Women in rural areas, and in particular female farmers, have significantly less access to financial services than their male counterparts. Such limited access is harmful to female farmers and their families...
Agricultural transformation that involves the production of high-value food products and post-harvest processing is high on the policy agenda in many developing countries. A surge in the demand for high...
State of emergency ends at end-May and a slow recovery thereafter (high downside risks do not change the policy response, but the severity of recession). Immediate impact: immediate sharp contraction...
State of emergency ends at end-May and a slow recovery thereafter (high downside risks do not change the policy response, but the severity of recession). Immediate impact: immediate sharp contraction...
Financial capability, as defined by the World Bank Group (WBG) in this report, is the capacity to act in one’s best financial interest, given socioeconomic and environmental conditions. Improving financial...
Agriculture remains economically and socially important in Vietnam despite agriculture’s declining share of gross domestic product (GDP). The share of primary agricultural activity in the GDP has fallen...
Financial capability, as defined by the World Bank Group (WBG) in this report, is the capacity to act in one’s best financial interest, given socioeconomic and environmental conditions. Improving financial...
This report was prepared as part of an analytical study of the financial system in Bolivia, focusing on the evaluation of the regulatory framework for closed cooperatives. In Chapters 1 and 2, the report...