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 …

The transition to a more innovation-based growth model is even more urgent in the current uncertain global context[1 … correlation between levels of innovation and productivity. Malaysia recognizes the need to embrace an innovation-driven growth … policy efforts through reforms and improvements to bolster educational as well as science, technology and innovation …

World Bank's Ukraine Technical Assistance on Innovation, supported by the Swedish Ukraine Financial and Enterprise Sector …This report is one of four analytical pieces on Ukraine's innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem developed by the … fiscal incentives for supporting science, technology, and innovation (STI) and provides policy recommendations relevant to …

quintessential science-based industry, pharmaceuticals depend heavily on high level manpower and substantial R&D for innovation …