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countries an incentive to improve policies. The paper estimates that a change in the World Banks Country Policy and …
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This paper examines changes in bank capital and capital regulations since the global financial crisis, in the Europe and Central Asia region. It shows that banks in Europe and Central Asia are better capitalized, as measured by regulatory capital ratios, than they were prior to the crisis....
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contributions to global trade growth have come from East Asian countries in the developing world and the Euro area in the developed … world. Merchandise trade, which in recent years has been less resilient than services trade, picked up, growing by 4 …
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Domestic Violence (DV) is a universal phenomenon that affects millions of women of all social strata worldwide. It is the most pervasive, common, under-recognized, underestimated and under-reported type of violence against women. It reflects discriminatory social norms, stereotypes, impunity and...
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Solar radiation is essentially a free resource available anywhere on Earth, to a greater or lesser extent. Solar PV power plants convert solar radiation into electricity. In the current era of global climate change, PV technology becomes an opportunity for countries and communities to transform...
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As governments around the world struggle to piece together the most effective fiscal response to counter the economic …
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World Bank Group President David Malpass spoke about the pandemic that is having severe economic and health impacts … around the world, and how the food sector is critical. He mentioned that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has exposed long … consumers. He launched the new World Bank analysis that will help identify the right entry-points for countries to achieve their …
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The global database developed as an integral part of the World Bank's research project on Distortions to Agricultural … world's population, farmers, agricultural output and total Gross Domestic Product (GDP). They also account for more than 85 … NRAs by showing two sets of Box plots for 1955-84 and 1985-2007, one set for various regions of the world, the other for …
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Regulatory reform and competition policy are two important and inter-related areas of regulatory policy and public administration. Both can play a key role in improving the quality of regulation, and creating healthy and competitive markets and an attractive investment climate. This in turn...
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Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Overview -- Introduction -- Theoretical framework -- The rule of law in MENA : hypotheses and empirics -- Discretion and taxability : enforcing tax rules in Morocco -- Discretion and good practice : enforcing customs regulations in Tunisia -- Exclusion and norms :...
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