Documents et rapports

Digital vs in-Person Business Training at Scale : Cautionary Lessons from a Randomized Trial in Ethiopia (anglais)

Digital business training offers flexibility and scalability, but translating these features into tangible benefits for women-led businesses is challenging. Completion rates were much higher for in-person...

Madagascar - Second Equitable and Resilient Growth Development Policy Operation Project (anglais)

The development objectives of Second Equitable and Resilient Growth Development Policy Operation Project for Madagascar are to: (i) Strengthen fiscal management; and (ii) Improve the business environment...

Finding Business Opportunities : And Winning Contracts Financed by the World Bank - Procurement Guidance (anglais)

Securing a contract financed by the World Bank or the World Bank Group (WBG) can be a great way to expand your business, build international experience, and positively contribute to global development...

Посібник для користувачів інструмента IFC з оцінювання і покращення сталого розвитку середніх компаній, що зростають (ukrainien)

Швидко зростаючі компанії середнього розміру є важливим сегментом малих і середніх підприємств (МСП) і є критично важливими постачальниками робочих місць, інновацій, товарів і послуг на розвинених ринках...

Political Engagement, Collective Action, and Influence of Private Firms in the European Union (anglais)

This Brief studies patterns of political engagement among private firms in the European Union (EU). Using representative data, allowing for analysis at the level of NUTS2 regional groupings (EU regions...

How Management Practices Differ in the EU-27 (anglais)

This Brief uses data from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys (WBES) in 27 European Union countries (the EU-27) to gain insights into the adoption of management practices in the region's private sector...

Zambia - Country Private Sector Diagnostic (anglais)

Zambia’s economy is emerging from a debt crisis and has successfully negotiated a debt restructuring with creditors and an International Monetary Fund (IMF) program. This report highlights that, with reforms...

Zambia - Country Private Sector Diagnostic : Executive Summary (anglais)

Zambia’s economy is emerging from a debt crisis and has successfully negotiated a debt restructuring with creditors and an International Monetary Fund (IMF) program. This report highlights that, with reforms...

Indonesia – Financial Sector Assessment Program : Technical Note - Assessment of the BI-SSSS Based on CPMI-IOSCO Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure (anglais)

This technical note (TN) provides an assessment of the BI-SSSS system based on CPMI/IOSCO PFMI. The assessment was undertaken in the context of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Financial...

Cabo Verde Circular Economy Diagnostic (anglais)

This report identifies circular economy (CE) opportunities in the tourism sector in Cabo Verde, The Gambia, and Säo Tomé & Principe. The project focuses on enhancing circularity by advocating for policy...

صندوق إعادة بناء مؤسسات الأعمال في بيروت على نحو أفضل (B5) – تمويل إضافي (arabe)

Redes de Empresas en los Regimenes de Exenciones a la Exportacion : Hechos Estilizados de Honduras (espagnol)

Heuristics on Call : The Impact of Mobile-Phone-Based Business-Management Advice (anglais)

There is growing evidence that business training for micro-entrepreneurs can be effective. However, in-person training can be expensive and imposes costs on the target beneficiaries. This paper presents...

Indonesia - Assessment of Observance of the CPSS-IOSCO Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures : Bank Indonesia Real Time Gross Settlement System (BI-RTGS) (anglais)

This report contains the assessments of BI-RTGS against the PFMI. The assessment was undertaken in the context of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP)...

Developing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Digital Businesses and Beyond : A Diagnostic Toolkit - Appendix A and B (anglais)

The mapping of policy instruments and intermediary organizations should ideally be organized through two survey questionnaires, Q1 and Q2. The two surveys include questions that are very similar, but they...

Developing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Digital Businesses and Beyond : A Diagnostic Toolkit - Questionnaire E  (anglais)

The ecosystem functional analyses questionnaire aims to gain a deeper understanding of the ground realities and challenges, as experienced by various stakeholders, in realizing entrepreneurship outcomes...

Developing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems for Digital Businesses and Beyond : A Diagnostic Toolkit - Appendix D : Market Regulations of Digital Businesses (anglais)

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...

Women, Business and the Law : Manual and Guide (anglais)

Women, Business and the Law (WBL) measures laws, process, and outcomes related to women’s economic opportunity in 190 economies. By examining the economic decisions women make throughout their working...

Regulatory Analysis : Digital Entrepreneurship in Nigeria (anglais)

As one of the largest markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria is uniquely positioned to become a regional leader in native digital entrepreneurship. This report aims to present an overview of the regulatory...

Rapport de Diagnostic : Environnment des Paiements Sociaux au Burkina Faso (français)

Le present rapport presente un diagnostic de l’ecosysteme des paiements sociaux au Burkina Faso tout en mettant en evidence les princpaux defis pour la digitalization de ces derniers. Ce diagnostic s’inscrit...