Inspections are one element used by the
government to implement regulation and can be a key source
of valuable evaluation and information to identify whether a
particular...
This report discusses the remarks
delivered by the World Bank Group President David Malpass at
the Summit on financing African economies on May 18, 2021.
He spoke about...
Type: President's SpeechReport#: 159113Date: May 18, 2021Author:
Malpass,David
International Finance Corporation
(IFC’s) annual survey of its banking clients continues to
provide insight into the potential size and financial
performance of women-owned...
Type: BriefReport#: 159087Date: May 18, 2021Author:
Schnabel,Jessica A. ;
Pulizzi,Henry
While the Lao authorities made progress
in the area of corporate governance (CG), the overall CG
framework needed to be brought in line with international
standards...
The corporate governance guidelines for
listed companies are intended to raise the corporate
governance standards of listed companies in Lao People’s
Democratic Republic...
Type: ReportReport#: 159046Date: May 17, 2021Author:
Chanthachack,Saysamone
On May 17, 2021, International Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) Board of Governors
adopted resolution number six hundred and eight-three. It
was resolved...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 159150Date: May 17, 2021
IEG is undertaking an early stage
evaluation of Sustainable Development FinancePolicy (SDFP)
of the International Development Association (IDA), which
came intoeffect...
Type: IEG EvaluationReport#: 159041Date: May 13, 2021
The World Bank Financial Sector Advisory
Center (FinSAC) offers specialized technical assistance to
client countries in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA)
region, supporting...
Type: Annual ReportReport#: 159563Date: May 13, 2021
Low- and middle-income country
governments are increasingly tapping the global debt capital
markets. This is increasing the amount of finance available
for development,...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9649Date: May 5, 2021Author:
Abate,Girum Dagnachew ;
Brown,Michael Andrew ;
Sienaert,Alex ;
Sienaert,Alexis ;
Thomas,Mark Roland
The Financial Sector Assessment Program
(FSAP) is widely recognized by the international community
as a key diagnostic tool for countries’ financial
sectors....
Type: Board ReportReport#: 158643Date: May 1, 2021
Court proceedings play a key role in
contributing to the [in]effectiveness of bank liquidation
and resolution procedures. European Union (EU) countries
that took resolution...
Type: ReportReport#: 159562Date: May 1, 2021Author:
Lintner,Pamela
This note documents the experience of
several countries that leveraged these tools under the
Financial Inclusion Support Framework (FISF) program. FISF
is a World Bank...
Type: ReportReport#: 160025Date: May 1, 2021Author:
Ul Haq,Imtiaz ;
Delort,Dorothee ;
Arsana,I Gede Putra ;
Casal,Julian ;
Sarkar,Arpita-000514012 ;
Galicia Rabadan,Guillermo Alfonso ;
Kilfoil,Craig Patrick
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic,
which started in 2020, and the accompanying lockdowns have
severe impacted the economic development of sovereigns
across the globe....
The report provides one of the first
comprehensive applications of the World Bank’s new
integrated SOE framework (iSOEF) in Europe. Based on
firm-level data, it provides...
Effective creditor and debtor rights and
insolvency systems are an important element of financial
system stability. The World Bank Group accordingly has been
working...
This makes debt and debt management
transparency even more important. While new sources of
funding can provide opportunities to advance development
goals, they can also...
Type: Policy NoteReport#: 158577Date: April 20, 2021Author:
Stucka,Tihomir ;
Sebudde,Rachel K. ;
Walker,Richard Ancrum
For pension funds, international assets
represent an opportunity to improve their returns while
possibly reducing risks. Nonetheless, pension funds in many
developing...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9635Date: April 20, 2021Author:
Afanador,Juan Pablo ;
Davis,Richard Mark ;
Pedraza Morales,Alvaro Enrique
This paper provides one of the first
comprehensive and most updated studies on the effects of
firms’ organizational resources, country institutions, and
national culture...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9633Date: April 15, 2021Author:
Liu,Yu ;
Peng,Mike W. ;
Wei,Zuobao ;
Xu,Jian ;
Xu,L. Colin
This is a statement by Rt. Hon. Said Ali
Said Chayhane Minister of Finance, Budget, and the Banking
Sector, at the 103rd meeting of the Development Committee
held on...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 158030Date: April 9, 2021
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