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Increasing the Participation of Women Entrepreneurs in the Solomon Islands Aid Economy
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- World Bank.
- Series:
- Women in Development and Gender Study
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Access to Finance.
- Accounting.
- Business Development.
- Business Environment.
- Business in Development.
- Capital Costs.
- Collateral.
- Commercial Banks.
- Depreciation.
- Development Economics & Aid Effectiveness.
- Drinking Water.
- Economic Development.
- Economics.
- Finance and Financial Sector Development.
- Financial Literacy.
- Gender.
- Gender and Economic Policy.
- Global Economy.
- Hardware.
- Human Capital.
- Human Resources.
- Information Technology.
- Innovation.
- International Finance.
- Logging.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Marketing.
- Microenterprises.
- Newsletters.
- Outsourcing.
- Population Growth.
- Private Sector.
- Private Sector Development.
- Productivity.
- Profitability.
- Recycling.
- Scholarships.
- Skills Development and Labor Force Training.
- Small Businesses.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Social Responsibility.
- Technical Assistance.
- Unemployment.
- Urban Areas.
- Wages.
- Local Subjects:
- Access to Finance.
- Accounting.
- Business Development.
- Business Environment.
- Business in Development.
- Capital Costs.
- Collateral.
- Commercial Banks.
- Depreciation.
- Development Economics & Aid Effectiveness.
- Drinking Water.
- Economic Development.
- Economics.
- Finance and Financial Sector Development.
- Financial Literacy.
- Gender.
- Gender and Economic Policy.
- Global Economy.
- Hardware.
- Human Capital.
- Human Resources.
- Information Technology.
- Innovation.
- International Finance.
- Logging.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Marketing.
- Microenterprises.
- Newsletters.
- Outsourcing.
- Population Growth.
- Private Sector.
- Private Sector Development.
- Productivity.
- Profitability.
- Recycling.
- Scholarships.
- Skills Development and Labor Force Training.
- Small Businesses.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Social Responsibility.
- Technical Assistance.
- Unemployment.
- Urban Areas.
- Wages.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2011.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- International aid flows are equivalent to almost half of Solomon Islands' economy, making it one of the most aid-dependent countries in the world. Around USD 250 million of non-military aid enters the country, but only 15-20 percent of this amount is spent locally through local procurement or staff expenditure. Solomon Islands are currently highly reliant on logging for export receipts, Government revenues, and employment. But existing stocks of natural forest logs are expected to be entirely exhausted by 2014. The Solomon Islands Government approached the World Bank Group to identify alternative sources of revenue, foreign exchange receipts, and employment in the absence of logging. In responding to this request, the World Bank Group has undertaken extensive analytical work examining short and medium-term prospects for economic growth in Solomon Islands, under the sources of growth project. This report contributes to the sources of growth work, and is informed by its findings. A key conclusion arising from sources of growth analysis is that aid is likely to remain a key part of the Solomon Islands economy for the near future. The existence of an international security guarantee, backed by the presence of an international peacekeeping force, is paramount for security, and investment certainty. In the absence of clear or certain alternatives to logging, and in the context of rapid population growth, current levels of service delivery will continue to depend on high levels of aid expenditure.
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