KCP Perspectives 1(3)

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This brief includes the following headings: access to finance: pioneering research on the importance of financial inclusion for poverty reduction; and international migration, remittances and development, a rapid response by the KCP.

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“World Bank. 2012. KCP Perspectives 1(3). KCP Perspectives 1(3). Washington, DC. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/10840 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”

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This annual report covers the period from July 1, 2001, to June 30, 2002, and is prepared by the Executive Directors of both the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA). The first of two volumes discusses the World Bank's goals and strategies; overviews Bank ...

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