Publication: Yemen - Connecting the Yemeni Private Sector to the World
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This Private Sector Assessment Report on the Republic of Yemen is delivered as part of the Private Sector Technical Assistance project. The goal of the project is to understand the dynamics of the country’s private sector during conflict; identify constraints to trade, investment, and finance; and propose recommendations for inclusive private sector entry, survival, and growth. The report also includes an overview of the financial sector’s impact on the private sector, especially on the latter’s resilience during conflict. Finally, the report provides structural and policy recommendations that, once implemented by the authorities on both national and subnational levels, would prepare the Yemeni private sector to participate in the country’s post-conflict recovery and reconstruction.
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“World Bank. 2024. Yemen - Connecting the Yemeni Private Sector to the World. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/41273 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”
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