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SME Upgrading Program : Exploring Initiatives that Combine Market Linkages and Capability Strengthening

World Bank Group - 2019

This paper examines interventions that seek to address firm-level capabilities and access to markets in an integrated fashion. Examples of such interventions include supplier development programs (linking domestic SMEs in developing countries with large buyers, such as foreign investors that are...

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SME Upgrading Programs : Exploring Initiatives that Combine Market Linkages and Capability Strengthening

World Bank Group - 2019

A key focus of most countries is to stimulate growth in their small and medium enterprises (SME) population. There are … various influences on SME competitiveness. Governments, development partners, non-profit entities, and private sector … associations and firms intervene to aim to increase SME competitiveness by addressing market, coordination, and government failures …

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ID Enrollment Strategies : Practical Lessons From Around The Globe

World Bank Group - 2019

Providing universal coverage and barrier-free access to ID systems is one of the three pillars of the Principles on Identification for Sustainable Development and is vital to achieving Target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to "provide legal identity for all" by 2030....

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Survive, Learn, Thrive : Strategic Human Capital Investments to Accelerate Azerbaijan's Growth

World Bank Group - 2020

Human capital is the knowledge, skills, and health that people accumulate over their lives and that enable them to realize their potential as productive members of society is an important contributor to the wealth of all nations regardless of income status. While Azerbaijan has achieved...

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Survive, Learn, Thrive : Strategic Human Capital Investments to Unlock Georgia's Potential

World Bank Group - 2020

Human capital is the stock of accumulated knowledge, experience, and attributes that workers bring to and use in the production of goods and services in an economy. Investing in people through quality healthcare, education, social services, and job opportunities develops human capital, which is...

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Kazakhstan Jobs Strategy

World Bank Group - 2016

Kazakhstan is a unique country in a unique part of the world. Its uniqueness is important, as it shapes the opportunities and economic realities faced by the country, as well as the political responses to those challenges. Since independence in 1992, Kazakhstan has made rapid progress in...

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Enterprise Skills and Firm Performance in Zambia : Evidence from Structural Equation Modeling of a Skills Demand Model

World Bank Group - 2018

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State-Owned Enterprises in the Russian Federation : Employment Practices, Labor Markets, and Firm Performance

World Bank Group - 2019

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Tanzania Mainland Poverty Assessment : Part 2 - Structural Transformation and Firms Performance

World Bank Group - 2020

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of poverty and inequality in Tanzania and identifies some priority actions if poverty is to be reduced. The analysis is contained in two parts. The first part is based on the results of the Household Budget Surveys (HBSs) for 2017-18, 2007, and...

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Sectoral Approach to the Drivers of Productivity Growth in Poland : A Firm-Level Perspective on Technology Adoption and Firm Capabilities

World Bank Group - 2022

The report presents the main structural characteristics of the sectors included in the Technology Adoption Survey (TAS) implemented in Poland and provides sectoral TAS results for general and sector-specific business functions, comparing Poland to a peer country, Korea. Nine sectors analyzed...

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