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Learning from power sector reform : the case of Pakistan
Bacon, Robert W. - 2019
, followed in 1997, paving the way for the eventual privatization of one major distribution utility, Karachi Electric, in 2005 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012022361
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Learning from power sector reform experiences : the case of Vietnam
Lee, Alan David; Gerner, Franz - 2020
Vietnam's power sector has developed rapidly since the 1990s to become a top performer among developing countries. This success has occurred mostly under a state-owned utility, Electricity Vietnam. Select market-oriented reforms to date have also had some positive impact. By the late 1990s, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012229789
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Taking stock of the impact of power utility reform in developing countries : a literature review
Bacon, Robert W. - 2018
the links between four components of sector reform (unbundling, private sector participation, regulation, and competition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011875090
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Public-Private Dialogue in Business Regulation Reform : A Case Study on PEMUDAH
Kuriakose, Smita - 2020
Traditionally, government and business had few incentives to actively collaborate. For the most part, government regulated business, and business lobbied government on areas of economic interest. When partnerships did occur, they were usually undertaken to invest in large infrastructure projects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012647332
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Recent trends in bank privatization
Bertay, Ata Can; Calice, Pietro; Diaz Kalan, Federico … - 2020
This paper revisits trends in bank privatization and analyzes their economic impact over the past 25 years. Building on … a novel data set of privatization events for 70 developed and developing countries, it shows that bank privatization … smaller in that the fraction of a bank's ownership relinquished during privatization events declined. The majority of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012257325
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Private Providers of Climate Change Services : The Role and Scope for the Private Sector in the Provision of Non-Financial Climate Change-Related Services Relevant to Water Infrast...
Winpenny, J.T. - 2010
Man-made climate change is affecting water infrastructure in all regions of the world, affecting large numbers of … people in their daily life and the development of their societies. As part of the World Bank Water Anchor's analytical and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247173
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Can regulation promote financial inclusion?
Chen, Rong; Divanbeigi, Raian - 2019
financial regulation. First, the paper proposes a broad index of regulatory quality for financial inclusion, emphasizing the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012004766
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Trade facilitation in services : a conceptual and empirical analysis
Gillson, Ian; Molinuevo, Martín; Sáez, Sebastián - 2020
Beyond their key contribution to value chains in all sectors, services represent a centrally important source of economic and export diversification. This paper discusses how to promote trade in services as a channel for growth, employment, and diversification by assessing services trade costs...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012241113
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Regulatory arbitrage and cross-border syndicated loans
Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli; Horváth, Bálint; Huizinga, Harry - 2019
-border syndicated loan market. Lending provided through a foreign subsidiary is subject to subsidiary-country regulation and … stringent bank regulation and supervision consistent with regulatory arbitrage, but that they prefer to originate loans in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012121221