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 …

"Globalization brings opportunities and pressures for domestic firms in emerging markets to innovate and improve their … competitive position. Using data on firms in 27 transition economies, the authors test for the effects of globalization through … find that competition has a negative effect on innovation, especially for firms further from the efficiency frontier, and …

competitive, knowledge based economy, and for involving Russia in the development process. A broad range of innovation policies … innovation. Regional innovation systems are constantly evolving and government must be flexible enough to support learning and … interactions between innovation stakeholders and the ability of firms to find their competitive advantages in global markets. …

and of income losses following a crisis. She tests the validity of "insurance" and "liquidity" models of currency crisis …

Biodiversity loss will be an increasingly important source of risk and opportunity for the insurance sector. The … will be a key aspect of meeting the targets set by the Paris Agreement. Insurance companies will be impacted by …. Insurance can promote investment in biodiversity in three ways: (i) asset protection, (ii) liability reduction, and (iii …

This assessment provides an update on the significant regulatory and supervisory development in the Nigerian insurance … review of the structure of Nigeria's insurance market and the supervisory framework and approach. Nigeria has also undertaken … was benchmarked against the Insurance Core Principles (ICPs) issued by the International Association of Insurance …