Private sector and development
- Working with markets for poverty reduction: DFID's road ahead
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A vibrant private sector depends on a business environment that is conducive to private investment. This requires an effective government, efficient markets and strong human development. To reduce poverty, markets also need to be fair, ensuring that the jobs, goods and services that are made available are accessible to poor people.
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- Islamic banks’ profitability has not been impacted during Asian and Global Financial crises
- ( N. Ahmad;M. Noor / Bangladesh Online Research Network , 2011)
- Islamic banks today exist in all parts of the world, and are looked upon as a viable alternative system which has many things to offer. While it was initially developed to fulfill the needs of Muslims...
- Insurance sectors could have good business opportunities in web media
- ( V. Thamodaran;M. Ramesh / AgEcon Search , 2010)
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Information and communications technologies (ICT) are a device set of tools used to communicate rural people in order to disseminate awareness, create interest and to stimulate enroll intentions of...
- How does competition affect market outcomes, and how to create the relevant conditions for it?
- ( K. Ellis;R. Singh / Overseas Development Institute [ES] , 2010)
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This article tries to answer the question how does competition affect market outcomes, such as prices, innovation and access to services? In this context, the paper presents the findings of cross-b...
- Innovating for sustainable growth in Africa
- ( M. Brown;M. Moody-Stuart;P. Collier / Business Action for Africa , 2010)
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This report provides a number of insights about the international financial crisis and Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) in Africa. The report inspects the opportunities for growth, and searches f...
- What is the significance of formal financial institutions to the development of Malawi?
- ( S.R. Gondwe / Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organisation, Tokyo , 2005)
- This study focuses on formal financial institutions, specifically commercial banks operating in Malawi. A literature review is conducted to identify the services offered and geographical coverage of t...
Does informal work lead to formal employment in Egypt?
- ( J. Wahba / Economic Research Forum, Egypt , 2009)
- In the last few decades, the informal sector has played a major role in many of the Least Developed Countries’ labour markets. This is partly because employment in the informal economy tends to ...
- The integration of environmental, social and governance issues into institutional investment
- ( S. Waygood (ed);B. Bacani (ed);P. Hilton (ed) / United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative , 2009)
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This report is about identifying future challenges within the financial system in order to reduce further crises like the Natural Resources Crisis. The authors integrate environmental, social and g...
- Assessing the determinants of private saving in India and Malaysia
- ( J. Ang;K. Sen / Munich Personal RePEc Archive , 2009)
- This paper compares the evolution of private saving in India and Malaysia, and analyses how policy changes in the financial sectors and pension systems help explain differences in their saving perform...
- Providing financial services to the poor in South Africa
- ( G. Sherbut / School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa , 2009)
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Since the apartheid-era, South Africa has operated government-supported development finance institutions (DFIs) that aim specifically to meet the financing needs of poor individuals and communities...
- Integrating human rights in private sector development initiatives
- ( H. Gibb / North-South Institute , 2008)
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There is a growing consensus that development cooperation activities should promote human rights, and that human rights can promote development. A growing number of donor agencies have adopted huma...
