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Micro-finance interventions : tools to combat the worst forms of child labour including trafficking
Kelly, Paula Francis - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2002
Provides a practical tool for the design and implementation of sustainable microfinance interventions, with a particular focus on rural areas. Provides guidance on who to target, how to establish and maintain savings and lending schemes, what kind of training to provide, gender concerns and cost...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010967194
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Rural poverty in El Salvador: dimensions, trends and causes.
CD, Deere; Diskin, M - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1984
land ownership, land tenure changes, scarcity of agricultural credit and low income from nonfarm employment; shows how …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010967509
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Burundi; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This paper discusses findings of the annual progress report on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Burundi. The report reveals that a number of decisive steps have been taken to promote political governance. Training sessions organized for local elected officials and members of parliament...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244504
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Islamic Republic of Mauritania; 2003 Article IV Consultation, and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility—Staff Report; Staff Stateme...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
Mauritania successfully completed its previous poverty reduction growth facility arrangement in December 2002. The focus of this report is on the effectiveness of policies adopted in the last few years and the medium-term strategy. Macroeconomic stability under the IMF-supported program and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825038
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Sovereign Default, Private Sector Creditors and the IFIs
Boz, Emine - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
This paper builds a model of a sovereign borrower that has access to credit from private sector creditors and an IFI …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825629
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Ethnic minorities, emerging entrepreneurs in rural Viet Nam : a study on the impact of business training on ethnic minorities
Dyring Christensen, Jens; Lamotte, David - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 2001
Based on a survey carried out in four communes in Yen Bai province in 2000. Evaluates the impact of participation in eight ILO workshops on business awareness and business planning. Examines outcomes relating to business start- up, improvement in existing businesses and improved income.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010967225
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Rwanda; 2008 Article IV Consultation, Fifth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Perf...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
The staff report for Rwanda’s combined 2008 Article IV Consultation, Fifth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion is examined. Sound macroeconomic and structural policies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244841
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Malawi; 2006 Article IV Consultation and Third Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of P...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This 2006 Article IV Consultation highlights that Malawi is at a critical juncture following its progress on macroeconomic stability, attainment of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) completion point in August 2006, and the recent launch of the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245400
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Republic of Korea; 2004 Article IV Consultation—Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that from 1999 to 2002, Korea’s economy grew rapidly, by an average of 7¼ percent per year. But starting in 2003, the economy has begun to sputter. Growth suddenly stopped in the first half of the year, leapt ahead in the second half as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252883
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Access to credit, factor allocation and farm productivity: Evidence from the CEE transition economies
Ciaian, Pavel; Falkowski, Jan; d'Artis Kancs - In: Agricultural Finance Review 72 (2012) March, pp. 22-47
capital) is related to farm access to credit in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) transition countries. Design … how farm access to credit affects farm input allocation and farm efficiency in the CEE transition countries. The large … and their observable characteristics (in particular access to credit). Second, matching estimators are robust in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010551576