--is part of a larger effort in the group to study the effects of bank privatization in developing countries"--World Bank web …

value-adding industries. As the World Bank World Development Report 2016 highlights, broadband is one of the decisive … the 1990s, and their impact on the sector; and (iii) section 3 presents the main reforms that the World Bank would …

cross-border payments ecosystem. It was written by the Bank for International Settlements' Committee on Payments and Market … Infrastructures (CPMI) in collaboration with the BIS Innovation Hub, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.1 The …

"This paper explores the structure of cross-border health purchasing between Austria and Hungary and determines the …). Most health actors in both Austria and Hungary do not regard cross-border purchasing of health services as having cost … between Austria and Hungary is a circumscribed phenomenon in terms of quantities, and it will most probably remain so in the …

revenues, costs, and risks in each market segment, and conclude with policy implications. "--World Bank web site …

transparency and accountability in government and industry alike. "--World Bank web site …

"Under the traditional "competition-fragility" view, more bank competition erodes market power, decreases profit … margins, and results in reduced franchise value that encourages bank risk taking. Under the alternative "competition …-stability" view, more market power in the loan market may result in greater bank risk as the higher interest rates charged to loan …