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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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Non-Performing Loan Market Assessment in Pakistan : Developing a Secondary NPL Market - Diagnostic Assessment Report
World Bank Group - 2022
The objective of this Non-Performing Loan (NPL) Market assessment diagnostic report is to examine and assess the NPL market in Pakistan, and identify bottlenecks and practical areas that could be addressed in the short and medium term to make the NPL market in Pakistan more investor friendly....
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Toward Universal Financial Inclusion in China : Models, Challenges, and Global Lessons
World Bank Group - 2018
China has achieved remarkable success in financial inclusion. China's rate of account ownership - a basic metric of … the world's largest agent banking network. China has also been an established leader in the fintech revolution, with new … themselves against risk. This report examines in detail China's approach to financial inclusion over the past 15 years. The …
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Chongqing 2035 : Spatial and Economic Transformation for a Global City
World Bank Group - 2019
Geographically, Chongqing is strategically positioned as a gateway to China's west, a key connection in the Yangtze … river economic belt, and a strategic base for China's belt and road initiative. Over the past two decades, Chongqing has …
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Financial Risk and Opportunities to Build Resilience in Europe
World Bank Group - 2021
This report presents an analysis conducted by the World Bank to assess macro-fiscal impacts of earthquakes and floods in European Union (EU) Member States (MS), analyze the financial instruments in place to manage this risk and identify any associated funding gaps. The analysis is underpinned by...
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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
This note examines the implications of digital innovation for market structure and attendant policies, including financial and competition regulation. There have been several surveys of regulatory responses. This note takes a step back, to look at what the economic theory of banking and...
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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,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645509
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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
Poland's capital markets can play a crucial supporting role to the ongoing economic development and efficient allocation of credit. Capital markets will become increasingly important to meet the long-term funding needs of strategic sectors, including large, medium and small entities. Expansion...
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