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The decline in commodity prices that began with metals and agriculture four years ago—joined by crude oil in mid-2014—continued in 2015Q1 (Figure 1). Energy, metals, and agricultural prices were down 28, 11, and 5 percent, respectively, from the previous quarter. Increasing supplies, bumper...
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The Rwanda Investor Perceptions Survey is a publication of the World Bank Group and the Rwanda Development Board, in …
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Argentina, this year's chair of the G20, and co-organized with the World Bank Group. The Forum will bring together leaders from … opportunity. As part of preparing for the Forum, the World Bank Group (WBG) conducted semi-structured interviews with senior …
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There has been tremendous growth worldwide in the mobilization of financial resources outside traditional banking systems. Channeled mainly through capital markets, such rapid financial diversification is posing new challenges for regulators in many emerging markets. This document describes the...
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This paper uses international cross-sectional and time-series infrastructure bond risk premium and credit rating history data from the past decade to examine the factors that influence investor risk perceptions and that inflate the cost of borrowing for essential infrastructure. The information...
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This paper presents an innovative yet practical framework to assess corporate sector vulnerability and the links to exchange rates and financial crises that bridges the gap between corporate finance and macroeconomic analysis. This framework missing describing how changes in aggregate value of...
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are looking increasingly to the project finance structure to fund these operations. The World Bank has an array of … financial instruments to support these projects. This paper serves as an introductory working tool for the World Bank staff and … professionals outside the bank who are interested in the role of the World Bank in this area. …
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The main objective of this report is to evaluate World Bank lending for small enterprises between FY89 and FY93 …
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