(China)--and the recent reforms to them provide many potentially valuable lessons to East Asia's developing countries. All … pharmacists. "--World Bank web site …

costs and provisioning for loan losses remain high compared to some other economies. Profitability of the aggregate banking …

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

conducive to crisis can also be associated with more unequal societies."--World Bank web site …

the Finance Team, Development Research Group - is part of a larger effort in the Bank to provide research on what works to … strengthen countries' financial systems"--World Bank web site …

informal, and the impact of normalization on their profitability. The analysis finds that the impact of tax registration on … profitability depends on firm size and the ability to issue tax receipts, and presents a set of prioritized policy implications for …

better understand the reasons why firms are informal and the impact of formalization on their profitability, in order to … registration on profitability depends on firm size and the ability to issue tax receipts. The smallest and the largest firms in the …

, the dynamic version of the "natural trading partners" hypothesis holds for these countries. "--World Bank web site …