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Doing Business 2014 : Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank; …

Eleventh in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 185 economies, Doing Business 2014 measures regulations affecting 11 areas of everyday business activity: Starting a business, Dealing with construction permits, Getting electricity, Registering property, Getting credit,...

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How Firms Cope with Crime and Violence : Experiences from around the World

Goldberg, Michael; Kim, Kwang Wook; Ariano, Maria - Economics Research, World Bank Group

Crime and violence inflict high costs on the private sector—costs that are rising globally, according to the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys, discussions with chambers and associations, and the Bank’s Country Partnership Strategies, which reference the losses in terms of gross domestic...

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Firm Size and the Business Environment : Worldwide Survey Results

Schiffer, Mirjam; Weder, Beatrice - Economics Research, World Bank Group

The development of the small, and medium enterprise sector is believed to be crucial for economic growth, and poverty alleviation. Those who seek to develop the sector, must consent with the general perception that small- and medium-scale enterprises are at a disadvantage, compared with larger...

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Chile : Investment Climate Assessment, Volume 2. Background Chapters

Economics Research, World Bank Group; World Bank - 2007

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Reaching Unserved Communities in Africa with Basic Services : Can Small-Scale Private Service Providers Save the Day?

Kariuki, Mukami; Schwartz, Jordan; Schur, Michael - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2006

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IFC Annual Report 2012 : Innovation, Influence, Demonstration, Volume 2. Results

Economics Research, World Bank Group; International …

This annual report of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) summarizes the innovation and leadership roles in the private sector during fiscal year 2012. The IFC invested a record $20.4 billion in 103 developing countries, reflecting a doubling of annual commitments over the last five...

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Financial Sector Policy and the Poor : Selected Findings and Issues

Honohan, Patrick - Economics Research, World Bank Group

promotion of specialized microfinance institutions is the best or only way forward. However, a strong mainstream financial …, for microfinance this is not yet so. The roles played by microfinance and mainstream finance in tackling poverty should be … will become more evident as individual microfinance firms, or associations of firms, grow to the scale needed for …

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Unleashing Russia's Business Potential : Lessons from the Regions for Building Market Institutions

Broadman, Harry G. - Economics Research, World Bank Group

This analyzes, based on more than seventy company case studies across 13 Russian regions during the spring, summer, and fall of 2000, and the summer of 2001, examines four key issues that Russian firms face in carrying out business transactions in Russia's regional markets: 1) the state of...

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2004 Annual Report

Agency, Multilateral Investment Guarantee - Economics Research, World Bank Group

Although a small agency, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) has a broad mandate-to promote productive foreign direct investment (FDI) flows into developing countries. The Agency's results in fiscal 2004 were mixed. While the total amount of guarantees issued fell slightly, to...

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The Microfinance Revolution : Volume 2. Lessons from Indonesia

Robinson, Marguerite S. - Economics Research, World Bank Group

This book focuses on how the demand for microfinance can be met on a global scale. It documents the contributions of … the microfinance revolution is based. In sum, this work offers a detailed overview of the development of microfinance over … the past 20 years; a global view of microfinance in the developing world (largely excluding Eastern Europe); a thesis on …

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