The paper is arranged in six sections: an update describing how modern microfinance operates in Bangladesh; explanations of why growth was so aggressive from 2002 to 2007; the story of how Microfinanc...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 80538Fecha: 1 de julio de 2013Autor:
Chen, Gregory C. ;
Rutherford, Stuart Edward
This brief states that the intense impact of earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and other hazardous events on the vulnerable communities throughout the world highlights the socio-natural character risk t...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 81164Fecha: 1 de junio de 2013
The World Bank serves as a meeting ground, bringing together diverse players to help countries tackle difficult issues. This publication highlights some of the most noteworthy activities of the World ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 83169Fecha: 1 de junio de 2013Autor:
Jaramillo, Carlos Felipe
Sharia-compliant financial inclusion represents the confluence of two rapidly growing sectors: microfinance and Islamic finance. With an estimated 650 million Muslims living on less than $2 a day (Oba...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 78233Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2013Autor:
El-Zoghbi, Mayada ;
Tarazi, Ala Michael
Increased debt stress can result in social unrest and serious political repercussions. The recent debt-related fall-out in India captured international headlines and highlighted the extent to which de...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 76207Fecha: 1 de marzo de 2013Autor:
Davel, Gabriel Pieter
On four remote islands in the Philippines, small power projects are making a big difference in people's lives. International Finance Corporation (IFC) helped the Government attract private investment ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 53178Fecha: 6 de febrero de 2013
This accompanying brief on agriculture serves as a to the corresponding chapter in the full guidance note (report 75102). The provides operational guidance to maximize the impact of investments on nut...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 75103Fecha: 1 de enero de 2013
This accompanying brief on health serves as a to the corresponding chapter in the full guidance note (report 75102). The provides operational guidance to maximize the impact of investments on nutritio...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 75104Fecha: 1 de enero de 2013
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in developing countries. The Latin American and Caribbean region (LAC) accounts for t...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 192474Fecha: 31 de octubre de 2012Autor:
World Bank
This country results profile focuses on sustainable reform and economic growth in Tanzania. For the last decade, Tanzania has sustained high economic growth driven by structural reforms and improveme...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 93650Fecha: 25 de septiembre de 2012
In Latin America and the Caribbean 8 percent of adults have a formal loan and 39 percent have a formal account, according to new data from the Global Financial Inclusion (Global Findex) database. The ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 82392Fecha: 1 de agosto de 2012Autor:
Demirguc-Kunt, Asli ;
Klapper, Leora ;
Randall, Douglas
The world's population of young people between the ages of 15 and 24 is estimated at 1.2 billion, with the vast majority living in poor countries. Global economic progress has driven down mortality ra...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 75148Fecha: 1 de agosto de 2012Autor:
Kilara, Tanaya ;
Latortue, Alexia
In the current political and economic environment, jobs are at the center of political debates in both developed and developing economies. There are many expectations that small enterprises can create...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 75146Fecha: 1 de julio de 2012Autor:
Glisovic-Mezieres, Jasmina ;
Martinez, Meritxell
Against the backdrop of rapidly rising urbanization in the developing world and the growing demand for basic services such as water and power, there is an increasing need to improve service delivery, ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 72609Fecha: 1 de junio de 2012Autor:
Ahmed, Wajiha ;
Menzies, Iain
This paper uses the shorthand term 'microfinance' to refer to financial services for low-income people. Apex facilities exist for other sectors besides microfinance for instance, lending to exporters ...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 71311Fecha: 1 de junio de 2012Autor:
Forster, Sarah Jacqueline ;
Duflos, Eric Bertrand Pierre ;
Rosenberg, Richard
This Results Profile is about stepping up growth and economic diversification in Benin. The global economic and financial crisis has contributed to a significant economic slowdown in Benin, and a wide...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 93599Fecha: 31 de mayo de 2012
The International Development Association (IDA) is Ethiopia's largest provider of official development assistance: it has committed over US$7 billion to more than 60 projects in Ethiopia since 1991, m...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 93474Fecha: 29 de mayo de 2012
The Bank contributes to the fight against corruption and other illicit flows through the Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) Initiative and Financial Market Integrity (FMI) unit, which promotes the integrity...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 93589Fecha: 23 de mayo de 2012
This Results Profile talks about supporting new technologies and entrepreneurs through infoDev's network of specialized business incubator, a global partnership program within the Financial and Privat...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 93588Fecha: 23 de mayo de 2012
Thanks to a sustained record of prudent economic management and reform, Uganda has maintained high economic growth and reduction in poverty for more than a decade. However, the fast-growing and youthf...
Tipo: BriefInforme#: 93585Fecha: 11 de mayo de 2012
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