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Promoting Women Entrepreneurs in Mexico Report
World Bank Group - 2021
This report presents the results of various experimental studies that try to address, from different perspectives, the challenges of supporting the growth and profitability of women entrepreneurs. In Mexico, women tend to be overrepresented in the category of microentrepreneurs, who often have...
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Breaking Barriers : Female Entrepreneurs Who Cross Over to Male-Dominated Sectors
World Bank Group - 2022
The report focuses on sectoral choice as one of the contributors to the gender gap in firm performance. It explores the difference in profits among female entrepreneurs who cross over into male-dominated sectors (MDS) compared to those who remain in traditionally female-concentrated sectors...
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Ukraine Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Diagnostic
World Bank Group - 2017
This report is one of four analytical pieces on Ukraine's innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem developed by the World Bank's Ukraine Technical Assistance on Innovation, supported by the Swedish Ukraine Financial and Enterprise Sector Recovery and Growth Trust Fund. This report assesses the...
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The Untapped Potential of Mauritania's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem : Lessons from the Entrepreneur's Marathon
World Bank Group - 2019
international businesses, as well as the donor community, entrepreneurship is beginning to emerge as a crucial element in any …
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Connecting Green Technology Entrepreneurs : Implications for Public Program Design
World Bank Group - 2016
In face of growing concern related to climate change, green technology entrepreneurs are critically needed to develop the businesses and ideas behind climate mitigation in developing countries - but they frequently collide with challenges endemic to such environments. The purpose of this study...
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Igniting Climate Entrepreneurship in Morocco : Findings from the Climate Entrepreneurship and Innovation Ecosystem Diagnostic
World Bank Group - 2017
Cluster Solaire's and the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN), undertook a climate entrepreneurship ecosystem … diagnostic in Morocco. The purpose was to shed light on the complexities of the country's climate entrepreneurship ecosystem. The …-growth, green entrepreneurship and innovation activity. At the same, this report also aims to increase the awareness of and support …
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Promoting Innovative Entrepreneurship in Viet Nam : An Ecosystem Diagnostic
World Bank Group - 2023
This report provides a diagnostic of Viet Nam's entrepreneurship ecosystem and details a set of targeted … recommendations for improving conditions for innovative entrepreneurship in the country. The diagnostic consists of four components: 1 … of public support and private risk finance throughout the firm lifecycle, and 4.) An analysis of the ecosystem framework …
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Seismic Risk
World Bank Group - 2021
The importance of ensuring that dam structures can withstand earthquakes has been recognized and practiced for many years. The technical capability of the dam engineering industry in the seismic design of dam structures has increased considerably since the 1980-1990s. Dams designed using modern...
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Tech Startup Ecosystem in West Bank and Gaza : Findings and Recommendations
World Bank Group - 2018
Technology is one of the main drivers of productivity and economic growth. Developing countries have traditionally had difficulties in both developing technology and absorbing foreign technology. However, the recent emergence of tech startups present an opportunity. Tech start-ups are an...
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Profiting from Parity : Unlocking the Potential of Women's Business in Africa
World Bank Group - 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of entrepreneurship in the world, with approximately 42 percent of the non …
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