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The global toll of human suffering and material loss due to disasters has led to growing public concern and expanded institutional response in the form of disaster relief and recovery assistance from individuals, governments, and intergovernmental organizations. Initial humanitarian concern has...
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This report is one of four analytical pieces on Ukraine's innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem developed by the World Bank's Ukraine Technical Assistance on Innovation, supported by the Swedish Ukraine Financial and Enterprise Sector Recovery and Growth Trust Fund. The review presents an...
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measures focusing on 'fixing broken regulations' are a necessary and important element of investment climate reforms. However …
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This Policy Note focuses on distribution channels, the role they play in product diversification and costs, and how regulation can promote competition in mutual funds (MFs) distribution. In many emerging market economics (EMEs) where both the capital markets and the MFs have reached certain...
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Bangladesh has set up an ambitious target of attaining middle-income status by 2021. To achieve this objective, the economy needs to grow at a sustained rate of 7.5-8 percent annually and this would in turn require an increase in private investment to at least 26.6 percent of GDP from 22 percent...
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myriad of regulatory barriers including an absence of laws and regulations that clarify the rules of the game for new … regulations are announced without prior notice, consultation or impact assessment. As a result, they do not benefit from the … practical knowledge that businesses have. Even welldesigned rules and regulations cause problems if announced suddenly and with …
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Regulatory policy is essential for economic growth and social welfare. Regulations are the rules set by the state to … remain. High quality regulations are essential for a sound legal framework based on certitude, legality, and transparency …
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Kenya is an emerging middle income country with a growing share of its population living in urban areas. The country is at a relatively early stage of urbanisation, with around 27 percent of Kenyans living in urban areas, yet projections suggest that by 2050, about half the population will be...
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