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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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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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Investment Climate Around the World : Voices of the Firms from the World Business Environment Survey

Batra, Geeta; Kaufmann, Daniel; Stone, Andrew H. W. - Economics Research, World Bank Group

The analysis of firm-level data collected through parallel international enterprise surveys can reveal important linkages between governance constraints and business growth and investment. The World Business Environment Survey (WBES), an initiative led by the World Bank Group in 1999 and 2000,...

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Corporate Governance and Enterprise Reform in China : Building the Institutions of Modern Markets

Tenev, Stoyan; Zhang, Chunlin; Brefort, Loup - Economics Research, World Bank Group

This book explores the short- to medium-term corporate governance issues that China is encountering during the course of corporation and ownership transformation of its enterprise sector. The study looks at companies participating in the two main forms of ownership diversification: listed...

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The Growing and Evolving Business of Private Participation in Airports : New Trends, New Actors Emerging

Andrew, Doug; Dochia, Silviu - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2006

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