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Digitization of Agribusiness Payments in Africa : Building a Ramp for Farmers' Financial Inclusion and Participation in a Digital Economy
World Bank Group - 2020
This report aims to present the rationale for digitization of agribusiness payments in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), assess … the current status of digitization using demand and supply-side data, and identify key actions that can help accelerate … digitization. The report draws on an analysis of financial-inclusion data from the Global Findex database, a survey administered to …
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Digitization of Agribusiness Payments in Africa : Building a Ramp for Farmers' Financial Inclusion and Participation in a Digital Economy
World Bank Group - 2020
This report aims to present the rationale for digitization of agribusiness payments in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), assess … the current status of digitization using demand and supply-side data, and identify key actions that can help accelerate … digitization. The report draws on an analysis of financial-inclusion data from the Global Findex database, a survey administered to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647589
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Enabling the Digital Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa : What Role for Policy Reforms?
World Bank Group - 2017
The five countries covered in this report share a number of characteristics and are facing similar challenges that justify their being monitored jointly. First, they face critical demographic issues that require immediate action to enable them to experience a population dividend rather than a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012248110
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Diversification, Growth, and Volatility in Asia
Papageorgiou, Chris - 2015
comparison with Sub-Saharan Africa. Much of the progress has occurred through diversification along the 'extensive margin', that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012245917
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Attracting private solutions and participation in the power sector in Sub-Saharan Africa : findings from a survey of investors and financiers
Probst, Benedict; Holcroft, Richard; Huenteler, Joern; … - 2020
This paper develops a classification of investor risks and surveys 51 private investors and financiers in the power sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. The paper aims for a better understanding of what can be done to attract private solutions to fill the investment gap. It finds that the average...
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Do Capital Inflows Boost Growth in Developing Countries? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Calder�n, C�sar - 2015
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Are Poor Individuals Mainly Found in Poor Households? Evidence Using Nutrition Data for Africa
Brown, Caitlin - 2017
Antipoverty policies in developing countries often assume that targeting poor households will be reasonably effective in reaching poor individuals. This paper questions this assumption, using nutritional status as a proxy for individual poverty. The comprehensive assessment for Sub-Saharan...
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International Tax Reform, Digitalization, and Developing Economies
Clavey, Colin - 2019
While significant progress has been made in international tax cooperation, the interests of developing economies require greater priority and attention. This paper considers policy options that are currently under consideration in different international fora, drawing on the WBG's work in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646617
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Credit Reporting at the Base of the Pyramid : Key Issues and Success Factors
Lyman, Timothy - 2011
Over the past five years, the microcredit sector has experienced unprecedented growth. The number of borrowers served by microfinance institutions (MFIs) has increased threefold to reach 120 million clients, according to MIX estimates as of December 2009 and by other estimates the number may be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247885
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Unraveling a Secret : Vietnam's Outstanding Performance on the PISA test
Parandeka, Suhas D. - 2016
This paper seeks to find an empirical explanation of Vietnam's outstanding performance on the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2012. Only a few developing countries participate in the assessment. Those who do, with the unique exception of Vietnam, are typically clustered...
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