This paper examines the ways in which financial sector development policy might contribute to poverty reduction, particularly by supporting the growth of micro and small enterprises (MSEs). Specifically, the paper draws on case studies and empirical work on the changing role of MSEs in the...

The World Bank has recently produced a spate of reports dealing with public enterprise reform and privatization. The latest is entitled Bureaucrats in Business. The underlying message that continues to emerge from these reports places emphasis on privatization as the preferred policy option....

The objective of this paper is to quantify the potential gains in trade performance from the implementation of trade facilitation reform. The study applies a gravity model augmented with trade facilitation, regulatory quality and infrastructure indicators to assess the impact of trade...

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