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Benchmarking Public Procurement 2017 : Assessing Public Procurement Regulatory Systems in 180 Economies

World Bank Group - 2016

Despite the importance of the public procurement market, little effort has been made to systematically and consistently collect reliable statistics on a number of critical dimensions. To date, no attempt has been made to collect comparable statistics on the size of public procurement in...

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Haiti

World Bank Group - 2014

The Country Opinion Survey in Haiti assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in gaining a better understanding of how stakeholders in Haiti perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral/bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private...

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Balancing Workers' Protection and Labor Market Flexibility in China

World Bank Group - 2021

become common currency in most countries, many economists believe that over-regulation of labor markets can have detrimental … impacts on either workers or firms. In recent years, a more nuanced view has emerged that argues that both over-regulation and … under-regulation can constrain job creation and have other negative impacts, including exacerbating inequalities in the …

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Purchasing Power Parities and the Size of World Economies : Results from the 2017 International Comparison Program

World Bank Group (contributor) - World Bank Group - 2020

The International Comparison Program (ICP) is a worldwide statistical initiative led by the World Bank under the …

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Small Claims : Where Does Serbia Stand? A Comparative Analysis

World Bank Group - 2020

Evidence suggests that poor court performance negatively affects the economy. Complaints about the business climate are often associated with complicated procedural laws and backlogs that beleaguer the system and slow it down. According to the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice...

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Indonesia Diagnostic Review of Consumer Protection and Financial Literacy : Volume 2. Comparison with Good Practices

World Bank Group - 2014

This diagnostic study was undertaken by the World Bank in response to a request from Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK), the Indonesian Financial Services Authority, and Bank Indonesia, the nation's central bank. Indonesia's financial sector has a lot of growth potential considering the relatively low...

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The Legal and Regulatory Framework for Microfinance in Iraq

World Bank Group - 2014

Over the past few years, Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Iraq have emerged as credible sources of financing for low-income households and entrepreneurs, both underserved by conventional banks. Microfinance services in Iraq, however, are still nascent and far from meeting their full...

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Consumer Risks in Fintech : New Manifestations of Consumer Risks and Emerging Regulatory Approaches

World Bank Group - 2021

Fintech is increasingly recognized as a key enabler for financial sectors worldwide, enabling more efficient and competitive financial markets while expanding access to finance for traditionally underserved consumers. A critical challenge for policy makers is to harness the benefits and...

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Building Regulation for Resilience : Managing Risks for Safer Cities

World Bank Group - 2015

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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Ukraine Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Regulatory Review

World Bank Group - 2017

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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