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Regulating Alternative Finance : Results from a Global Regulator Survey
World Bank Group - 2019
across the world. The survey identified expanded access to finance for firms and individuals and strengthened competition as …
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Compendium of International and National Legal Frameworks on Domestic Violence
World Bank Group - 2019
Domestic Violence (DV) is a universal phenomenon that affects millions of women of all social strata worldwide. It is the most pervasive, common, under-recognized, underestimated and under-reported type of violence against women. It reflects discriminatory social norms, stereotypes, impunity and...
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Measuring the Emissions and Energy Footprint of the ICT Sector : Implications for Climate Action
World Bank Group - 2024
. 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 …
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Good Practices in National Systems for Environmental and Social Impact Assessment : A Literature Review
World Bank Group - 2022
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 …
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Water Supply and Sanitation Policies, Institutions, and Regulation : Adapting to a Changing World - Synthesis Report
World Bank Group - 2022
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 …
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People's Republic of China Financial Sector Assessment Program : IOSCO Objectives and Principals of Securities Regulation
International Monetary Fund - 2017
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People's Republic of China Financial Sector Assessment Program : Insurance Core Principles
International Monetary Fund - 2017
The Chinese insurance sector is experiencing rapid growth, posing particular challenges to effective supervision. The sector has been growing by over 20 percent a year and there are ambitious government targets for further development. Many individual, often newer, companies are growing at rates...
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People's Republic of China Financial Sector Assessment Program : Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision
International Monetary Fund - 2017
The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has maintained its momentum in regulation and supervision in the face of exceptional growth in scale and increasing complexity of the banking system. Equally, the CBRC has risen to the demands of the international regulatory reform agenda,...
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People's Republic of China Financial Sector Assessment Program : Financial Inclusion
World Bank Group - 2017
China has made significant progress in financial inclusion. High levels of account penetration, savings, and usage of payments services have been achieved, largely due to extensive branches and access points (particularly a vast network of rural cash withdrawal points), innovations by non-bank...
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Thailand - Assessment of Observance of the IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation
World Bank Group - 2019
) and the World Bank. The financial sector of Thailand shows strong growth and is dominated by banks, which are a major …
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