Linking Up And Reaching Out In Bangladesh

Author : Henry K. Bagazonzya,Zaid Safdar,A.K.M. Abdullah,Cecile Thioro Niang,Aneeka Rahman
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0821381768

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Linking Up and Reaching Out in Bangladesh by Henry K. Bagazonzya,Zaid Safdar,A.K.M. Abdullah,Cecile Thioro Niang,Aneeka Rahman Pdf

The microfinance sector in Bangladesh has matured rapidly in the past 30 years and now boasts the largest number of clients in the entire world. Despite these successes, the day-to-day operations of most microcredit institutions in Bangladesh are done manually. The introduction of a centralized information and communications technology (ICT) platform in the microfinance sector will provide further cost savings by streamlining data so that errors, omissions, and duplications (client overlap) are eliminated. Moreover, the introduction of a centralized ICT platform will help to ensure transparency through the standardization of information exchange and accounting mechanisms, increase outreach to rural areas, and integrate the largely informal microfinance sector with the formal financial system. 'Linking Up and Reaching Out in Bangladesh' shows how the establishment of a centralized microfinance platform would revolutionize the country s microfinance sector. This volume will be a useful guide for practitioners, policy makers, and microfinance institutions around the world.

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 1593 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781466662698

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Banking, Finance, and Accounting: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications by Management Association, Information Resources Pdf

With the global economy still in recovery, it is more important than ever for individuals and organizations to be aware of their money and its potential for both depreciation and growth. Banking, Finance, and Accounting: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications investigates recent advances and undertakings in the financial industry to better equip all members of the world economy with the tools and insights needed to weather any shift in the economic climate. With chapters on topics ranging from investment portfolios to credit unions, this multi-volume reference source will serve as a crucial resource for managers, investors, brokers, and all others within the banking industry.

Author : Ariza-Montes, José Antonio
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781466659759

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ICT Management in Non-Profit Organizations by Ariza-Montes, José Antonio Pdf

The instability of today’s economic climate calls for non-profit organizations to approach social problems in new and interesting ways, and Information and Communication Technologies may serve as an answer to this call. ICT Management in Non-Profit Organizations aims to explore the effective and comprehensive deployment of appropriate ICT strategies within the nonprofit sector. This innovative reference work will discuss how ICT enables the non-profit sector to achieve organizational efficiency, effectiveness, and, ultimately, self sufficiency, and will provide elected and appointed policymakers, managers, and planners in governments, public agencies, and nonprofit organizations with a comprehensive strategy for creating an ICT management agenda in the non-profit sector.

Author : Sarah Tenney,Anne C. Salda
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780810878655

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Historical Dictionary of the World Bank by Sarah Tenney,Anne C. Salda Pdf

This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the World Bank shows the substantial progress the Bank has made, this mainly through the dictionary section with concise entries on its component institutions, related organizations, its achievements in various fields, some of the major projects and member countries, and its various presidents. The introduction explains how the Bank works while the chronology traces the major events over nearly 70 years. Meanwhile, the list of acronyms reminds us just who the main players are. And the bibliography directs readers to useful internal documentation and outside studies.

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781464810237

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ICT in Agriculture (Updated Edition) by World Bank Pdf

Information and communication technology (ICT) has always mattered in agriculture. Ever since people have grown crops, raised livestock, and caught fish, they have sought information from one another. Today, ICT represents a tremendous opportunity for rural populations to improve productivity, to enhance food and nutrition security, to access markets, and to find employment opportunities in a revitalized sector. ICT has unleashed incredible potential to improve agriculture, and it has found a foothold even in poor smallholder farms. ICT in Agriculture, Updated Edition is the revised version of the popular ICT in Agriculture e-Sourcebook, first launched in 2011 and designed to support practitioners, decision makers, and development partners who work at the intersection of ICT and agriculture. Our hope is that this updated Sourcebook will be a practical guide to understanding current trends, implementing appropriate interventions, and evaluating the impact of ICT interventions in agricultural programs.

Author : Tatiana Nenova,Cecile Thioro Niang,Anjum Ahmad
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 082138032X

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Bringing Finance to Pakistan's Poor by Tatiana Nenova,Cecile Thioro Niang,Anjum Ahmad Pdf

Although access to financing in Pakistan is expanding quickly, it is two to four times lower than regional benchmarks. Half of Pakistani adults, mostly women, do not engage with the financial system at all, and only 14 percent have access to formal services. Credit for small- and medium-size enterprises is rationed by the financial system. The formal microfinance sector reaches less than 2 percent of the poor, as opposed to more than 25 percent in neighboring countries. Yet it is the micro- and small businesses, along with remittances, that help families escape the poverty trap and participate in the economy. 'Bringing Finance to Pakistan s Poor' is based on a pioneering and comprehensive survey and dataset that measures the access to financial products by Pakistani households. The survey included 10,305 households in all areas of the country, excluding the tribal regions. The accompanying CD contains summary statistics. The authors develop a picture of access to and usage of financial services across the country and across different population groups, and they identify policy and regulatory priorities. Reform measures in Pakistan have been timely, but alone are not enough; financial institutions have lagged behind in adopting technology, segmenting customer bases, diversifying products, and simplifying processes and procedures. Gender bias and low levels of financial literacy remain barriers, as is geographical remoteness. However, the single strongest cause of low financial access is lack of income not location, education, or even gender. 'Bringing Finance to Pakistan s Poor' will be of great interest to readers working in the areas of business and finance, economic policy, gender and rural development, and microfinance.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Information Gatekeepers Inc
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Rio to Rio by Anonim Pdf

