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Search our database of policy briefcases, bulletins, and evidence reviews. Briefcases summarize the results and policy recommendations from one randomized evaluation, while bulletins synthesize the broader policy lessons emerging from multiple evaluations on the same topic. Evidence reviews summarize an existing academic literature review, like a handbook chapter or white paper, for a policy audience.

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Childcare subsidies and employment services in Egypt

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أبريل 21, 2026
Women’s employment in Egypt remains among the lowest globally, constrained by disproportionate caregiving responsibilities, limited job opportunities that match women’s preferences, and restrictive gender norms.
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One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Tailored Microcredit Approaches Can Help Borrowers

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مايو 6, 2025
In many contexts, classic microcredit models have not led to transformative impacts on income or consumption for borrowers. However, innovations such as targeting high-potential entrepreneurs, introducing flexible repayment schemes, and directly depositing loans into women’s digital accounts have...

الفائزون والخاسرون: فوائد ومخاطر الائتمان

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أغسطس 31, 2023
لــم يكــن لتقديــم قــروض كبيــرة للشــركات أو المشــروعات الصغيــرة فــي مصــر أي تأثيــر علــى أربــاح المقتــرض العــادي، إلا أن رواد الأعمــال الذيــن توقعــوا مقدًًمــا أن يكونــوا مــن ذوي الأداء الأفضــل حققــوا عوائــد أعلــى بكثيــر مــن أقرانهــم.
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Egyptian Rug Firms Weave Their Way into Foreign Markets

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سبتمبر 1, 2019
Offering small rug producers in Egypt opportunities to export rugs to high-income markets increased firm profits through improvements in firms’ technical knowledge, efficiency, and product quality.