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Assessment of Long-term Finance Providers for Small and Medium Agribusinesses : Stocktaking, Lessons, and Case Studies
World Bank Group - 2021
as follows: The introduction contains a brief discussion of the importance of LT agribusiness SME finance. The second …
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Chad SME Competitiveness and Global Value Chain Upgrading Diagnostics with Focus on Opportunities in the Domestic and Regional Markets
World Bank Group - 2021
This study aims to explore ways in which key competencies of the oil and gas industry could be leveraged to support the diversification of the Chadian economy. The analysis focused on identifying opportunities and prioritizing core competencies in specific segments of the oil and gas value chain...
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Innovation in Electronic Payment Adoption : The Case of Small Retailers
World Bank Group - 2016
This report aims to deepen the understanding of barriers to and incentives for the acceptance and use of electronic payments, from the perspective of micro, small and medium retailers (merchants). Developing and accelerating acceptance of electronic payments by these merchants is essential to...
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Access to Finance for Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Bosnia and Herzegovina with a Focus on Gender : A Survey Report
World Bank Group - 2018
-sized enterprises (MSMEs) with a particular focus on women entrepreneur' ability and constraints in accessing finance in order to … Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) Update, as well as on lessons learned from the BiH Enhancing SME Access to Finance …
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Partnership for Growth : Linking Large Firms and Agro-Processing SMEs
World Bank Group - 2018
Partnership for growth: linking large firms and agro-processing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) presents lessons … learned from various models utilized by public and private sector programs to stimulate the growth of agro-processing SMEs … literature review was conducted to identify results and outcomes of recently implemented lead firm - SME linkage programs. Second …
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Vietnam Enhancing Enterprise Competitiveness and SME Linkages : Lessons from International and National Experience
World Bank Group - 2017
Boosting productivity growth, especially that of the domestic private sector, is a key priority of Vietnam. The country has been successful in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) and entering global value chains (GVCs). Most local firms, however, are small and only serve the domestic...
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Albania MSME Finance for Growth Assessment
World Bank Group - 2018
Despite being the backbone of the Albanian economy, micro, small and medium sized enterprises(MSMEs) face difficulties in accessing finance which impedes their growth. MSMEs in Albania aresignificant contributors to the economy. In 2016, MSMEs comprised 99.9 percent of active enterprises and 81...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645402
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Rapid Review of Water Knowledge for Pacific Small Islands Developing States
World Bank Group - 2018
The rapid review confirms that Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are socially, culturally, and environmentally diverse, with some features in common, and which collectively make them unique to other regions of the world: Small island countries have uniquely fragile water resources...
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Saving Entrepreneurs, Saving Enterprises : Proposals on the Treatment of MSME Insolvency
World Bank Group - 2018
Micro and small enterprise (MSME) insolvency is particularly likely to impact not only the business, but also the personal and family life of the owner-operator(s) of such businesses, raising particular concerns that apply much less frequently in the context of corporate insolvency. This report...
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Toolkit for Impact Evaluation of Public Credit Guarantee Schemes for SMEs
World Bank Group - 2018
Limited access to finance, particularly bank credit, is a long-standing hurdle for Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs …), with varying severity of financing constraints across countries. SMEs face higher transaction costs and higher risk … constraint in advanced economies, where financing gaps for SMEs were exacerbated by the 2008-2009 financial and economic crisis …
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