World economic growth is moderating accompanied by a broad-based deterioration in economic sentiment. Following a … development. We expect the global economy to expand at a rate of 3.7 percent this year, followed by 3.4 next year. This is a … to expect world production to increase by 3.4 percent. The escalation of trade conflicts, the possibility of a “hard …

, however, is that there seem to be certain "threshold" levels of financial and institutional development that an economy needs …

thus dampens the negative effect that deposit insurance has on banks' risk taking. "--World Bank web site …

institutions dispose a country toward adopting design features that inadequately control risk-shifting. "--World Bank web site …