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Can International Competition Drive Insurance Market Growth? : Evidence from Vietnam

World Bank Group - 2020

insurance market and argues that foreign competition has positively impacted the insurance industry based on evidence from … insurance market after Vietnam opened up to foreign investors. The results show that in Vietnam: after foreign penetration …, but if insurance penetration is low, this impact does not endanger the financial security of the country; the dominance of …

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Albania : Insurance Market Development

World Bank Group - 2019

The insurance industry in Albania is relatively new. Prior to 1991, there were no insurance companies operating in the … country. The insurance industry has been undergoing critical changes during the last decade. The life market in Albania is … small, and still dominated by credit life insurance. Life insurance was introduced only in 1997 and made up about seven …

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Peru : country program evaluation for the World Bank Group, 2003-09

2011

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Peru : country program evaluation for the World Bank Group, 2003-09

2011

Since 2003, Peru has emerged as an open, rapidly growing economy. Over the review period of 2003-09, successive governments adopted policy platforms aimed at maintaining macroeconomic stability, furthering the private sector supply response, broadening participation in growth, improving social...

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Global Development Horizons 2011 : Multipolarity - The New Global Economy

World Bank Group - 2011

Transition to a new world order with more diffuse distribution of economic power is under way. This first edition of a new World Bank flagship report, 'Global Development Horizons 2011', focuses on three major international economic trends: the shift in the balance of global growth from...

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Global Economic Prospects, January 2020 : Slow Growth, Policy Challenges

World Bank Group - 2020

Global growth is projected to be slightly faster in 2020 than the post-crisis low registered last year. While growth could be stronger if reduced trade tensions lead to a sustained reduction in uncertainty, the balance of risks to the outlook is to the downside. Growth in emerging market and...

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Guinea-Bissau : Turning Challenges into Opportunities for Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth

World Bank Group - 2016

Guinea-Bissau is fighting a battle against poverty, low growth, and political fragility. Each of these areas presents both a formidable challenge as well as an opportunity for serious, long-lasting and much-needed change. Poverty is entrenched, inequality is high and other human development...

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Montenegro Achieving Sustainable and Inclusive Growth Amidst High Volatility : Systematic Country Diagnostic

World Bank Group - 2016

This Systematic County Diagnostics is organized into six parts. The first part presents a brief overview of the country's recent socio-political and economic context. The second part examines the links between poverty, income distribution and economic growth, through the labor market, against...

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South East Europe, No. 9, Spring 2016 : Rebalancing for Stronger Growth

World Bank Group - 2016

Growth in the six South East European countries (SEE6) rebounded to 2.1 percent in 2015, as investment revived. The SEE6 region is not only growing but also rebalancing to more durable sources of growth. While higher growth in 2015 brought new jobs in the private sector, and helped poverty...

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Pakistan Development Update, April 2016 : From Stability to Prosperity

World Bank Group - 2016

South Asia emerged as the fastest growing region in the world in 2015, posting GDP growth of 7 percent. Weak oil and commodity prices, slowing capital flows and shrinking global trade contributed towards a deceleration of growth in most of the world's economies. South Asia - as a net importer of...

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