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Seismic Risk
World Bank Group - 2021
The importance of ensuring that dam structures can withstand earthquakes has been recognized and practiced for many years. The technical capability of the dam engineering industry in the seismic design of dam structures has increased considerably since the 1980-1990s. Dams designed using modern...
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Macedonia
World Bank Group - 2014
The Country Opinion Survey in Macedonia assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Macedonia perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral and bilateral agencies, media, academia,...
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Financial Risk and Opportunities to Build Resilience in Europe
World Bank Group - 2021
in European Union (EU) Member States (MS), analyze the financial instruments in place to manage this risk and identify … catastrophe risk models, one developed by JBA Risk Management (JBA) for fluvial and surface water flood, and one by the Global … Earthquake Model Foundation (GEM) for seismic risk. The report provides, (i) an indication of future losses for each country; (ii …
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Fintech and the Digital Transformation of Financial ServicesFintech and the Future of Finance Flagship Technical Note : Implications for Market Structure and Public Policy
World Bank Group - 2022
look at what the economic theory of banking and financial intermediation can tell us about how technology may drive …
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Financial Systems in Western Balkans : Present and Future
World Bank Group - 2016
Following a decade of conflicts, Western Balkan countries accomplished robust economic growth in the 2000s. This growth pattern was domestic demand driven and externally financed, hence was hampered significantly by the global financial crisis and subsequent euro area debt crisis. Despite modest...
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Promoting the Use of Capital Markets for Infrastructure Financing : Lessons for Securities Markets Regulators in Emerging Market Economies
World Bank Group - 2017
This Note provides guidance to securities markets regulators in emerging market economies (EMEs) about key regulatory issues that could affect the issuance of debt instruments for infrastructure financing over which they have some control. The Note focuses on three areas (placement regime,...
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Promoting Competition in the Distribution of Mutual Funds : Lessons for Securities Markets Regulatory Authorities in Emerging Market Economies
World Bank Group - 2017
This Policy Note focuses on distribution channels, the role they play in product diversification and costs, and how regulation can promote competition in mutual funds (MFs) distribution. In many emerging market economics (EMEs) where both the capital markets and the MFs have reached certain...
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Poland : Development of Capital Markets and Pension Funds
World Bank Group - 2019
also be essential to provide adequate investment and risk management vehicles to much needed long-term savings. While …
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Republic of Serbia Capital Market Development
World Bank Group - 2019
Capital markets in Serbia are shallow and relatively underdeveloped. The only market segment that functions comparatively well is the government bond market. The contribution of capital markets to financing the economy is limited. The private sector is not making use of non-government bond...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646273
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Thailand - Assessment of Observance of the CPSS-IOSCO Principals for Financial Market Infrastructures : BAHTNET and TSD
International Monetary Fund - 2019
efficient FMIs contribute to maintaining and promoting financial stability and economic growth, they may also concentrate risk …
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