Author : Global Environment Facility
Publisher : Global Environment Facility
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781939339003

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From Rio to Rio by Global Environment Facility Pdf

Author : Shaila Sultana,Mian Md. Naushaad Kabir,Md. Zulfeqar Haider,Mohammod Moninoor Roshid,M. Obaidul Hamid
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000970371

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Language in Society in Bangladesh and Beyond by Shaila Sultana,Mian Md. Naushaad Kabir,Md. Zulfeqar Haider,Mohammod Moninoor Roshid,M. Obaidul Hamid Pdf

This collection presents a holistic picture of the sociolinguistic landscape in Bangladesh, offering a critical understanding of language ideologies and social inequalities in the country, as they connect more widely to dynamics in the Global South. The book seeks to untangle the voices embedded in the language practices of a range of communities and professions in the region, which have been little studied in the literature, and encourage a rethinking of the relationships between language and nationality, class, ethnicity, race, and gender. Highlighting perspectives from established and emerging researchers and drawing on a wide range of theoretical approaches and methodologies, the volume is organized around such key themes as bilingualism and diglossia; language variation across domains; language and identity in literature; and the interconnectedness of language, identity, and globalization. Taken together, the collection calls attention to the socially and spatially situated nature of language practices in Bangladesh and in turn, the ways in which scholars in the Global South make sense of the sociolinguistic landscape at both the local and global levels. This book will appeal to scholars working in sociolinguistics, particularly those working on language policy, language and identity, language variation, and in or about the Global South.

Author : Smruti S. Pattanaik
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781003849179

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Recounting the Memories of Bangladesh’s Liberation War by Smruti S. Pattanaik Pdf

This book encapsulates the creation of Bangladesh with stories of some of those who made it happen —from the perspectives of people who fought for recognition of Bangla as one of the state languages of Pakistan, those who brought the stories of war to life as it progressed through the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendro, operations by valiant military men, sacrifices of Birangonas (women of valour) whose contribution to the liberation of Bangladesh has often been neglected, martyrs who laid down their lives for the birth of the nation, and those who worked among the freedom fighters and refugees and kept their morale high. The emergence of Bangladesh in 1971 shaped both the nation and its narratives that revolved around partition of the subcontinent earlier in 1947. The history of Bangladesh was rewritten from the people’s perspective. The struggle of individuals and families who contributed to the liberation of Bangladesh is etched in blood and it is but natural that their perspectives would inform those interested in studying the history of liberation in a larger context. More than fifty years have passed since Bangladesh was liberated. Yet stories of individual suffering, sacrifices and contributions illustrate how people endured the repression inflicted by the Pakistan Army on them and yet fought gallantly. Three million were killed, 2 million were raped and 10 million became refugees in India. Bangladesh’s liberation war also represents the struggle of a people to preserve their culture and identity. This book captures all these and much more, bringing in reminiscences of what 1971 represented to those who contributed directly to the war of liberation. The book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of politics and international relations, partition studies, South Asian studies and refugee and diaspora studies. The chapters in this book were originally published in Strategic Analysis.

Author : United Nations Library (Geneva, Switzerland)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1332 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : International law
ISBN : NYPL:33433116699368

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Bibliographie Mensuelle by United Nations Library (Geneva, Switzerland) Pdf

Author : Sanjeev Kumar
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000897883

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China’s BRI in Different Regions of the World by Sanjeev Kumar Pdf

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is completing a decade. There have been varied responses to the Initiative from countries and regions besides the emergence of alternative initiatives and narratives. This sets the stage for evaluating the robustness of the Initiative, its implementation as well as its implications from the perspective of individual countries and regions across the globe. This book begins by examining China’s domestic, economic, maritime and strategic interests as drivers for the Initiative. BRI has been analysed in country-specific, regional and continental contexts. It brings out the experiences and responses from South Asia, Eurasia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Arab world, Latin America, the Caribbean as well as from Europe and Africa. Further, BRI has been studied in the larger context of the US-China competition. The final section explores BRI in the context of the twin challenges of recent times, i.e., the pandemic and Russia-Ukraine conflict. The book concludes with an epilogue which outlines the broad trends related to BRI that have emerged from this study of ICWA.

Author : Satish Kumar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317324607

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India's National Security by Satish Kumar Pdf

India’s National Security: Annual Review 2013 comprehensively analyses India’s engagement with major world powers, and immediate neighbours in a complex global security environment. It examines India’s response to internal and external threats, its foreign policy as well as measures taken for strengthening its economic security.

Author : Max Stille
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781838606022

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Islamic Sermons and Public Piety in Bangladesh by Max Stille Pdf

Islamic sermon gatherings are a central form of public piety and public expression in contemporary Bangladesh. Held since the 19th century, waz mahfils became so popular that it is today possible to participate in them on a daily basis in many regions of the country. Despite their significance in the rise of popular politics, the sermons are often disregarded as Islamist propaganda and very little research is dedicated to them. This book provides unprecedented access into these sermon gatherings. Based on fieldwork and interviews, Max Stille analyses an archive of several dozens of sermons. He shows how popular preaching shapes roles and rules of what can be said, imagined, and felt. Waz mahfils are a participatory practice of the labouring classes in which religious, political and poetic consensus overlap. In them, Islamic tenets and morals are part of dramatic narrations, vocal art and affective communication, ranging from immersion and upheaval to laughter about political jokes and parody. Suggesting new ways to interpret musical and performative poetics of Islamic speech, this book calls for expanding conceptions of civic participation and public discourse, and rethinking the role of the senses and religious aesthetics in Islam.