This report is based on a study of the
costs and savings of retail payments in Albania using a
methodology (A Practical Guide for Measuring Retail Payment
Costs) developed...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 127386Date: June 1, 2018Author:
Banka,Holti ;
Chimienti,Maria Teresa
The main objectives of this report are
to: (a) provide a synthesized analysis of financial
reporting and auditing standards and practices across the
countries in which...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 97841Date: June 30, 2015Author:
Unda Zamora,Gilma E.
The Croatia poverty rate, as measured by
the international line of moderate poverty at dollar 5 in
public-private partnership (PPP) terms, is estimated at 2.8
percent...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 78320Date: October 1, 2014
Better functioning financial systems
foster economic growth, poverty alleviation; moreover, a
more equitable distribution of economic opportunities
enhances overall...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 91880Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Nasr, Sahar
Better functioning financial systems
foster economic growth, poverty alleviation; moreover, a
more equitable distribution of economic opportunities
enhances overall...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 91880Date: January 1, 2014Author:
Nasr, Sahar
The objective of the Doing Business
Project is to provide an objective basis for understanding
and improving the regulatory environment for business around
the world,...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: ACS6662Date: November 15, 2013
The World Bank Group (WBG) wrote this
report as part of a project designed to assess the
competitiveness of the logistics sector in Greece and to
develop policy recommendations....
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 82569Date: November 1, 2013Author:
Arvis,Jean Francois ;
El-Hefnawy,Moustafa Baher ;
Ojala,Lauri M. ;
Taglioni,Daria
This report describes a baseline measure
of the financial capability of the Mexican adult population.
Chapter one describes the Mexican context and the rationale
for...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 82134Date: November 1, 2013Author:
Bruhn,Miriam ;
Reddy,Rekha ;
Tan,Congyan
Several countries in Southern Africa
have enormous potential to expand trade and mutually benefit
from regional integration, and thus truly achieve
'growth without borders'....
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 84067Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Hume, Susan ;
Speakman, John
The political and social upheavals that
followed the Arab Spring of 2011 continue to dominate
economic activity and near term prospects in the Middle East
and North...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 81757Date: October 1, 2013Author:
Burger,Martijn ;
Cosic,Damir ;
Devarajan,Shantayanan ;
Ianchovichina,Elena ;
Rouis,Mustapha
This paper provides an overview of key
regulatory actions a government may implement to support
responsible lending. It covers a range of possible
interventions, including...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 83284Date: October 1, 2013
A fundamental challenge for Vietnam is
to improve the affordability and efficiency of
infrastructure investment. The fragmentation of public
infrastructure investment...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: ACS5919Date: September 1, 2013
This book is organized around three
overarching themes under which various topics are
aggregated. The first concerns human development and
resilience, and discusses...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 82656Date: August 15, 2013Author:
Fengler,Wolfgang ;
Kiringai,Jane Wangui
Colombian authorities have made
financial inclusion a core element of the country's
socioeconomic development. The Central Bank of Colombia
(BRC) requested support from...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: ACS4698Date: July 1, 2013Author:
Bruhn,Miriam ;
Reddy,Rekha ;
Tan,Congyan
This 'Reforming Government Pay
Setting Practices' report is a response to a request
from the Polish Ministry of Finance (MOF) for technical
advice on Poland's system...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: ACS4446Date: June 19, 2013Author:
Dillinger,William R. ;
Korczyc,Ewa Joanna ;
Rexed,Knut
Financing projects and programs to
mitigate impacts of, and adapt to, the climate change is a
matter of necessity not choice. This green expenditure
policy note looks...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: ACS4431Date: June 14, 2013Author:
Proskurovska, Svetlana ;
Pajunen, Jenni
Sound legislative oversight of public
finances is crucial to ensure efficiency and effectiveness
of public spending. All national governments, and
particularly those...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: ACS3596Date: June 10, 2013
Afghanistan's resource base is
large and uniquely undeveloped. The country is endowed with
a wide range of minerals, from well-known assets in copper,
coal, iron ore,...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: ACS1205Date: June 3, 2013
The overarching objective of the
resource growth corridor effort is to achieve inclusive,
integrated economic growth along geographic corridors by
leveraging very large...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 79683Date: May 30, 2013
The Public Financial Management
Performance Report (PFM-PR) is the first comprehensive
review of Myanmar PFM system. There is no recent history of
development partner...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 77728Date: May 1, 2013
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