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The World Bank Treasury's Reserve Advisory and Management Partnership (RAMP) conducted its third survey on reserve … represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and World Bank and its affiliated organizations … or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent …
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Physical cash and commercial bank money are dominant vehicles for retail payments around the world, including in …
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Outdoor air pollution accounts for an estimated 4.2 million deaths worldwide, the majority of which are caused by exposure to fine particulate matter (or PM2.5) air pollution. Most of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Reducing PM2.5 air pollution is thus crucial for...
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Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) face significant financing gaps that stifle innovation and economic growth. The credit gap alone is estimated at dollar 4.5 trillion as of 2017 for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) only. Bank financing has been the traditional source of...
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, access to savings and providing adequate income post retirement for individuals. The need to get this balancing act right is … pension savings on income adequacy after retirement. The report concludes with recommendations based on emerging best practice …
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Meeting the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals will require enormous infrastructure investment around the world …
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Governments face growing contingent liabilities from disasters as they tend to shoulder a significant share of disaster response and recovery costs. Disaster shocks increase government expenditure and hamper economic activities. An increasing number of countries are developing financial...
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The world faces a triple crisis of three interconnected issues-development, climate, and nature― and current levels of … World Bank launched the Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) in 2022. This core diagnostic tool aims to help … global climate change challenge. The first set of CCDRs covered only 10 percent of the world’s tropical forests, but the …
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To permanently end poverty and hunger by 2030, the world needs a food system that can feed every person, every day … better steward the world's natural resources. Urgently, we need a food system that is more resilient and that shifts from …
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