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Actionable Regulatory Governance Indicators for UE Regions
World Bank Group - 2018
The European Union's Cohesion Policy is its biggest investment instrument. It supports the Europe 2020 strategy of smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth. With a budget of EUROS 351.8 billion for 2014-2020, the Cohesion Policy accounts for around one-third of the EU budget. The Cohesion Policy...
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Benchmarking Public Procurement 2017 : Assessing Public Procurement Regulatory Systems in 180 Economies
World Bank Group - 2016
statistics on the size of public procurement in economies around the world. While data are publicly available for High …-income economies, for the rest of the world, data and studies are scarce. However, public procurement is as important in developing …
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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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Water Supply and Sanitation Policies, Institutions, and Regulation : Adapting to a Changing World - Synthesis Report
World Bank Group - 2022
Policies, institutions, and regulation (PIR) are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs … 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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China: Power Sector Regulation in a Socialist Market Economy.
Shiwei, S.; Zhengyong, L.; Berrah, N.; Tenenbaum, B.; … - World Bank Group - 1997
structure and regulation, and suggests several structural changes to improve the economic performance of the sector. The book …
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Tax Compliance Cost Burden and Tax Perceptions Survey in Ethiopia
World Bank Group - 2016
This study attempts to estimate tax compliance costs and assess views of taxpayers on aspects of the tax system in Ethiopia. The study uses evidence mainly from a survey of both formal and informal businesses in Addis Ababa and four major cities (Adama, Hawassa, Mekele, and Bahir Dar) in the...
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Assessment of Tax Compliance Costs for Businesses in the Kyrgyz Republic
World Bank Group - 2017
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development … outlines the results of all three rounds of business environment surveys in the area of tax regulation; it includes the …
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Malawi - Gender-Based Violence Assessment : Scope, Programming, Gaps and Entry Points
World Bank Group - 2022
in Malawi, for the purpose of assisting the World Bank (WB) to 1) consider how to directly support efforts to address GBV …
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The Regulation of Non-Bank Financial Institutions: The United States, the European Union, and Other Countries.
Kumar, A.; Chuppe, T.; Perttunen, P. - World Bank Group - 1997
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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Promoting Women Entrepreneurs in Mexico Report
World Bank Group - 2021
This report presents the results of various experimental studies that try to address, from different perspectives, the challenges of supporting the growth and profitability of women entrepreneurs. In Mexico, women tend to be overrepresented in the category of microentrepreneurs, who often have...
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