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Online2016 Lao PDR Enterprise Survey
Published 2017“…The main highlights from the survey are: firms in Lao PDR lag behind comparator countries in terms of annual sales and employment growth; fewer firms use bank financing than in 2012, but the proportion of bank-financed investments has increased; compared to 2012, Laotian firms spend less time to obtain permits and to comply with regulations; fewer firms in Lao PDR are offering formal training compared to 2012 and to regional comparators; and firms consider informal competitors as the biggest business environment obstacle.…”
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OnlineBetter Neighbors
Published 2016“…This book proposes a renewal of 'Open Regionalism' in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) aimed at achieving the region's goals of high growth with stability. …”
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OnlineThe Global Jobs Challenge
Published 2025“…The world faces a jobs challenge of historic proportions that will shape global prosperity and stability for decades to come. …”
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Online2010 Mexico Enterprise Survey : Country Highlights
Published 2014“…This report presents following highlights from the survey: Mexican firms added jobs at over 5 percent but saw only modest gains in sales and productivity; however, productivity growth was due to gains from Mexico's small firms; Mexican firms cite informality, tax rates, access to finance, and crime as top obstacles; a greater proportion of Mexican firms face competition from the informal sector; Mexican firms exhibit lower levels of access to financial intermediation; and while losses due to crime in Mexico are high significantly fewer firms actually pay for security.…”
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OnlineGlobal Financial Development Report 2014 : Financial Inclusion
Published 2013“…The interest reflects an increased recognition that financial inclusion can be a driver of economic growth and poverty alleviation, and that many individuals and firms are excluded unnecessarily from even basic financial services. …”
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OnlineA Step Ahead
Published 2017“…A Step Ahead: Competition Policy for Shared Prosperity and Inclusive Growth puts forward a research agenda that advocates the importance of market competition, effective market regulation, and competition policies for achieving inclusive growth and shared prosperity in emerging and developing economies. …”
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OnlineEmployment in Crisis
Published 2021“…These crises have taken their toll on careers, wage growth, and productivity. Employment in Crisis: The Path to Better Jobs in a Post-COVID-19 Latin America provides new evidence on the effects of crises on the region’s workers and firms and suggests several policy responses that can bolster long-term and inclusive economic growth. …”
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OnlineNatural Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean : Beyond Booms and Busts?
Published 2012“…Production of precious metals, sugar, rubber, grains, coffee, copper, and oil have at various periods of history made countries in Latin America-and their colonial powers-some of the most prosperous in the world. In some ways, these commodities may have changed the course of history in the world at large. …”
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