(albeit incompletely) existing good practices in bank risk measurement. However, its effective implementation in many … priority. "--World Bank web site …

"Powell, Mylenko, Miller, and Majnoni analyze how data in public credit registries can be used both to strengthen bank …, including in calculations of credit risk for capital and provisioning requirements, or as a check on a bank's internal ratings … the Caribbean Region--is part of a larger effort in the region to analyze the effects of bank capital regulation …

The corporate scorecard provides information on the Bank's overall performance and the results achieved by its clients … direction for the Bank's work. These high-level outcomes cannot be attributed directly to the Bank, because countries and their … highlights development results that countries have achieved with Bank support. Tier three indicators provide information on the …

Two ambitious goals guide World Bank Group actions: (i) ending extreme poverty by reducing the percentage of people … burdens future generations will inherit. The World Bank Group is committed to supporting countries in the achievement of these … goals with a combination of financing, knowledge, and convening services. The World Bank Corporate Scorecard provides …

The Corporate Scorecard is designed to provide a snapshot of the Bank???s overall performance, including its business … made and areas that need attention. The World Bank has comprehensive systems??? on which it continuously improves … Association (IDA13) in 2002, the Bank became the first multilateral development institution to use a framework with quantitative …

"This paper discusses some of the key characteristics of the U.S. subprime mortgage boom and bust, contrasts them with … characteristics of emerging mortgage markets, and makes recommendations for emerging market policy makers. The crisis has raised … questions in the minds of many as to the wisdom of extending mortgage lending to low and moderate income households. It is …