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context of competition in the banking sector. In spite of significant gains in efficiency made in recent years, operational … lack of competition, but it needs to be assessed with contestability conditions (openness to entry of banks). The lack of …
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substantially over the past decade. Lack of diversification cannot be pinned down to a single cause. Competition and innovation are … competition policy will help establish a level playing field, facilitate entry of more efficient firms, and encourage orderly exit … analysis of the role of exports, innovation, productivity, and competition on firm performance is presented in section three …
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By 2013, the Armenian economy has left behind most of the hangover from the global financial crisis and a look at medium-to long-term growth drivers is therefore in order. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth reached 7.2 percent in 2012, and the current account deficit narrowed, although it...
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Strengthening competition and streamlining key regulations for firms are key to increasing Mexico's competitiveness … pro-competition regulations, both of which increase the price of inputs and reduce the overall economy's competitiveness …
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; chapter three focuses on human resources; chapter four focuses on competition; chapter five focuses on land connectivity …
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The global economy has become increasingly complex and competitive. Many countries have turned to knowledge-based growth to transition from labor-intensive sectors to new and emerging economic activities that require higher skills and intellectual capital. In Thailand, higher education...
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This paper provides an assessment of the Polish funded pension system and the quality of the regulatory framework for the accumulation phase. There are two elements that distinguish the Polish pension fund portfolios from other reforming countries: the relatively high component of domestic...
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outperforms them in terms of competition and efficiency. Given the country's relative low financial depth but competitive … of the private sector. This technical note takes four main approaches to examine the extent of competition and efficiency … whether the existing framework promotes contestability and competition. Second, the note evaluates the degree of concentration …
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Botswana has been one of the most successful countries in the developing world over the last 40 years by many measures. Incomes have grown at a sustained pace, poverty has fallen, and the citizenry has become more educated. To be sure, poverty and income inequalities remain a problem, but rising...
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