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World Bank SME Finance: Development news, research, data | World Bank
https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/smefinanceThe International Finance Corporation (IFC) estimates that 65 million firms, or 40% of formal micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in developing countries, have an unmet financing need of $5.2 trillion every year, which is equivalent to 1.4 times the current level of the global MSME lending.
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GLOBAL CONSUMPTION DATA for INCLUSIVE BUSINESS
https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/c6b8cace-e7b3-4d05-b693-fdc4767aa289/ConsumptionDataBrochure_May2015.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=lKbEyVRThe Global Consumption Database has compiled data from surveys of more than a million households around the world. Users can access spending numbers, view graphs and tables, and download data for analysis. The data can be broken down in several ways: By country—for 92 developing countries and emerging markets By location—for rural and urban areas
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Agriculture and Food: Development news, research, data | World Bank
https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/agricultureGlobal Food & Nutrition Security Dashboard Latest global and country-level information on food crisis, global food security financing and innovative research in one place. Global Food & Nutrition Security Dashboard Prevent Rather than Fight the Next Pandemic with a One Health Approach
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Public-Private Partnerships Overview - World Bank
https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/publicprivatepartnerships/overviewBuilding modern, sustainable, and reliable infrastructure is critical for meeting the rising aspirations of billions of people around the globe—and for addressing the climate change challenge. Infrastructure investment helps raise economic growth rates, offers new economic opportunities, and facilitates investment in human capital.
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Innovation & Entrepreneurship - World Bank
https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/innovation-entrepreneurshipFirm performance and ecosystem diagnostics: The team has conducted a range of diagnostics of private sector performance, including firm entry and exit, growth dynamics, and productivity and its determinants (e.g. Kenya, Western Balkans, Serbia, Czech Republic, Croatia, Macedonia, Mozambique ).
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What is Learning Poverty? - World Bank
https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/education/brief/what-is-learning-povertyThe database contains pooled and gender-disaggregated indicators for percent of children in learning poverty, percent of primary school-aged children who are out of school, and percent of children below minimum proficiency in reading at the end primary. You may also access the learning poverty data directly through EdStats.
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Regional Trade Agreements - World Bank
https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/regional-integration/brief/regional-trade-agreementsA regional trade agreement (RTA) is a treaty between two or more governments that define the rules of trade for all signatories. Examples of regional trade agreements include the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Central American-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), the European Union (EU) and Asia-Pacific Economic ...
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Grievance Management - IFC
https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/963ec017-2b1f-4487-b533-14fda473b1a5/PartOne_GrievanceManagement.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=jqewwBror maintaining a more sophisticated database (for bigger projects with more serious impacts), keeping a written record of all com-plaints is critical for effective grievance management. The record should contain the name of the individual or organization; the date and nature of the complaint; any follow-up actions taken; the final
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Designing and Building a Call Center - International Finance Corporation
https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/d3794447-bc68-4cc1-95f8-182e49b01945/Tool+9.1.+Designing+%26+Building+a+Call+Center.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=jENLjrV4 Use the following formula and assumptions to estimate call volumes Assume 5 events per customer account per month Assume that after 3 months in business, there will be 10,000 customers using the service Assume 3% of those customers result in contacts with the call center Further assume that 20% of these calls would be escalated ...
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IFC - International Finance Corporation
https://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/aa871cd3-22a5-45a8-ad1b-1b63c88fceb6/AccessCreditMSME-Brochure-Final.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CVID=k6A1OHBIFC - International Finance Corporation