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Financial Risk and Opportunities to Build Resilience in Europe
World Bank Group - 2021
in European Union (EU) Member States (MS), analyze the financial instruments in place to manage this risk and identify … catastrophe risk models, one developed by JBA Risk Management (JBA) for fluvial and surface water flood, and one by the Global … Earthquake Model Foundation (GEM) for seismic risk. The report provides, (i) an indication of future losses for each country; (ii …
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Seismic Risk
World Bank Group - 2021
The importance of ensuring that dam structures can withstand earthquakes has been recognized and practiced for many years. The technical capability of the dam engineering industry in the seismic design of dam structures has increased considerably since the 1980-1990s. Dams designed using modern...
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Saving Entrepreneurs, Saving Enterprises : Proposals on the Treatment of MSME Insolvency
World Bank Group - 2018
Micro and small enterprise (MSME) insolvency is particularly likely to impact not only the business, but also the personal and family life of the owner-operator(s) of such businesses, raising particular concerns that apply much less frequently in the context of corporate insolvency. This report...
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Household Over-Indebtedness in Russia
World Bank Group - 2019
In the last three years, household debt has risen by a third as disposable income declined. Declining interest rates, ease of access to credit for consumers and poorly regulated microfinance lending practices led to fast growth in consumer debt. Consumer lending in the banking and microfinance...
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Bulgaria Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes : Insolvency and Creditor-Debtor Regimes
World Bank Group - 2016
The World Bank Group assessed the insolvency and creditor/debtor regimes ('ICR') of Bulgaria pursuant to the joint IMF/World Bank initiative on the observance of standards and codes ('ROSC'). The assessment has been undertaken on the basis of the ICR Standard. The conclusions in this assessment...
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Report on the Treatment of MSME Insolvency
World Bank Group - 2017
Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are among the largest commercial users of insolvency systems. MSMEs are a significant part of the global economy - and just as there are large numbers of MSMEs, there are large numbers of MSME insolvencies. However, there are a very few specialized...
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Beyond Syndicated Loans.
Shilling, J.D. - World Bank Group - 1992
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Financial Systems in Western Balkans : Present and Future
World Bank Group - 2016
Following a decade of conflicts, Western Balkan countries accomplished robust economic growth in the 2000s. This growth pattern was domestic demand driven and externally financed, hence was hampered significantly by the global financial crisis and subsequent euro area debt crisis. Despite modest...
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Promoting the Use of Capital Markets for Infrastructure Financing : Lessons for Securities Markets Regulators in Emerging Market Economies
World Bank Group - 2017
This Note provides guidance to securities markets regulators in emerging market economies (EMEs) about key regulatory issues that could affect the issuance of debt instruments for infrastructure financing over which they have some control. The Note focuses on three areas (placement regime,...
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Promoting Competition in the Distribution of Mutual Funds : Lessons for Securities Markets Regulatory Authorities in Emerging Market Economies
World Bank Group - 2017
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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