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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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Tourism Research Study on Yachting Sector : Cabo Verde
World Bank Group - 2024
The study aims to determine the opportunity for Cabo Verde in yacht tourism and provide investment and policy recommendations for Cabo Verde to achieve its potential in this sector. Cabo Verde is a relative newcomer in the yacht tourism industry. With only one marina in the country, the industry...
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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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Unlocking Egypt's Potential for Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth : Eqypt Systematic Country Diagnostic Update
World Bank Group - 2021
and promoting shared prosperity in a sustainable manner. The first SCD for Egypt was published in 2015. A lot has happened … again assess the set of priorities through which Egypt can most effectively and sustainably achieve the goals of poverty …
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Enabling Private Sector Growth in Menya and Assiut, Egypt
World Bank Group - 2021
Egypt has considerable potential to become a regional trade hub. A key challenge is how to leverage this potential to … achieve inclusive and sustainable growth that benefits the country's population at large. In alignment with Egypt's decision … to expand the Upper Egypt Local Development Program (UELDP) from an initial focus on Sohag and Qena to also include Menya …
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Egypt Economic Monitor, December 2021 : The Far-Reaching Impact of Government Digitalization
World Bank Group - 2021
-potential revenue-mobilization. Egypt is expected to resume pre-pandemic growth in FY2021/22 as the COVID-situation gradually improves … of the country's national structural reform program. Egypt is currently at a relatively elevated level of government … Economy" in Egypt is crucial to effectively leverage technologies for a more efficient government, and for large-scale uptake …
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Wastewater : From Waste to Resource - The Case of New Cairo, Egypt
World Bank Group - 2018
treatment plants. This case study documents New Cairo, Egypt …
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