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, much of it survives. FDI inflows are more stable than non-FDI inflows. Within non-FDI inflows, portfolio debt and bank … mainly by push factors; and bank-intermediated flows are driven by a combination of push and pull factors. But capital … volatile. There is similarly an increase in the volatility of bank-intermediated capital outflows from emerging markets. The …
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The World Bank Economic Update provides an overview of recent economic and social developments and policies in China …
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Evidence suggests that Pakistan has the potential for much faster and more diversified economic growth. Energizing trade can help Pakistan to realize its growth potential. Pakistan's inward-oriented trade policies have had the effect of stalling Pakistan's integration into regional and global...
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This note examines the relationship between the presence of foreign firms and total factor productivity (TFP) growth of domestic firms (called 'FDI, Foreign Direct Investment, spillovers') in Serbia over the period of 2005-16. The analysis finds evidence of FDI spillovers in Serbia. Domestic...
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collected for the purpose, namely, the World Bank's Zambia Enterprise Survey of 2008. The report is in two volumes. Volume I is …
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This paper constructs a new dataset of quarterly capital flows by sector and establishes four facts. First, the co-movement of capital inflows and outflows is driven by banks. Second, procyclicality of capital inflows is driven by banks and corporates, whereas sovereigns' external liabilities...
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The relationship between bank competition, firm access to finance, and economic growth is a much debated topic in the … impact of bank competition on industry growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council economies. The results show that greater … competition. These results are robust to a variety of checks. The findings suggest that improving bank competition should be an …
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As Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) approaches end 2015, this report takes stock of the progress to date and draws out lessons for the next stage of ASEAN's connectivity journey. The realization of an integrated ASEAN community demands connectedness vis improved and expanded...
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catalytic pillars proposed by the Payment Aspects of Financial Inclusion report, or PAFI (World Bank 2016). This framework was …
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