This Selected Issues paper examines macroeconomic challenges for a highly tourism-based economy such as Cape Verde. The …

This paper studies recent developments in tourism in the East Caribbean countries (ECC) and reviews government policies … to support tourism. The paper also presents a model to explain the movements of tourist arrivals to the region during …

fiscal and structural policies. The paper looks at trends and how developments in the tourism industry have contributed to …

. In the case of Russia, the main objective of insurance supervision is to ensure that insurers fully comply with core …

The overall state of financial inclusion in Russia is relatively advanced along certain basic metrics. The number of … increases experienced across all segments of the population, including for the poorest 40 percent and for women.1 Russia also …

the sector will lead to a better performing insurance market.In the case of Russia, the main objective of insurance … well as responses to a questionnaire sent out in advance were provided by the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) before and … during the mission. The assessment has been supported by discussions with the CBR and the insurance market participants. the …

commercial banks, these institutions do not have a policy mandate and are profit maximizing, and target similar market segments …

Basel Core Principles (BCP) reflects the transitional nature of the supervisory practices in Russia at the time of the …