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Les comparaisons de la pauverte - qu'elles cherchent a determiner si la pauverte a augmente, ou en quel endroit elle est la plus prononcee - sont generalement obscurcies par des imprecisions conceptuelles et methodologiques. La presesnte monographie est axee sur les besoins de l'economiste ou de...
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This report was commissioned by the World Bank Group's (WBG) financial inclusion support framework program, with financial support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and with technical support from the East African Business Council...
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This report provides a baseline analysis of the status of access to finance for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) with a particular focus on women entrepreneur' ability and constraints in accessing finance in order to develop and grow their businesses. It is based on a...
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compared to the Sub- Saharan Africa region, but in absolute terms only 40.5 percent of adults have an account at formal … formal accounts, large majority of them relies on internal finance for investments, with only around 23 percent having a bank … restricts access to both formal and unregulated financial institution, particularly in rural areas, with limited number of …
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The report analyzes the status of the Nigerian Microfinance Banks (MFBs) sector and aims to identify and address the challenges of its effective regulation and supervision. Ensuring the financial soundness of the MFB sector is regarded as a prerequisite for its further development. This report...
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Economic policymakers in developing countries across the world are focusing on expanding financial inclusion. This agenda assumes greater significance for countries like Pakistan, where financial inclusion levels are quite low. It has led to several policy interventions in Pakistan over the past...
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and utility payments; link informal channels with formal financial services; promote agent banking; improve financial … reserves. The financial sector in Ghana has grown rapidly since 2010, and with it the share of Ghanaians with access to formal …
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In this note authors explore the many ways that adults in the Maldives are using digital payment services through mobile phones, the internet, and bank accounts. The authors also explore savings habits and outline opportunities to use digital technology to bring financial services to adults who...
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The Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) has been active in Bangladesh since 2012. In 2013, they convened stakeholder consultations to develop and launch the Bangladesh Country Action Plan for Clean Cookstoves (CAP) led by the Power Division of the government's Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral...
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