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The Fiscal Impact and Policy Response to COVID-19
World Bank Group - 2021
The outbreak was declared a pandemic by the WHO on March 11 and the epicenter of the crisis has moved from China and …
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Non-Communicable Disease Burden in the Western Province, Sri Lanka
World Bank Group - 2017
With its impressive maternal and child health outcomes and control of communicable diseases, Sri Lanka is often depicted as a success story. The primary objectives of this study are to examine the prevalence and distribution of non-communicable disease (NCDs) and risk factors across...
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Economic Impacts of Gender Inequality in Niger
World Bank Group - 2019
Reducing gender inequality could increase GDP per capita by more than a fourth in Niger by 2030. These significant economic gains would be generated by enabling women to have the same earnings as men and reducing fertility and thereby population growth. Investing in girls' education and reducing...
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Taking Stock, July 2020 : What Will Be the New Normal for Vietnam? The Economic Impact of COVID-19
World Bank Group - 2020
As of early July 2020, life in Hanoi appears to be back to normal or close to what it used to be before the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The government's policy helped contain the virus and contributed to saving human lives. Today, most social distancing measures have been lifted. However,...
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Influence of Covid-19 On China's Urban Planning and Design Regulations : A Systematic Review of Recent Policy and Regulatory Changes
World Bank Group - 2021
The purpose of this note is to explain how the pandemic is reshaping regulations in China and affecting urban planning … and city management. In preparing this note, a meta-analysis was conducted based on a review of China's urban planning … provides a systematic review of how China responses to COVID-19 and addresses gaps in urban planning and building design …
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Russia : Subnational Governments' Fiscal Response to the Economic Downturn
World Bank Group - 2016
The aim of this note is to present and analyze subnational fiscal trends in Russia in the context of overall slowing economic growth and falling oil prices over the last few years. In particular, in 2015, GDP fell by 3.7 percent. Despite efforts to cut expenditures, the federal deficit increased...
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Chile Financial Sector Assessment Program : Detailed Assessment Report of DCV, Deposito Central de Valores S.A
World Bank Group - 2016
The Central Bank of Chile (Banco Central de Chile, BCCh) and Chile's Ministry of Finance, requested the World Bank to undertake a stand-alone Review of Standards and Codes (ROSC) module of the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures (PFMI) of the Committee on Payments and Market...
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Chile Financial Sector Assessment Program : Detailed Assessment Report of CCLV (CCP), Contraparte Central, S.A
World Bank Group - 2016
Chile has fairly developed payment, clearing, and settlement infrastructures. Sistema liquidacion bruta en tiempo real (real time gross settlement (LBTR) is largely compliant with the principles for financial market infrastructures (PFMI), and is sound from an operations perspective. ComBanc has...
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Chile Financial Sector Assessment Program : Detailed Assessment Report of LBTR, Sistema de Liquidacion Bruta en Tiempo Real
World Bank Group - 2016
Chile has fairly developed payment, clearing, and settlement infrastructures. Sistema liquidacion bruta en tiempo real (real time gross settlement) (LBTR) is largely compliant with the principles for financial market infrastructures (PFMI), and is sound from an operations perspective. ComBanc...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012248566
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Chile Financial Sector Assessment Program : Detailed Assessment Report of CCLV (SSS), Contraparte Central, S.A
World Bank Group - 2016
The Central Bank of Chile (Banco Central de Chile, BCCh) and Chile's Ministry of Finance, in their letter of January 9th, 2015, requested the World Bank to undertake a stand-alone Review of Standards and Codes (ROSC) module of the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures (PFMI) of the...
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