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Wallsten, Scott J. - 2003

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Information and communication technologies and broad-based development : partial review of the evidence

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Broadband : The Platform of the Digital Economy and a Critical Development Challenge for Morocco

World Bank - 2016

Morocco strives to reach a similar per capita income level to that of upper-middle income countries, and to reduce unemployment, which particularly affects women and youth. To meet these goals, the government recognizes the need to shift from a low-technology economy with a strong agricultural...

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Technology Skills and Internet Services in Korea : Moving Towards a Knowledge-based Economy

World Bank - 2013

knowledge at the firm-level; the intensification of the use of internet enabled services by firms; and, the educational …, development, and new product innovation. For each of these three themes (firm-level innovation, Internet enabled services, and …

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Better Internet for All Filipinos

World Bank - 2024

digitalization. Compared to other ASEAN countries, the Philippines' internet connectivity lags in affordability, speed, and access …, creating an uneven landscape for digital participation. Limited internet access curbs digital potential for citizens and …

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Internet Access and Use in Latin America and the Caribbean : From the LAC High Frequency Phone Surveys 2021

United Nations Development Programme; World Bank - 2022

existing mobile broadband users. Addressing the region's need for faster, cheaper, and more reliable internet connections is … internet. However, households on average across Latin America and the Caribbean still reported increasing their use of the … internet amid the pandemic, suggesting that neither issue poses a barrier to their internet use at present …

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Kazakhstan : Assessment of Costs and Benefits of the Customs

World Bank - 2013

In 2010, Kazakhstan entered into a customs union with Belarus and Russia. The first, relatively easy step in the implementation of the customs union was accomplished in 2010 with the adoption of a common external tariff, with varying exceptions in each of the three member countries. It is the...

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Banking in Brazil : structure, performance, drivers, and policy implications

Urdapilleta, Eduardo - 2009

" The objective of this paper is to analyze the industry structure of banking services in Brazil in order to shed light on financial performance and its drivers at a disaggregated level. The study illustrates how differences across market segments - which tend to be averaged out in aggregate...

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The 2007 meltdown in structured securitization : searching for lessons, not scapegoats

Caprio, Gerard - 2008

"The intensity of recent turbulence in financial markets has surprised nearly everyone. This paper searches out the root causes of the crisis, distinguishing them from scapegoating explanations that have been used in policy circles to divert attention from the underlying breakdown of incentives....

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Bank competition and financial stability

Berger, Allen N. - 2008

"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...

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