Documentos e informes

Funding Indonesia’s Vision 2045 (Inglés)

Indonesia’s economy remains resilient, buoyed by strong domestic demand and a recovering service sector. The current account deficit widened, driven by moderating terms of trade and cyclical factors that...

Lao PDR - Access to Finance for Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises in Lao PDR : Technical Note (Inglés)

This technical note examines the state of access to and use of financial services for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Lao PDR. Based on extensive interviews with key private and public...

Trade-offs in the Design of Simplified Tax Regimes: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa (Inglés)

This paper provides novel evidence of the trade-offs policy makers face when designing simplified tax regimes for small businesses. First, it provides a comprehensive stocktaking of the main features of...

Poland - RAS Agreement on Supporting Poland in the Implementation of its State Purchasing Policy : Deliverable 3 - Report on the Baseline Assessment of Micro-Small and Medium Enterprise Participation in Public Procurement (Inglés)

The public procurement function plays a key role in meeting the strategic goal of the European Union (EU) to become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world and to secure the...

Lebanon - Building Beirut Businesses Back and Better (B5) Fund Project : Additional Financing (Inglés)

The development objective of Building Beirut Businesses Back and Better (B5) Fund Project for Lebanon is to support the recovery of targeted micro and small enterprises (MSEs) and sustain the operations...

لبنان - صندوق إعادة بناء مؤسسات الأعمال في بيروت على نحو أفضل (B%) – تمويل إضافي (Árabe)

The development objective of Building Beirut Businesses Back and Better (B5) Fund Project for Lebanon is to support the recovery of targeted micro and small enterprises (MSEs) and sustain the operations...

Virtual Windows Through Glass Walls? Digitalization for Low-Mobility Female Entrepreneurs (Inglés)

Social norms and childcare responsibilities often constrain women's mobility and work. This paper investigates the promise of digitalization in unlocking the growth of home-based businesses, an economic...

Lao People's Democratic Republic - Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Access to Finance Emergency Support and Recovery Project : Implementation Support Mission - May 27 to 31, 2024 (Inglés)

Regulating Digital Markets: New Rules Shaping Competition - Seminário Plataformas Digitais (Inglés)

This document discusses new rules shaping competition in digital markets. It highlights the growing presence of digital businesses in sectors like E-commerce, Fintech, Mobility tech, and Travel tech, especially...

IFC Financing to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in the Poorest Countries (Inglés)

IFC is working to develop solutions to close the micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) financing gap, collaborating with 129 financial institutions (FIs) across 39 International Development Association...

Sustainable MSME Finance Reference Guide (Inglés)

Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) represent ninety percent of businesses worldwide. Not only are they important drivers of employment, technological change, and social mobility. They are also...

Working Without Borders - The Promise and Peril of Online Gig Work : Short Note Series Number Three - The Demand for Online Gig Workers (Inglés)

This Short Note is part of a series based on the report “Working without Borders: The Promise and Peril of Online Gig Work” that aims to promote discussion among policymakers and practitioners on opportunities...

Botswana - Financial Sector Assessment Program : Technical Note - MSME Access to Finance (Inglés)

Access to credit by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) remains challenging in Botswana. Lack of access to credit has both demand and supply side challenges. There are demand side challenges such...

Entrepreneurship Ecosystems and MSMEs in Kenya: Strengthening Businesses in the Aftermath of the Pandemic (Inglés)

Entrepreneurship and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) play a critical role in creating more and better jobs. MSMEs across the world account for a large share of jobs. Many jobs created by MSMES...

IFC Financing to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Europe and Central Asia (Inglés)

IFC is working to develop solutions to close the micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) financing gap, collaborating with 103 financial institutions (FIs) across 22 countries in Europe and Central...

Sustainable Banking with the Poor - Case Studies in Microfinance : Guatemala - The Case of Union Popular and Union Progresita Amatitlaneca (UPA) Credit Unions (Inglés)

Most people in developing countries lack access to formal financial services. After decades of experimentation in a multitude of credit projects, microfinance, a "new" field, emerged to respond to this...