The Results and Performance of the World
Bank Group (RAP) report is the annual review of evidence
from IEG evaluation and validation work on the development
effectiveness...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 160706Date: June 2, 2021
Higher insurance penetration and smaller
infrastructure investment gaps has been correlated even
after accounting for gross domestic product (GDP) levels,
which indicates...
Type: ReportReport#: 164214Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Shindo,Tetsutaro ;
Stewart,Fiona Elizabeth
Since 2010, Lesotho has implemented
legal and institutional changes to allow female land
ownership, established a new land agency, reduced the cost
of registering land,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9681Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Ali,Daniel Ayalew ;
Deininger,Klaus W.
Integrating a financial inclusion module
into a multitopic household survey like the Ethiopia
Socioeconomic Survey (ESS) makes it possible to explore how
different community...
Type: BriefReport#: 162032Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Achew,Mengistu Bessir ;
Ambel,Alemayehu A. ;
Gradstein,Helen Luskin ;
Tsegay,Asmelash Haile ;
Ul Haq,Imtiaz ;
Varghese,Minita Mary ;
Yonis,Manex Bule
The objective of this study is to
support the government of Armenia to identify the
constraints and develop a financing roadmap for mobilization
of private and commercial...
Type: ESMAP PaperReport#: 160659Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Zalinyan,Emil ;
Kochnakyan,Artur
As innovation in retail payments
continues and the systems evolve, effective governance of
them becomes more complicated and increases in importance.
Retail payment...
Type: ReportReport#: 163464Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Ramteke,Nilima Chhabilal ;
Banka,Holti ;
Jensen,Peter Christian Moeller ;
Mortimer-Schutts,Ivan Daniel
This paper develops a theme identified
in recent insurance sector development work: that more
developed insurance markets are desirable as insurers play a
more effective...
Type: ReportReport#: 164215Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Thorburn,Craig W.
While the importance of financial
capability has been studied empirically, questions remain
about program effectiveness, whether and how effectively
these skills can...
Asset finance allows people to obtain
the physical items they need to generate money, save time,
reduce drudgery, and improve their lives. But unlike banks
and microfinance...
Type: ReportReport#: 161455Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Waldron,Daniel Peter ;
Siek, Holger ;
Mattern,Max William ;
Tukahiirwa,Walter
The report Public Sector Advisory
Operations in Fragile Africa Markets presents lessons
learned and recommendations for improving project delivery
of public sector advisory...
Type: ReportReport#: 161295Date: June 1, 2021Author:
CrossBoundary LLC ;
International Finance Corporation
Without a doubt, FY21 has been an
exceptional year for our Malaysia Hub program and for
countries around the world as they grappled with suppressing
a pernicious corona...
Interest Bearing Notes is a product of
the Finance and Private Sector Research Team in the World
Bank's Development Research Group. It reports on
research by the team,...
Type: NewsletterReport#: 161242Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Bruhn,Miriam ;
Cull,Bob ;
Xu,L. Colin ;
Zia,Bilal Husnain
This report was produced under the
umbrella of the G2Px Cambodia project, part of the Cambodia
Social Protection and Future Jobs project. The report is
organized as...
Type: ReportReport#: 161008Date: June 1, 2021Author:
Bossone,Biagio ;
Nicoli,Marco-000329794
The World Bank (WB) has been monitoring
closely the developments of fast payment systems (FPS) by
central banks and private players across the globe. This
comprehensive...
Driven by abundant liquidity and
searching for better returns, many foreign investors became
well acquainted with bonds denominated in the local
currencies of emerging...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 159579Date: May 27, 2021Author:
Velandia,Antonio ;
Puccini Secunho,Leandro
This paper analyzes the relationship
between financial structure and innovation. Analysis of
cross-country micro data over 2009–18 shows that a firm’s
financial sources...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9670Date: May 24, 2021Author:
Mare,Davide Salvatore ;
De Nicola,Francesca ;
Miguel Liriano,Faruk
Climate risks are on the rise globally.
For emerging market countries such as Chile, these risks can
manifest as an increased propensity for drought, wildfires,
flood...
Type: ReportReport#: 159162Date: May 24, 2021Author:
Boitreaud,Sebastien-000379895 ;
Gonzales,Luis ;
O'Reilly Gurhy,Bryan ;
Emery,Lincoln Teal ;
Larrain,Felipe B. ;
Paladines,Cindy Elizabeth
The evolution of sustainable finance to
mainstream finance has been motivated by a growing demand
for the financial sector to play a greater role in the
transformation...
Type: ReportReport#: 159063Date: May 20, 2021Author:
Gratcheva,Ekaterina M. ;
Emery,Lincoln Teal ;
Wang,Dieter
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by the World Bank Group President David Malpass at
the Western and Central Africa Regional Media Roundtable May
20, 2021....
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 159262Date: May 20, 2021Author:
Malpass,David
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