This paper fills a gap in research on private equity investments in emerging markets and developing economies. It provides descriptive evidence and examines the distribution of returns across sectors such...
This paper investigates the relationship between disruptive technologies and access to finance for digital tech firms in Africa. Through textual analysis of data from Crunchbase and Pitchbook, the study...
Until the last decade, venture capital (VC) was perceived as a side game in capital markets across the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. Only a few companies were able to succeed, and valuations...
The World Bank Inspection Panel is committed to preventing intimidation or reprisals of any kind against anyone who submits or supports a complaint presented to it. The Panel believes that any form of...
The COVID-19 crisis has caused businesses in the Western Balkans region to suffer substantial revenue losses. Based on data collected during the crisis, at least 50 percent of firms surveyed in each country...
The overall outcome of the Unleashing Productive Innovation Project for Argentina is moderately satisfactory, with satisfactory Bank performance and substantial monitoring and evaluation quality. The Project...
This report focuses on specialized investment fund rules, 2075 (2019) of Nepal.
This report focuses on specialized investment fund rules, 2075 (2019) of Nepal.
Women are significantly underrepresented among the investment decision-makers at private equity and venture capital firms, as well as in the leadership of companies that receive this investment capital...
This paper discusses the landscape for private equity and venture capital financing in Ghana. It provides an overview of the private equity and venture capital market in the country, describing key players...