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Good Practices for Financial Consumer Protection, 2017 Edition

World Bank Group - 2017

them to make well-informed decisions on how best to use financial services, building trust in the formal financial sector …

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Croatia's EU Accession : Case Studies on Reform and the Transposition of the Community Acquis

World Bank Group - 2016

Croatia, a founding member of the former Republic of Yugoslavia and a current member of the European Union (EU), is a … to join the EU required reform of its corporate financial reporting framework and practices, among other things, and laid … the foundation for enhanced financial reporting and increased transparency. Although the country's accession to the EU on …

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Open Data Readiness Assessments : Lessons Learned

World Bank Group - 2017

This paper is intended to capture the main lessons learned from conducting Open Data Readiness Assessments and assisting countries with their implementation. Where appropriate examples have been cited, sometimes by name of the country involved where the lesson learned was positive

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Good Practices for Financial Consumer Protection

World Bank - 2012

, combined with programs of financial education for consumers, will increase consumer trust in financial markets and will support …

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

World Bank - 2012

The Mongolian economy has grown very rapidly following the discovery of significant mineral deposits. Large investments in the mining sector have led to increased capital inflows, resulting in cheap external funding for banks and rapid credit expansion. Loans to households increased at the...

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Russian Federation Diagnostic Review of Consumer Protection in Financial Services : Comparison against Good Practices

World Bank - 2009

Over the last decade, consumer credit in the Russian Federation has expanded from almost nothing to 9.2 percent of GDP in 2008, at 84 percent average annual growth in 2003-2008 year for five years. Yet, the increases have been uneven throughout the Russian population: more than 40 percent are...

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Ukraine Strategy for Financial Services Consumer Protection and Financial Literacy (2012-17) : Diagnostic Review and Action Plan, Volume 1. Main Findings and Recommendations

World Bank - 2012

percent of consumers trust banks and just 6 percent trust investment funds or private pension funds. Only 17 percent believe …

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Ukraine Strategy for Financial Services Consumer Protection and Financial Literacy (2012-17) : Diagnostic Review and Action Plan, Volume 2. Assessment Against Good Practices

World Bank - 2012

percent of consumers trust banks and just 6 percent trust investment funds or private pension funds. Only 17 percent believe …

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Nicaragua Diagnostic Review of Consumer Protection in Financial Services : Volume 2. Comparison with Good Practices

World Bank - 2011

In 2010, over 92 percent of the assets in the Nicaraguan financial system were concentrated in the banking sector, while microfinance managed over 5 percent, and all the remaining segments covered less than 3 percent. Starting in the late 1990s and until 2007, the microfinance sector in...

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

World Bank - 2013

Although the Parliament of Rwanda has passed an impressive array of financial sector laws since 2008, the laws relevant to financial consumer protection are very limited and in some cases overlapping. Consumer protection in Rwandan banking, microfinance, and insurance sectors is fragmented...

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