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A Brief Overview on the Road Safety Approach in Singapore

World Bank Group - 2019

The report introduces how the Safe System Approach works, with a focus on road infrastructure and road safety engineering best practices from one of the best performing countries in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Singapore. Singapore roads are not only considered the safest in the region, they...

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Greening ICT : A Case Study in Singapore

World Bank Group - 2023

This report is based on a targeted review of Singapore's approach to climate change, focusing on how the country drives energy efficiency and reduces GHG emissions in the ICT sector, particularly in data centers. It aims to reflect the various measures undertaken by the Singapore Government,...

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Saving Entrepreneurs, Saving Enterprises : Proposals on the Treatment of MSME Insolvency

World Bank Group - 2018

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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Household Over-Indebtedness in Russia

World Bank Group - 2019

In the last three years, household debt has risen by a third as disposable income declined. Declining interest rates, ease of access to credit for consumers and poorly regulated microfinance lending practices led to fast growth in consumer debt. Consumer lending in the banking and microfinance...

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Bulgaria Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes : Insolvency and Creditor-Debtor Regimes

World Bank Group - 2016

The World Bank Group assessed the insolvency and creditor/debtor regimes ('ICR') of Bulgaria pursuant to the joint IMF/World Bank initiative on the observance of standards and codes ('ROSC'). The assessment has been undertaken on the basis of the ICR Standard. The conclusions in this assessment...

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Report on the Treatment of MSME Insolvency

World Bank Group - 2017

Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are among the largest commercial users of insolvency systems. MSMEs are a significant part of the global economy - and just as there are large numbers of MSMEs, there are large numbers of MSME insolvencies. However, there are a very few specialized...

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Malaysia Country Gender Note 2021

World Bank Group - 2021

The Malaysia Country Gender Diagnostic Note will serve as a guide to identify the priority areas for the World Bank … country office in Malaysia to address the gender equality challenges in meeting the country's aspirations and next stage of … Statistics Malaysia. The diagnostic commences with a review of Malaysia's performance in gender indicators in global indices, and …

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Malaysia Economic Monitor, December 2021 : Staying Afloat

World Bank Group - 2021

Following the surge in COVID-19 infections in Q3 2021, Malaysia is gradually emerging from the worst wave of the … ensure that targeted support measures remain in place. The Malaysia Economic Monitor (MEM) consists of two parts. Part 1 … is key to Malaysia's medium-term development prospects and to the achievement of shared prosperity …

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Multidimensional Poverty in Malaysia : Improving Measurement and Policies in the 2020s

World Bank Group - 2021

paper analyzes the construction and use of the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) in Malaysia, which the Malaysian …, income) at levels more appropriate for an upper-middle-income country such as Malaysia. Recent national survey data are used …

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Malaysia Economic Monitor, June 2021 : Weathering the Surge

World Bank Group - 2021

number of deaths. While it took almost one year for Malaysia to record its first 100,000 cases, the increase in the number of …

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