in banking"--World Bank web site …"The relationships among competition in the financial sector, access of firms to external financing, and associated … economic growth are ambiguous in theory. Moreover, measuring competition in the financial sector can be complex. In this paper …

and competition forces imposed due to its open economy, Burkina Faso is heavily investing in growth based on increased … productivity to overcome its low level of initial human capital, capacity constraints and regulation. To help define the new model …

practice of cash rebates, increased competition by way of annuity rates, and raised the long-run elasticity to one. "--World …"The author studies annuity rates in Chile and relates them with industry competition. He finds (1) that annuity … Bank web site …

inclusive way for the poorest households. Kosovo has made significant progress towards pro-competition regulation of product …Competition can drive productivity growth in Kosovo, especially in the context of the post-Coronavirus disease 2019 … recover from economic shocks more quickly. Competition in product markets can also prop-up economic recovery in a more …

strengthen countries' financial systems"--World Bank web site … governments around the world as monitors of their self-owned banks. Countries should build on this potential for market discipline … the Finance Team, Development Research Group - is part of a larger effort in the Bank to provide research on what works to …