Narrow search
Showing 71 - 80 of 100
Cover Image
Vietnam Enhancing Enterprise Competitiveness and SME Linkages : Lessons from International and National Experience
World Bank Group - 2017
Boosting productivity growth, especially that of the domestic private sector, is a key priority of Vietnam. The country has been successful in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) and entering global value chains (GVCs). Most local firms, however, are small and only serve the domestic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645351
Cover Image
Albania MSME Finance for Growth Assessment
World Bank Group - 2018
Despite being the backbone of the Albanian economy, micro, small and medium sized enterprises(MSMEs) face difficulties in accessing finance which impedes their growth. MSMEs in Albania aresignificant contributors to the economy. In 2016, MSMEs comprised 99.9 percent of active enterprises and 81...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645402
Cover Image
Rapid Review of Water Knowledge for Pacific Small Islands Developing States
World Bank Group - 2018
The rapid review confirms that Pacific Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are socially, culturally, and environmentally diverse, with some features in common, and which collectively make them unique to other regions of the world: Small island countries have uniquely fragile water resources...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645475
Cover Image
Saving Entrepreneurs, Saving Enterprises : Proposals on the Treatment of MSME Insolvency
World Bank Group - 2018
Micro and small enterprise (MSME) insolvency is particularly likely to impact not only the business, but also the personal and family life of the owner-operator(s) of such businesses, raising particular concerns that apply much less frequently in the context of corporate insolvency. This report...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645571
Cover Image
Toolkit for Impact Evaluation of Public Credit Guarantee Schemes for SMEs
World Bank Group - 2018
Limited access to finance, particularly bank credit, is a long-standing hurdle for Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs …), with varying severity of financing constraints across countries. SMEs face higher transaction costs and higher risk … constraint in advanced economies, where financing gaps for SMEs were exacerbated by the 2008-2009 financial and economic crisis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645584
Cover Image
Evaluating the Potential of Container-Based Sanitation : x-runner in Lima, Peru
World Bank Group - 2019
This case study examines the container-based sanitation (CBS) service provided by x-runner in the low-income formal/informal settlements in peri-urban Lima. x-runner provides a safe sanitation chain in poor nonsewered neighborhoods in the hills of the outskirts of southwest Lima for a population...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645923
Cover Image
Turning Smallness into Uniqueness : Six Key Challenges to Unlock Sao Tome and Principe Growth's Potential
World Bank Group - 2019
Economic growth in Sao Tome and Principe (STP) has long been driven by an unsustainable reliance on public expenditures, especially grant- and loan-financed public investment. STP needs to turn its smallness into uniqueness to unlock its growth potential. to accomplish this transformation, this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646323
Cover Image
Czech Republic : Assessment of the SME Policy Mix
World Bank Group - 2019
This report provides an assessment of the policies devoted to supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646753
Cover Image
Capital Markets and SMEs in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies : Can They Go the Distance?
World Bank Group - 2020
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) face significant financing gaps that stifle innovation and economic growth. The …. Bank financing has been the traditional source of external financing to SMEs; however, since the global financial crisis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646892