This report presents an analysis conducted by the World Bank to assess macro-fiscal impacts of earthquakes and floods in European Union (EU) Member States (MS), analyze the financial instruments in place to manage this risk and identify any associated funding gaps. The analysis is underpinned by...

Digital identification systems, integrated with civil registration, can play a transformational role across many development areas, such as financial inclusion, expanding access to services and social safety nets, and effective humanitarian response. But while the opportunity is great, so are...

Digital identification systems, integrated with civil registration, can play a transformational role across many development areas, such as financial inclusion, expanding access to services and social safety nets, and effective humanitarian response. But while the opportunity is great, so are...

Vorwörter -- Einführung -- Teil I: Aktuelle Erkenntnisse aus der Wissenschaft -- Teil II: Pläne und Maßnahmen der Politik -- Teil III: Forderungen von Interessensvertretungen, NGO´s und NPO´s -- Teil IV: Insights aus der Finanz- und Versicherungsbranche -- Teil VI: Maßnahmen im...

In diesem Buch erfahren Sie, was Biosphere Reserves eigentlich sind?! Warum wurden sie gegründet? Wie werden sie verwaltet? Und was haben sie mit Nachhaltigkeit zu tun? Angesprochen sind alle, die in diesem Bereich arbeiten oder forschen, diese führen und verwalten, sowie Politikerinnen,...

This note examines the implications of digital innovation for market structure and attendant policies, including financial and competition regulation. There have been several surveys of regulatory responses. This note takes a step back, to look at what the economic theory of banking and...

Following a decade of conflicts, Western Balkan countries accomplished robust economic growth in the 2000s. This growth pattern was domestic demand driven and externally financed, hence was hampered significantly by the global financial crisis and subsequent euro area debt crisis. Despite modest...

This Note provides guidance to securities markets regulators in emerging market economies (EMEs) about key regulatory issues that could affect the issuance of debt instruments for infrastructure financing over which they have some control. The Note focuses on three areas (placement regime,...

This Policy Note focuses on distribution channels, the role they play in product diversification and costs, and how regulation can promote competition in mutual funds (MFs) distribution. In many emerging market economics (EMEs) where both the capital markets and the MFs have reached certain...