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This report is based on a study of the costs and savings of retail payments in Albania using a methodology (A Practical … instrument) and the resulting cost savings. It is designed based on four main principles: applicability, comparability …
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Micro and small enterprise (MSME) insolvency is particularly likely to impact not only the business, but also the personal and family life of the owner-operator(s) of such businesses, raising particular concerns that apply much less frequently in the context of corporate insolvency. This report...
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, access to savings and providing adequate income post retirement for individuals. The need to get this balancing act right is … pension savings on income adequacy after retirement. The report concludes with recommendations based on emerging best practice …
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The report discusses key policy issues that enable and constrain digital savings market development and offers policy … observations, three policy considerations seem most important for facilitating digital savings account deployments: Enable banking … institutions to pursue digital savings partnerships with nonbank entities. Support the development of interoperability between …
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appropriate fiscal framework for determining spending as well as setting aside and managing savings for future generations. The …
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LAC has endured one of the longest spells of school closures. The region was hit disproportionately hard in health, economic, and educational terms. In the region, an entire generation of students - approximately 170 million - were fully deprived of in-person education for roughly 1 out of 2...
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This report is based on a study of the costs of retail payments in Kosovo, using a methodology (A Practical Guide for Measuring Retail Payment Costs) developed by the World Bank's Payment System Development Group (PSDG), part of the Finance, Competitiveness, and Innovation Global Practice. The...
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savings by informal economy workers. Registration, contributions, and access can be handled via mobile phone by dialing USSD …
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With the COVID-19 pandemic, the development context for the world is fundamentally challenged in many ways. The pandemic has taken a drastic human toll, and its global-scale economic and social impacts affected rural development work focused on the most poor and vulnerable populations. It has...
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In the context of Romania's push toward sustainable and inclusive development, the government has asked the World Bank to support the harmonization of public investments financed by the European Union and the state budget. The current report describes the national program for local development...
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