Microfinance has been a lifeline for many low-income people at the base of the pyramid, helping them break the cycle of poverty and improve their lives. Yet the rapid growth of the microfinance industry...
This paper summarizes a three-day forum, Improving Competitiveness Through a Knowledge--based Economy, held in Budapest, Hungary on March 23-26, 2004. The third Knowledge Economy Forum, Improving Competitiveness...
This paper summarizes a three-day conference, Implementing Knowledge Economy Strategies, in Helsinki on March 25-28, 2003. The first milestone in the World Bank's effort to support the transition to knowledge...