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    India renewable energy trends

    Centre for Social Markets, UK, 2008
    India has developed to a stage where it is generally recognised that renewable energy is the most substantial and sustainable solution to its future needs. This paper provides an objective analysis of present day trends in renewable energy in India.
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    The Clean Development Mechanism: an assessment of current practice and future approaches for policy

    Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, 2007
    This paper provides an analysis of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) highlighting current practices and future directions that need to be at taken to strengthen policy.
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    Determinants and impact of private sector investment in Malawi: evidence from the 2006 Investment Climate Survey

    Eldis Document Store, 2007
    Drawing upon a comprehensive survey that assesses the current state of private sector investment in Malawi, this paper finds that:
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    Voices of women entrepreneurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    World Bank Research, 2008
    This paper highlights the many positive role models of Bosnian businesswomen. Their stories of succeeding in a challenging post-war environment provide inspiration to young women who are just starting out in their professional life.
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    Maximising the contributions of local enterprises to the supply chain of oil, gas & mining projects in low income countries

    Engineers against Poverty, 2008
    A publication from Engineers Against Poverty for the extractive industries - an eight-page briefing note to guide oil, gas and mining (OGM) companies on how they can maximise the contribution of local enterprises to the supply chain of their projects in low income countries.
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    State-business relations, investment climate reform and economic performance in sub-Saharan Africa

    2007
    Different scholars and policy makers argue differently on the main factors that contribute to economic growth. The recent analysis and literature findings demonstrate that state-business relations (SBR) affect economic performance in sub-Saharan Africa. It argues that robust economic policy management relations between the state and private sector scales-up economic growth and vice versa.
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    Bottleneck for growth: the human capital issue

    Grameen Foundation USA, 2008
    Lacking human resources threaten the growth of the development finance industry. Microfinance Focus notes the industry is notably lacking:
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    The working capital report

    Economics and Trade Branch,, 2007
    This report traces the key developments that have accelerated the evaluation of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues within mainstream finance, investment and the capital markets. Through perspectives from a number of contributors, the report sheds light on recent achievements in this field, the challenges ahead, and what might be needed to fully embed ESG in the market place.
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    Extending financial services with banking agents

    Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest, 2008
    To reach remote municipalities, banks in Brazil use local agents such as vendors, lottery outlets and post offices to manage their operations at the village level. This has several advantages: lower set-up and running costs
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    Mind the gap: benchmarking credit policies of international banks

    BankTrack, 2008
    The objective of this project was to stimulate the banking sector to develop and implement credit policies that achieve a socially and environmentally sustainable and just society. BankTrack studied 45 large internationally operating banks. The report analyses policies on the environment including: agriculture, dams, fishery, forestry, military industry, mining, oil and gas.

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