an objective view of the impact of FIRST funded projects on the growth in insurance markets as measured by insurance … have led to a change in the insurance premiums as a percentage of GDP. The paper showcases in section three, the dynamic … view and multipronged approaches to the insurance market development by highlighting country case studies, with different …

Biodiversity loss will be an increasingly important source of risk and opportunity for the insurance sector. The … will be a key aspect of meeting the targets set by the Paris Agreement. Insurance companies will be impacted by …. Insurance can promote investment in biodiversity in three ways: (i) asset protection, (ii) liability reduction, and (iii …

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 …, prices for both mobile communications and fixed broadband are higher in the DR than in peer countries. Following the World …

-efficiency purposes. The target audience is World Bank staff and stakeholders who are supporting the implementation of a resource … energy-efficiency issues as this is the particular focus of the World Bank's Climate Competitive Industries program, and is …

economic growth. In general, Mexico's federal government has a solid competition policy framework in place. Subnational … increase the cost of doing business. The World Bank Group (WBG) was requested to address a critical gap and to pilot a reform …-oriented engagement on competition policy at the subnational level. WBG engaged to motivate an actionable reform plan that can unlock …

. According to International Telecommunication Union (ITU) two thirds of the world's population are now online. Estimates of the … sector. Meanwhile, one-third of the world's population, or 2.6 billion people, remain unconnected to the internet. The large …

analyzes global ESIA literature to inform the World Bank's response to Borrower country requests for assistance in … strengthening national systems for ESIA, provide input to broader World Bank country strategies and identify priority areas for … future World Bank engagement. The Review concludes with recommendations for how the World Bank Group can support Borrower …

are higher than ever. PIR needs to be strengthened, adjusted, and scaled up to meet the needs of a changing world. The … World Bank has reviewed the experience of various countries with PIR and has documented its insights in a new report. This …