some elements of instability associated with laissez faire but underdeveloped banking; (b) the 1970s and 1980s that …. Considerable competition has been introduced in the banking sector through new private sector banks, but public sector banks … still in their infancy. Similarly, despite the introduction of new private sector insurance companies coverage of insurance …

exports of all five broad categories of the U.K.'s financial and insurance services. No trade barriers are found for the bulk … suggests that post-Brexit disruptions of the U.K.'s export of financial and insurance services may be minor …

ex-ante preparedness is needed to manage the risks. The paper discusses sovereign experience with disaster insurance as a … key instrument to mitigate the risks; proposes ways to judge the adequacy of insurance; and considers ways to enhance its … use by vulnerable countries. The paper especially aims to inform policy decisions on disaster insurance. Through …

This paper discusses the key sources of vulnerabilities for pension plans and insurance companies in light of the … institutions including insurance and pensions; and 5) the need to revisit the resolution and crisis management framework for … insurance and pensions …

stability of the banking system, a government’s commitment to shield banks from contagion may increase their incentives to … invest prudently and so reduce bank risk taking. This systemic insurance effect will be relatively more important when …

energy/environmental tax systems in Germany, Sweden, Turkey, and Vietnam suggests that there is substantial scope for policy …