World Bank Group to the development of the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector as a core element in its strategy to foster economic growth, employment and poverty alleviation. In the context of Bangladesh, the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) can be considered as a vital instrument for poverty alleviation and ensure the rapid industrialization. So we can say that the role of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is indispensable for overall economic development of a country particularly
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CONTENTS Page No. Declaration 2 Acknowledgement 3 Contents 4 1. Objective of this project work 5 2. Introduction 6 3. Urban Poverty 7 4. Urban Microfinance 9 5. Financial Inclusion in India 11 6. Microfinance as an Anti-Poverty Vaccine 15 7. Transformation of Microfinance in India 19 8. Scaling up Microfinance 22 9. Microfinance in India - A Tool For Poverty Reduction 26
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in transportation and telecommunications infrastructure, including the rise of the Internet, are major factors in globalization and precipitate further interdependence of economic and cultural activities. GATT General agreement on tariffs and trade, an international treaty (1948–94) to promote trade and economic development by reducing tariffs and other restrictions. it was superseded by the establishment of the world trade organization in 1995 History of GATT • Following World War II, the
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Policy Analysis Unit (PAU) Working Paper Series: WP 0709 Non-Bank Financial Institutions in Bangladesh: An Analytical Review Md. Nehal Ahmed Mainul Islam Chowdhury March 2007 Policy Analysis Unit (PAU) Research Department, Bangladesh Bank Head Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh (www.bangladeshbank.org.bd) (www.bangladesh-bank.org) Policy Analysis Unit* (PAU) Working Paper Series: WP 0709 Non-Bank Financial Institutions in Bangladesh: An Analytical Review Md. Nehal Ahmed Mainul
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International Trade As An Engine of Growth In Developing Countries: a Case Study of Nigeria (1980-2003) SECTION ONE 1.1 INTRODUCTION A ll economies are increasingly open in today’s economic environment of globalization. Trade plays a vital role in shaping economic and social performance and prospects of countries around the world, especially those of developing countries. No country has grown without trade. However, the contribution of trade to development depends a great deal on the context
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Africans, Creoles, Chinese, and Europeans. At independence in 1968, the country was poor, with a per capita income of around US$260. However, the government has successfully diversified the economy into textiles, tourism, and financial services. In recent years, new economic poles like information and communication technology (ICT), knowledge, healthcare, business-process outsourcing, seafood and high-tech manufacturing are emerging. The national objective is to graduate Mauritius to the league of
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Still a way to go for a middle-income Bangladesh Author: Fahmida Khatun, CPD Bangladesh’s recent graduation to the World Bank’s lower-middle-income category from a low-income category was only a matter of time. The country experienced steady growth in the 2000s and boosted its per capita income. Its from a mere 2.8 per cent in the 1970s to 6 per cent in the 2010s, and per capita income increased from only US$90 in 1973 to US$1314 in 2015. Bangladesh has manifested the features of a modern
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Using technology to engage in international development is difficult in a region of the world where the Internet has not reached every sector of the population. However, Kenya is leading the way in transforming information technology usage in Africa. Creative talent, curiosity, and innovative entrepreneurial spirit have helped shape the Kenyan technology community. Constraints to technology growth in Kenya 1. Lack of Connectivity Local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) generally do not offer
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social problem, in particular values and attitude, is paramount to its financial and economic problem. The author tries to straddle both sides by giving views on each, but in my opinion, Jamaica’s economic growth does not lie in one or the other. It is not as simple as saying the government should focus on one and not the other. Focusing on education will create the middle ground that will fertilise the seed of economic growth. The article points to the hopelessness and despair the poorer citizens
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House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK Development in Practice Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cdip20 Globalisation Shalmali Guttal a a Focus on the Global South, CUSRI , Chulalongkorn University , Wisit Prachuabmoh Building, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand E-mail: Published online: 18 Nov 2010. To cite this article: Shalmali Guttal (2007) Globalisation, Development in Practice, 17:4-5, 523-531, DOI: 10.1080/09614520701469492
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