Showing 1 - 10 of 89
Project greenback 2.0, remittances champion cities consists in identifying cities where a series of measures are … and competition in the market for remittances and, ultimately, the reduction of prices for remittance services. Montreuil …, France is the second Remittances Champion City after Turin, Italy. This report presents the main results of the survey. It …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012564730
Remittances are an important source of income for households in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), as … remittances to SADC, the cost of sending money to and within the region is significantly higher than other regions in the world …. To address the high cost of remittances globally, the World Bank has been involved in a number of initiatives aimed at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645616
following chapters describe the work of the WB on financial inclusion and international remittances in Albania, with an emphasis … interested in remittances and financial inclusion about the general trends and specific activities the WB has been implementing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013414017
This report aims to inform a wider audience about the importance of remittances and the specific financial education … give an overview of the work of the WB on financial inclusion and international remittances in Kosovo, with an emphasis on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013414018
This note documents the experience of several countries that leveraged these tools under the Financial Inclusion Support Framework (FISF) program. FISF is a World Bank Group initiative that aims to accelerate and increase the effectiveness of reforms and other country-led actions to achieve...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012603721
Open banking schemes provide consumers with more choice and new financial products and services through the use of technology, particularly application programing interfaces (API's). The main objective of this paper is to provide guidance on how to implement consumer consent protocols to access...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013209030
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013209129
Over the past decade, financial consumer protection has become an increasingly mainstream priority for policymakers. A strong consumer protection regime is key to ensuring that expanded access to financial services benefits consumers, enabling them to make well-informed decisions on how best to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644871
Hydrological and meteorological (hydromet) data collection and analysis in Afghanistan started in the late 1940s and mid-1950s, respectively. The hydrometric network expanded rapidly in the 1960s and 1970s, reaching a peak of 150 in 1980, and the meteorological network had a similar trajectory....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012645817
The report discusses key policy issues that enable and constrain digital savings market development and offers policy considerations within the context of the G20's High-Level Principles for Digital Financial Inclusion. Based on current market observations, three policy considerations seem most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012646039