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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 … to be applicable to most, if not all, resource-efficiency issues and incentives. However, it has a particular focus on …) why incentives should be used; (ii) the kinds of incentives that are available; (iii) how incentives can be combined; (iv …

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Impact Evaluation on Improving Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Demand in Malawi through the Use of Incentives

World Bank Group (contributor) - World Bank Group - 2017

This report presents an impact evaluation assessing the effect of incentives on improving the uptake of Voluntary … Commission of Malawi and implemented from December 2015 to April 2016. The primary research question was whether incentives can … increase VMMC uptake among in-school and out-of-school males aged 10-34. Collective incentives (e.g. whiteboards, football …

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Technology Institutions and Policies. Their Role in Developing Technological Capability in Industry

Goldman, M.; Ergas, H.; Ralph, E.; Felker, G. - World Bank Group - 1997

directed policies such as tax incentives. It concluded that TIs have made a profound difference on industrial technology …

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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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Policy Options for Liberalizing Philippine Maritime Cabotage Restrictions

World Bank Group - 2014

The purpose of this policy note is to present reform options on cabotage liberalization. The goal of cabotage liberalization is to help i) foster more competition in the domestic shipping industry, ii) reduce shipping cost, and iii) improve efficiency, maritime services, and safety standards....

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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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