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Leveraging geospatial technology for financial inclusion 

January 12, 2021
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Helen Luskin Gradstein
Imtiaz Ul Haq
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How a pandemic-induced boom in e-commerce can reshape financial services

December 22, 2020
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Edoardo Totolo
Hemant Baijal

Series: Foreign direct investment

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Early evidence from a global pulse survey

June 30, 2020
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Evidence from the second round of a global pulse survey

October 06, 2020
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Foreign investors wait on the sidelines as uncertainty looms

December 21, 2020

Series: Supporting informal businesses

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Out of the shadows: Unlocking the economic potential of informal businesses

December 07, 2020
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Supporting informal businesses amid COVID-19 without formalization

December 16, 2020

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