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Dominican Republic : Leveraging Competition in the Telecom Sector to Accelerate Economic Growth

World Bank Group - 2021

telecommunications sector remains dominated by a small number of companies. In addition, the antimonopoly policy is perceived to be weak … bottlenecks affecting the telecommunications sector, as well as key pro-competition reforms that could improve the regulatory … landscape. Due to its inherent characteristics, the telecommunications markets, fixed, mobile and internet, in DR are …

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The Telecommunication Sector in the Palestinian Territories : A Missed Opportunity for Economic Development

World Bank Group - 2016

The Telecommunications Sector Assessment Note in the Palestinian territories is a knowledge product prepared by the … World Bank in response to a specific request from the Palestinian Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology … (MTIT) to assess the performance of the telecommunications sector, identify specific issues and make recommendations for …

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Digital and Telecom : Myanmar Infrastructure Monitoring

World Bank Group - 2022

Myanmar has experienced a series of total and partial internet shutdowns since the military coup in February 2021. These restrictions have varied in intensity across the country and over time, ranging from the complete shutdown of all wireless broadband services and nightly shutdowns of fixed...

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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

financial and competition regulation. There have been several surveys of regulatory responses. This note takes a step back, to …

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The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Microfinance in Iraq

World Bank Group - 2014

Over the past few years, Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Iraq have emerged as credible sources of financing for low-income households and entrepreneurs, both underserved by conventional banks. Microfinance services in Iraq, however, are still nascent and far from meeting their full...

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Consumer Risks in Fintech : New Manifestations of Consumer Risks and Emerging Regulatory Approaches

World Bank Group - 2021

Fintech is increasingly recognized as a key enabler for financial sectors worldwide, enabling more efficient and competitive financial markets while expanding access to finance for traditionally underserved consumers. A critical challenge for policy makers is to harness the benefits and...

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Building Regulation for Resilience : Managing Risks for Safer Cities

World Bank Group - 2015

The global toll of human suffering and material loss due to disasters has led to growing public concern and expanded institutional response in the form of disaster relief and recovery assistance from individuals, governments, and intergovernmental organizations. Initial humanitarian concern has...

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Ukraine Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Regulatory Review

World Bank Group - 2017

This report is one of four analytical pieces on Ukraine's innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem developed by the World Bank's Ukraine Technical Assistance on Innovation, supported by the Swedish Ukraine Financial and Enterprise Sector Recovery and Growth Trust Fund. The review presents an...

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Actionable Regulatory Governance Indicators for UE Regions

World Bank Group - 2018

The European Union's Cohesion Policy is its biggest investment instrument. It supports the Europe 2020 strategy of smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth. With a budget of EUROS 351.8 billion for 2014-2020, the Cohesion Policy accounts for around one-third of the EU budget. The Cohesion Policy...

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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

regulation can promote competition in mutual funds (MFs) distribution. In many emerging market economics (EMEs) where both the …

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