Azerbaijan Investment Holding (AIH) was established as a public legal entity under the laws of Azerbaijan where shareholder powers in relation to SOEs are split between the President and key government...
Enterprises in Kenya encompass a diverse and dynamic landscape, representing a crucial driver of economic growth and employment opportunities in the country. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play...
Bangladesh is known for its pioneering approaches that support Micro Enterprises (MEs) to alleviate poverty. Microenterprises contribute up to 25 percent of GDP and provide 56 percent of jobs in the country...
Introducing new data is important as we recognize the limitations of current entrepreneurship ecosystem methodologies, such as a lack in granularity, lack in geographic scope, lack in frequency, and expensive...
This Policy Note on Scaling up Participatory Budgeting (PB) has been prepared to accompany the Scaling Up Citizen Engagement (CE) portfolio review and stocktaking report completed last FY, with the objective...
Ratings for the Fujian Fishing Ports Project for China were as follows: outcome and Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation (M and E) quality was modest. Some lessons...
The development objective of the Promoting Access to Finance for Productive Purposes for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSMEs) for Ecuador is to promote access to finance for productive purposes...
This report explores gender differences in entrepreneurship for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) in Southeast Asia. It analyzes data from five Southeast Asian countries: Cambodia, Indonesia...
The development objective of the Access to Finance and Economic Opportunities Project for Mozambique is to support the growth of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Mozambique by: (i) increasing...
The Botswana government’s agenda on establishing and running state-owned financial institutions (SOFIs) is guided by several well-defined goals which are outlined in various policy documents. It is broadly...
The Multi-Partner Fund (MPF) project briefs is an overview of MPF projects. This portfolio financed nine projects. Of these, four are recipient-executed investment projects and five are analytical/advisory...
Many banking needs of women, either for their businesses or for themselves and their families, are not yet met in Uzbekistan. This means financial institutions (FIs) leave a significant market underserved...
From a boutique noodle maker in Asia to a producer of hand sanitizers in Africa, SMEs are crucial to the creation of dynamic, competitive, and inclusive economies. They generate jobs and support economic...
From the employment statistics, one might conclude that Benin is a nation of entrepreneurs. Ninety percent of Benin’s workers identify as self-employed but the reality is that most individuals are merely...
Bulgaria's transition to a market economy involved massive privatizations over the past few decades, however the central government still retains a portfolio of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) which includes...
Bulgaria's transition to a market economy involved massive privatizations over the past few decades, however the central government still retains a portfolio of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) which includes...
This report assesses the governance of the Croatian Smart Specialization Strategy (S3). The assessment involves reviewing the institutions engaged in designing and implementing the S3 and their roles...
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) share distinctive challenges that require specific governance practices. This guidebook presents a tailored governance framework with structures, policies, and practices...