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Saving Across the World: Puzzles and Policies.

Schmidt-Hebbel, K.; Serven, L. - World Bank Group - 1997

Promoting a high savings rate is high on the World Bank's agenda for promoting national income growth. This study surveys broad saving trends worldwide, summarizes current knowledge about savings and consumption, identifies main unresolved issues, and outlines the major policy questions to be...

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Fostering Sustainable Development: The Sector Investment Program.

Okidegbe, N. - World Bank Group - 1997

Program-based approaches to providing development assistance, especially sector investment programs (SIPs), are receiving increased attention as donors and recipient countries search for effective instruments to foster sustainable development. A SIP is a long-term national program covering...

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The Regulation of Non-Bank Financial Institutions: The United States, the European Union, and Other Countries.

Kumar, A.; Chuppe, T.; Perttunen, P. - World Bank Group - 1997

There has been tremendous growth worldwide in the mobilization of financial resources outside traditional banking systems. Channeled mainly through capital markets, such rapid financial diversification is posing new challenges for regulators in many emerging markets. This document describes the...

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Portfolio Investment in Developing Countries.

Claessens, S.; Gooptu, S. - World Bank Group - 1993

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Europe and Central Asia Economic Update, Fall 2021 : Competition and Firm Recovery post COVID-19

World Bank Group - 2021

Although global economic activity is recovering and output in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) is expected to grow in 2021, containing COVID-19 remains a challenge in the region. Enterprise survey data for the emerging and developing countries in the region show that COVID-19 had a profound and...

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

World Bank Group - 2021

Limited competition hinders the optimal use of telecommunication services in the Dominican Republic, which lags peer … countries in mobile subscriptions and internet penetration. Despite recent reforms designed to enhance competition, the … Bank Group's Markets and Competition Policy Assessment Toolkit (MCPAT), this policy note provides a brief overview of key …

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Green Incentives for Climate Competitive Industries : A Practitioner's Handbook

World Bank Group - 2016

This handbook has been developed to provide instruction on the design and implementation of incentives for resource-efficiency purposes. The target audience is World Bank staff and stakeholders who are supporting the implementation of a resource-efficiency program in a country on behalf of the...

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Enhancing Competition Conditions and Competitiveness of Philippine Domestic Shipping

World Bank Group - 2014

enhance competition in the delivery of domestic shipping services, this assessment has therefore focused particularly on …

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Gaining Momentum in Peruvian Agriculture : Opportunities to Increase Productivity and Enhance Competitiveness

World Bank Group - 2017

What is the future for agriculture in Peru? Once the principal source of employment and income for much of the population, Peru's agricultural sector has declined in importance as the national economy has grown and urbanized. Economic activity in the sector has continued to grow, but economic...

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Russia : Policies for Agri-Food Sector Competitiveness and Investment

World Bank Group - 2017

Despite advances in agricultural production, TFP, and trade balances, Russia continues to lag behind many comparator countries in measures of crop and livestock productivity. This report has aimed to provide a vehicle for dialogue with government on agri-food sector collaboration to address this...

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