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The Stabilization and Association Agreement between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the European Union : Impacts of the Adaptation Protocol on the Agriculture and Food Sector

World Bank Group - 2017

The objective of this note is to provide insights into the potential effect of the adaptation protocol (AP) on imports of European Union (EU) agricultural, food and fisheries products into Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). We adapt and calibrate the Tariff Reform Impact Simulation Tool (TRIST), a...

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Trade and Investment Implications of Brexit

World Bank Group - 2016

The exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Brexit) may have a negative impact on trade and investment flows not just for the UK, but also for the countries with the largest exposure to the UK. The indirect impact of a Brexit-induced recession in the UK -may also be felt in the EU...

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Corporate Sector Accounting and Auditing in the EU Acquis Communautaire, 3rd Edition

World Bank Group - 2016

This report reflects significant changes in European Union (EU) corporate financial reporting since 2011. In June 2013, a new accounting directive was adopted, replacing the fourth and seventh directives on company law. A directive amending the 2006 audit directive and a new audit regulation...

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The Impacts of the El Nino and La Nina on Large Grain Producing Countries in ECA : Yield, Poverty and Policy Response

World Bank Group - 2018

predictive and diagnostic capabilities that can be coupled with climate-smart agriculture to improve resilience to El Nino and La …

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Financial Consumer Protection and New Forms of Data Processing Beyond Credit Reporting

World Bank Group - 2018

New sources of data, as well as new ways of processing such data, have contributed to an ongoing expansion in the availability of digital financial services (DFS) to served, underserved, and unserved consumers. Such data is being used to design and market customer-centric digital financial...

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Promoting Innovation in China : Lessons from International Good Practice

World Bank Group - 2020

China considers innovation be one of the key drivers of its future growth and convergence with more developed countries. It spends more than 2.2 percent of GDP on RandD, above the average for the European Union, is a global leader in domestic patents, and has developed groundbreaking advances in...

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How Regulators Respond To FinTech : Evaluating the Different Approaches - Sandboxes and Beyond

World Bank Group - 2020

This paper provides an overview of different regulatory approaches to Fintech and provides guidance for policymakers to understand the benefits and limitations of each. While some Fintech activities can often be covered within existing regulatory frameworks, the majority of jurisdictions are...

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Understanding Bank Recovery and Resolution in the EU : A Guidebook to the BRRD

World Bank Group - 2016

The 2007 financial crisis has exposed major weaknesses in global financial systems, including the threat to financial stability posed by banks that were too big, interconnected and complex to be closed or go bankrupt. As a result, many banks have been rescued using public support, allowing for...

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Agriculture, Water, and Land Policies to Scale Up Sustainable Agrifood Systems in Georgia : Synthesis Report and Way Forward

World Bank Group - 2022

contribution of the agriculture sector to the country's economic growth and diversification, employment creation, poverty reduction …, however, requires an integrated set of multi-sectoral policies. Synergistic public and private investments in agriculture …, water, and land can lead to increased production and productivity by transitioning from low returns from agriculture to high …

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Zambia Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Plan : Analyses to Support the Climate-Smart Development of Zambia's Agriculture Sector

World Bank Group - 2019

country. Zambia's agriculture sector faces challenges and is likely to grow more vulnerable as a result of climate change and … risk. At the same time, land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF), and agriculture sector account for approximately … change concerns into its agriculture policy agenda. Under its Zambia climate-smart agriculture (CSA) strategy framework, the …

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