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Promouvoir une concurrence loyale : pour atteindre de nouveaux sommets dans la région Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord

Banque Mondiale Région Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord - 2020

Africa (MENA). The region is expected to grow at a subdued rate of 0.6 percent in 2019, rising to 2.6 percent in 2020 and 2 ….9 percent in 2021. The growth forecast for 2019 is revised down by 0.8 percentage points from the April 2019 projection. MENA … geopolitical tensions.Part II argues that promoting fair competition is key for MENA countries to complete the transition from an …

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Innovations in Development : Where traditional markets fail

Walji, Aleem - In: Development Outreach 12 (2010) 1, pp. 4-6

't help but acknowledge the revolution in financial services to the poor that has grown into the multi-billion dollar micro-finance …

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Measuring Household Usage of Financial Services : Does it Matter How or Whom You Ask?

Cul, Robertl; Scott, Kinnon - In: The World Bank Economic Review 24 (2010) 2, pp. 199-233

In recent years, the number of surveys on access to and use of financial services has multiplied, but little is known about whether the data generated are comparable across countries or within the same country over time. A randomized experiment in Ghana tested whether the identity of the...

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Gender Aspects of Urban Economic Growth and Development

Chant, S. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 1997

The urbanization process is frequently shaped by prevailing constructions of gender. The recognition of this phenomenon … is vital both in diagnosis and policy terms. This paper aims at illustrating the importance of gender in three major …

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Gender, Growth, and Poverty Reduction: Special Program of Assistance for Africa, 1998 Status Report on Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Blackden, C.M.; Bhanu, C. - World Bank Group - 1999

Comparison between Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and East Asia indicates that gender inequality in education and employment … reducing gender-based asset inequality in SSA is an important development goal. This report documents the structural role of … case that reducing gender inequality would increase growth, efficiency, and welfare. The authors make key recommendations …

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