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Regional Development in the South of Mexico : Infrastructure for Growth and Poverty Alleviation
World Bank Group - 2002
This report examines the role of infrastructure in explaining why the region lags so far behind the rest of the country. More importantly, it looks at how improved infrastructure may help the region catch up. Infrastructure is examined here through its impact on social as well as economic...
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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 … correlation between levels of innovation and productivity. Malaysia recognizes the need to embrace an innovation-driven growth … policy efforts through reforms and improvements to bolster educational as well as science, technology and innovation …
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2010 world investment and political risk
2010
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El Salvador
World Bank Group - 2014
The Country Opinion Survey in El Salvador assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in El Salvador perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia,...
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Assessment of the Legal and Regulatory Framework for Foreign Direct Investment : Mozambique
World Bank Group - 2021
In more recent years, new investments reinforced the megaproject growth model. At present, it is envisaged that the country will experience unprecedented investments in the next 30 years. Realizing the full potential of large oil and gas investments will require a shift in Mozambique's...
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2010 world investment and political risk
2011
Political risk remains the top preoccupation for foreign investors operating in developing countries over the next three years, in spite of persistent concerns over the global downturn in the short term. The global economic recession triggered by the financial crisis that has unfolded over the...
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