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We show in the context of a new economic geography model that when labor is heterogenous trade liberalization may lead to industrial agglomeration and interregional trade. Labor heterogeneity gives local monopoly power to firms but also introduces variations in the quality of the job match....
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This technical note covers the insurance sector supervised by the CBR. The analysis was carried out as part of the 2016 … during the mission. The assessment has been supported by discussions with the CBR and the insurance market participants. the … Russian insurance industry ranked 27th in the world. Non-life insurance premium accounted for 89 percent of GPW while life …
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This assessment of insurance regulation in Indonesia was carried out as part of the 2016-17 Financial Sector Assessment … Program (FSAP). The Indonesian insurance sector is still vulnerable to a number of material risks. A number of insurers have … insurers through its risk based supervision scheme. During the recent market turmoil in 2015, the solvency requirement was …
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The Thai insurance sector is a relatively small but growing part of the country's financial services industry …. Insurance sector assets have grown from 10 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2006 to over 22 percent of GDP in 2016 … same period. As a result, the insurance penetration ratio (the ratio of premiums written to GDP) has gradually increased …
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This note summarizes the conclusions of the review of the insurance sector in the Philippines as part of the Financial … insurance sector in the Philippines with respect to: a) the potential exposure of the sector to vulnerabilities, either …
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The penetration level of the insurance and pension sectors in Malawi is low, but it seems adequate as compared with … inexistent and supervision is weak. An innovative pilot experience of weather micro-insurance is a good example of private … needs to take into account that possibilities to increase micro-insurance penetration may be affected by the level of …
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for regulation and supervision of all players in the insurance market. In addition to its role as a supervisor, SSN has … powers to issue regulations, is responsible for advising the executive on issues related to insurance, and can propose draft … was performed using the 2007 version of the core principles for insurance supervision issued by the International …
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introduced an advanced risk-based supervisory regime while maintaining a conservative approach aimed at detecting vulnerabilities …
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The Belgian insurance industry was adversely affected by the global financial crisis and continued to confront … in updating the insurance regulatory regime and supervisory practice. The updated regulatory framework has a high level … of observance with the Insurance Core Principles (ICPs), supported by robust prudential supervision. The authorities are …
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