statistics on the size of public procurement in economies around the world. While data are publicly available for High …-income economies, for the rest of the world, data and studies are scarce. However, public procurement is as important in developing …

-term savings and pension products and investment capital. This report focuses on peer-to-peer lending, equity crowdfunding and … across the world. The survey identified expanded access to finance for firms and individuals and strengthened competition as …

Policies, institutions, and regulation (PIR) are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs … 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 …

World Bank's Ukraine Technical Assistance on Innovation, supported by the Swedish Ukraine Financial and Enterprise Sector …

regulation can promote competition in mutual funds (MFs) distribution. In many emerging market economics (EMEs) where both the …

Bangladesh. This is reflected in the World Bank Group's Doing Business report, which finds that Bangladesh ranks 177th amongst …

. The strategy for responsible development (SRD) recognizes the importance of regulation to stimulate economic activity in … World Bank could engage with the Government of Poland to further support the efforts to strengthen a sound regulatory … between the World Bank and the Government of Poland …