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World Bank Group - 2015

Project greenback 2.0, remittances champion cities consists in identifying cities where a series of measures are … and competition in the market for remittances and, ultimately, the reduction of prices for remittance services. Montreuil …, France is the second Remittances Champion City after Turin, Italy. This report presents the main results of the survey. It …

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The Market for Remittance Services in Southern Africa

World Bank Group - 2018

Remittances are an important source of income for households in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), as … remittances to SADC, the cost of sending money to and within the region is significantly higher than other regions in the world …. To address the high cost of remittances globally, the World Bank has been involved in a number of initiatives aimed at …

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Remittances - A Gateway to Sustainable Development : Lessons Learned from the Implementation of Project Greenback in Albania

World Bank Group - 2021

following chapters describe the work of the WB on financial inclusion and international remittances in Albania, with an emphasis … interested in remittances and financial inclusion about the general trends and specific activities the WB has been implementing …

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Remittances - A Gateway to Sustainable Development : Lessons Learned from the Implementation of Project Greenback in Kosovo

World Bank Group - 2022

This report aims to inform a wider audience about the importance of remittances and the specific financial education … give an overview of the work of the WB on financial inclusion and international remittances in Kosovo, with an emphasis on …

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Participation in Practice. The Experience of the World Bank and Other Stake holders.

Rietbergen-McCracken, J - World Bank Group - 1996

This collection of papers on different aspects and examples of participatory development represents some of the many outputs from a recent Bankwide learning process on participatory development. The concept of participation is defined as "a process through which stakeholders influence and share...

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Cabo Verde Country Climate and Development Report

World Bank Group - 2025

Cabo Verde's climate exposure, partly also because of its geography, is compounded by economic vulnerabilities. The country has experienced robust economic growth since the early 1990s and achieved a substantial reduction in poverty, but growth has been volatile and has slowed in recent years....

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Mozambique Country Climate and Development Report

World Bank Group - 2023

This Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) captures the interplay between development challenges and climate change and climate policies in Mozambique, with the objective of identifying synergies and tradeoffs. The CCDR informs the World Bank Group's engagement in Mozambique, alongside...

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Global Development Horizons 2011 : Multipolarity - The New Global Economy

World Bank Group - 2011

Transition to a new world order with more diffuse distribution of economic power is under way. This first edition of a new World Bank flagship report, 'Global Development Horizons 2011', focuses on three major international economic trends: the shift in the balance of global growth from...

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A Stronger, Connected, Solutions World Bank Group : An Overview of the World Bank Group Strategy

World Bank Group - 2013

The World Bank Group has developed a new Strategy focusing on the ambitious goals of ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity in a sustainable manner. It is committed to helping countries reach these goals with proven solutions that integrate the WBG's development knowledge and...

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World Bank Group Strategy

World Bank Group - 2013

The World Bank Group will focus its financial and technical resources to ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity in a sustainable manner, especially in fragile states, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia. To this end, it is pulling its specialized agencies (IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA) to...

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