to provide recommendations on potential reform areas for agriculture finance, in...
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Ethiopia. The study uses evidence mainly from a survey of both formal and informal businesses in Addis Ababa and four major …
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The Ethiopia Investment Climate Program, managed by the World Bank Group's Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice … address investment climate issues that are holding back investment and productivity growth in Ethiopia. This report presents a … summary of the major findings about the business registration and licensing regime in Ethiopia and develops recommendations …
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shared prosperity in Ethiopia. Achieving those goals requires a two pronged strategy of building on the strengths of past … urbanization right' are essential going forward. The report identifies two key challenges to sustainable progress: Ethiopia needs …
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Ethiopia's remarkable socio-economic transformation over the last decade has been marked by: a reorientation of … prioritization of infrastructure spending, while protecting spending on education at four percent of GDP. The Government of Ethiopia … a result, Ethiopia is home to the largest social safety net program in Africa, and has also achieved remarkable health …
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situation in Ethiopia where the population has unserved needs that can be met with affordable products they actually want. The …
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Ethiopia's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is estimated to have rebounded to 10.9 percent in FY2017. According to … official statistics, Ethiopia's annual rate of economic growth, which averaged 10.3 percent over 2005/06-2015/16 (compared with … (Ethiopia's growth has been driven by investment followed by private consumption) and weak trade balance, which reflect the lack …
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The objective of this study is to provide an updated overview on the performance of cereal markets in Ethiopia …. Specifically, the study seeks to inform and guide project operations for the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) and the World Bank. First …
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