Documents & Reports
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The small entrepreneur in fragile and conflict-affected situations (Vol. 1 of 2) : Main report (English)
This report is part of a broader effort by the World Bank Group to understand the motives and challenges of small entrepreneurs in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS). The report's key finding...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 89856 Document Date: December 31, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Rysova,Annoula,Speakman,John F.
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The small entrepreneur in fragile and conflict-affected situations (Vol. 2 of 2) : Appendix G (English)
This report is part of a broader effort by the World Bank Group to understand the motives and challenges of small entrepreneurs in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS). The report's key finding...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 89856 Document Date: August 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Rysova,Annoula,Speakman,John F.
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Light manufacturing in Vietnam : creating jobs and prosperity in a middle-income economy (English)
Economic reforms have altered Vietnam from one of the world's lowest income countries to a lower-middle-income country. However, since 2008, Vietnam has faced major challenges in restoring macroeconomic...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 84040 Document Date: January 24, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Binh,Le Duy,Dinh,Hinh Truong,Hang, Pham Thi Thu,Mishra,Deepak K.,Pham,Duc Minh
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Tapping the markets : opportunities for domestic investments in water and sanitation for the poor (English)
Developing country governments and the international development community are looking for ways to accelerate access to improved water and sanitation services beyond the Millennium Development Goal (MDG)...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 83836 Document Date: January 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Jamieson,Jane,Sy,Jemima T.,Warner,Robert W.
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Revitalizing industrial growth in Pakistan : trade, infrastructure, and environmental performance (English)
Pakistan’s population is growing and becoming more urbanized. By 2020, Karachi and Lahore will each have a population of well over 10 million people and several other cities will have a population of at...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 89701 Document Date: January 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Sanchez-Triana,Ernesto,Biller,S. A. Dan,Nabi,Ijaz
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How firms cope with crime and violence (English)
The costs of crime and violence to the private sector amount to significant losses in terms of gross domestic product (GDP). The private sector's response to crime and violence varies by country, size...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 83898 Document Date: January 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ariano,Maria,Goldberg,Michael J.,Kim,Kwang Wook
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Fostering entrepreneurship in Azerbaijan (English)
A dynamic and vibrant private sector is crucial to economic growth, with firms making new investments, creating jobs, improving productivity, and promoting growth. Entrepreneurial activity is pivotal to...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 81048 Document Date: September 4, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kuriakose,Smita
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Fostering entrepreneurship in Armenia (English)
A dynamic and vibrant private sector is crucial to economic growth, with firms making new investments, creating jobs, improving productivity, and promoting growth. Entrepreneurial activity is pivotal to...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 80751 Document Date: August 21, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kuriakose,Smita
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Paving the road to better financial decision-making in Mongolia (English)
Financial capability has become a priority for policy makers seeking to promote beneficial financial inclusion and to ensure financial stability and functioning financial markets. At the request of the...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 82057 Document Date: August 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Heidelk,Tillmann,Perotti,Valeria,Zottel,Siegfried
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Paving the road to better financial decision-making in Mongolia (Mongolian)
Financial capability has become a priority for policy makers seeking to promote beneficial financial inclusion and to ensure financial stability and functioning financial markets. At the request of the...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 82057 Document Date: August 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Heidelk,Tillmann,Perotti,Valeria,Zottel,Siegfried
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Light manufacturing in Zambia : job creation and prosperity in a resource-based economy (English)
This book on light manufacturing in Zambia is part of broader World Bank work on light manufacturing in Africa. The focus on light manufacturing, with its emphasis on labor-intensive economic activities...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 78686 Document Date: June 13, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Dinh,Hinh Truong
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Paving the road to better financial decision-making in Tajikistan (English)
This survey instrument has been extensively tested in the context of low- and middle income countries. The survey instrument used is based on an instrument developed with support by the Russia financial...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 79246 Document Date: May 22, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Heidelk,Tillmann,Perotti,Valeria,Zottel,Siegfried
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Paving the road to better financial decision-making in Tajikistan (Russian)
This survey instrument has been extensively tested in the context of low- and middle income countries. The survey instrument used is based on an instrument developed with support by the Russia financial...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 79246 Document Date: May 19, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Heidelk,Tillmann,Perotti,Valeria,Zottel,Siegfried
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Reversal and reduction, resolution, and reform : lessons from the financial crisis in Europe and Central Asia to improve outcomes from mandatory private pensions (English)
This report examines the impact of the financial crisis on privately funded pensions in the Europe and Central Asia region. It describes their pension systems and the impact of the crisis. It explores...
Document Type: Other Financial Sector Study Report No.: 77779 Document Date: May 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Rudolph,Heinz P.,Price,William Joseph
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Tajikistan - Diagnostic review of consumer protection and financial literacy (Vol. 1 of 2) : Key findings and recommendations (Russian)
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 79003 Document Date: April 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Coleman,Brett E.,Izaguirre Araujo,Juan Carlos,Perolli,Bujana,Reynolds, Sarah,Irving,Jacqueline Theresa
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Tajikistan - Diagnostic review of consumer protection and financial literacy (Vol. 2 of 2) : Comparison with good practices (English)
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 79003 Document Date: April 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Coleman,Brett E.,Izaguirre Araujo,Juan Carlos,Perolli,Bujana,Reynolds, Sarah
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Tajikistan - Diagnostic review of consumer protection and financial literacy (Vol. 2 of 2) : Comparison with good practices (Russian)
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 79003 Document Date: April 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Coleman,Brett E.,Izaguirre Araujo,Juan Carlos,Perolli,Bujana,Reynolds, Sarah
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Tajikistan - Diagnostic review of consumer protection and financial literacy (Vol. 1 of 2) : Key findings and recommendations (English)
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 79003 Document Date: April 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Coleman,Brett E.,Izaguirre Araujo,Juan Carlos,Perolli,Bujana,Reynolds, Sarah,Irving,Jacqueline Theresa
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Light manufacturing in Tanzania : a reform agenda for job creation and prosperity (English)
The chapters in part one provides the overall context of light manufacturing in Tanzania. Chapter one presents the rationale for the study, the potential of the sector in creating jobs and prosperity for...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 80893 Document Date: January 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Dinh,Hinh Truong,Monga,Celestin,Morisset,Jacques,Kweka,Josaphat Paul,Yagci,Fahrettin,Yoshino,Yutaka
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Clusters of competitiveness (English)
Competitiveness is a broad subject with applications at the level of the firm, industry, region, nation, and global economy. Each one of these aspects has a rich literature drawn on by academics and policy...
Document Type: Publication Report No.: 79892 Document Date: January 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Griffith,Breda,Nallari,Yugandhar Raj