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Small and medium-sized enterprise finance in Uzbekistan : challenges and opportunities
Tadjibaeva, Dildora - 2019
Uzbekistan set an ambitious goal to achieve the status of an upper-middle-income country by 2030, with the focus on … growing a large and solid middle-class social stratum. The current reforms in Uzbekistan largely target the development of … forming a middle class. This paper provides an overview of small business development in Uzbekistan, highlighting the evidence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012063846
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Financial inclusion, regulation, and literacy in Uzbekistan
Ahunov, Muzaffar - 2018
The level of financial inclusion in Uzbekistan remains low: the majority of households and firms, rather than using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011893913
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Overview of financial inclusion, regulation, financial literacy, and education in Central Asia and South Caucasus
Morgan, Peter J.; Zhang, Yan; Kydyrbayev, Dossym - 2018
Financial inclusion and financial literacy are receiving increasing attention for their potential to contribute to economic and financial development while fostering more inclusive growth and greater income equality. In general, the progress of financial inclusion and financial development in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011913480
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Assessing opportunities for solar lanterns to improve educational outcomes in rural off-grid regions : challenges and lessons from a randomized controlled trial
Stojanovski, Ognen; Thurber, Mark; Muwowo, George; … - 2018
Solar lanterns are promoted across rural sub-Saharan Africa to improve both lighting in homes and educational outcomes. We undertake a randomized controlled trial in Zimba District, Zambia, to evaluate whether solar lanterns help children study more effectively and improve academic performance....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011949877
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How precious is the reliability of the residential electricity service in developing economies? : evidence from India
Perera, Pradeep; Sarker, Tapan; Nazmul Islam, K. M.; … - 2021
This paper aims to examine the challenges of expanding access to an affordable electricity supply for rural households by addressing the subsidies and cost recovery of the existing tariff policy in the context of Uttar Pradesh (UP), India. The study used household survey data to assess the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012417026
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Financial inclusion, financial regulation, financial literacy, and financial education in the Kyrgyz Republic
Hasanova, Savia - 2018
worked well: the banking sector has rebounded, savings have been mobilized, and financial markets have started developing … need for consolidated efforts to include more people and businesses into financial activities, mobilize their savings, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011868859
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Financial inclusion and financial literacy in Kazakhstan
Kapparov, Kassymkhan - 2018
This paper examines the current situation concerning financial inclusion and financial literacy in Kazakhstan and future prospects. Since 2000, the financial sector has been developing rapidly, driven by petrodollars, which has led to higher financial inclusion. However, the improvement in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011913465
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Digital finance and financial literacy: an empirical investigation of Chinese households
Yang, Junhong; Wu, Yu; Huang, Bihong - 2020
Using the 2015 and 2017 waves of the China Household Finance Survey (CHFS), we measured financial literacy and study its relationship to households' demand for digital finance. We found that a majority of households in the People's Republic of China possess limited financial literacy. The low...
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Who cares about the day after tomorrow? : pension issues when households are myopic or fime inconsistent
Börsch-Supan, Axel; Härtl, Klaus; Leite, Duarte - 2017
particularly relevant for the quickly aging Asian economies: the volume of savings for old-age provisions, international … diversification of retirement savings, and global spillover effects of pension reforms. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011635567
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State-owned enterprises in Uzbekistan : taking stock and some reform priorities
Abdullaev, Umidjon - 2020
The state is a major owner of industrial and commercial enterprises in Uzbekistan. State-owned enterprises (SOEs … of presence of SOEs in the economy of Uzbekistan, analyze in detail governance mechanisms employed by the Uzbek … government to manage its portfolio of commercial enterprises, and discuss the scope of Uzbekistan's past and ongoing …
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