Document Type: Implementation Completion Report Review Report No.: ICRR0021904 Document Date: JAN 10, 2020

Author: IEG Review Team Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR40184 Document Date: JAN 06, 2020

Author: Yener,Ahmet Levent Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Gender disparities in small and medium-size enterprise lending exist around the world and impede the growth of millions of women-led firms. This paper examines a potential driver of these disparities: gender-biased loan officers. ... See More + Officer bias is measured through a novel loan application experiment conducted with 77 loan officers in Turkish banks. The analysis finds that 35 percent of the loan officers are biased against female applicants, with women receiving loan amounts $14,000 lower on average compared with men. Experience in the banking sector can attenuate this bias, with each year of experience reducing gender biased loan allocations by 6 percent. The results suggest that loan officers may use gender bias as a heuristic device given limited information and risk aversion. Helping newly recruited and lesser experienced loan officers to better discern loan application quality may thus improve financing of business loans to women and reduce gender gaps in entrepreneurship.  See Less -

Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS9100 Document Date: DEC 30, 2019

Author: Alibhai,Salman; Donald,Aletheia Amalia; Goldstein,Markus P.; Oguz,Alper Ahmet; Pankov,Alexander; Strobbe,Francesco Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Project Information and Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet Report No.: PIDISDSA26957 Document Date: DEC 23, 2019

Author: Akcollu Oguz,Fatma Yesim Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP28072 Document Date: DEC 19, 2019

Author: G?khan G?rkem Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Project Information Document Report No.: PIDC196522 Document Date: DEC 19, 2019

Author: Ovadiya,Mirey Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Auditing Document Report No.: AUD0026901 Document Date: DEC 15, 2019

Author: Lalik,Zeynep Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Loan Agreement Report No.: Document Date: DEC 12, 2019

Author: LEGKL Disclosure Status: Disclosed

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Author: LEGKL Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Grant or Trust Fund Agreement Report No.: Document Date: DEC 12, 2019

Author: LEGKL Disclosure Status: Disclosed