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Peru : Institutional and Financial Framework for Development of Small Hydropower

World Bank - 2008

Peru is favored by a stable and growing economy and the availability of indigenous sources of energy for electricity generation, hydro and natural gas. Installed capacity in Peru in 2006 was 6658 MW, of which 48 percent was hydro-based. However, regarding new investment in generation, there is...

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Investment Climate in the Kyrgyz Republic as Seen by Small and Medium Enterprises

International Finance Corporation - 2010

and Medium Enterprises in the Kyrgyz Republic is the first survey of the investment climate in the Kyrgyz Republic … growth, resulting in higher employment and reducing poverty. Data contained in the Survey provide a basis on which the most … covered in the Survey - individual entrepreneurs, small and medium companies, and farmers. Chapters 3 through 8 provide a …

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Guide to Promote the Participation of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Public Procurement Market in Montenegro

World Bank - 2017

The sector of small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter SMEs) represent an increasingly important segment of Montenegrin economy and have been key drivers of its economic growth and employment for the past several years. With foreign direct investment, this sector could be an important...

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Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes, Accounting and Auditing : Module B - Institutional Framework for Corporate Financial Reporting, B.1 Commercial Enterprises (includi...

World Bank - 2017

The purpose of this report is to gain an understanding of the general financial reporting and audit requirements for commercial enterprises in a jurisdiction as established by law or other regulation (for example, companies' act). Commercial enterprises are defined as companies established with...

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Fintech and SME Finance : Expanding Responsible Access

International Finance Corporation; World Bank - 2022

This technical note is structured in the following manner. Section two provides an overview of the main barriers and frictions that SMEs face to access finance. Section three explores how digitization is an enabler for SME finance and how different fintech solutions address these barriers. The...

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Digitalizing SMEs to Boost Competitiveness

World Bank - 2022

While Malaysia's digital economy had already been growing rapidly over the past decade, the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has further accelerated this trend. In particular, increased access to digital platforms has enabled businesses of all sizes to mitigate the crisis' adverse...

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Sierra Leone Economic Update 2022 : Leveraging SME Financing and Digitization for Inclusive Growth

World Bank - 2022

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has set back the economy and fiscal balances of Sierra Leone, which are now further impacted by the war in Ukraine. Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth turned negative in 2020, while the government's efforts to reduce the fiscal deficit were undermined by...

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South Africa : Enhancing the Effectiveness of Government in Promoting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise

World Bank - 2012

access a wider market for their products and services. The findings of the micro-enterprise survey, the review of the various …

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Tanzania - Pilot Rural Investment Climate Assessment : Stimulating Non-Farm Microenterprise Growth

World Bank - 2012

directed to help promote rural non-farm enterprise activity. The RICA is based on an analysis of a unique survey data set …

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Colombia : Bank Financing to Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Colombia

World Bank - 2012

Small-and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) represent an important part of the Colombian economy, although they are not well documented in official statistics. In particular, there does not exist sufficient periodic data as to their characteristics, evolution, or overall contribution to the...

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