The objective of this study is to
contribute to the development of new structured financial
products in Peru, in particular as means to address the
problems of access...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 47348Date: February 2, 2009
In recent years, governments in many
regions have adopted a wide range of reforms to make fiscal
policies more consistent and effective over the medium-term
and emphasize...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 69281Date: January 1, 2009
The higher education sector in Romania
has undergone major changes in the past decade, both in
terms of size and policies. Enrollments in public and
private universities...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 46206Date: January 1, 2009Author:
Johnstone,Donald Bruce ;
Marcucci,Pamela Nichols ;
Sondergaard,Lars M. ;
Moarcas,Mariana Doina ;
Pricopie,Remus
Key policy and strategy documents
including the latest Budget Speech for the Fiscal Year
2008-09 emphasize the major role that agriculture can play
in poverty reduction...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 46521Date: January 1, 2009Author:
Bagazonzya,Henry K ;
Devkota,Kirti ;
Mahul,Olivier ;
Stutley,Charles
Financial Access 2009 introduces the
latest data from a survey of financial regulators in 139
countries. It presents indicators of access to savings,
credit, and payment...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 70079Date: January 1, 2009Author:
Mylenko,Nataliya
This study focusses on motor insurance,
possibly the most important type of insurance sold in
developing countries. In most countries, motor third-party
liability (MTPL)...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 69971Date: January 1, 2009Author:
Gonulal, Serap O. [editor]
Banking the Poor presents new data
collected from two sources: central banks, and leading
commercial banks in each surveyed country. It explores
associations between...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 69961Date: January 1, 2009
The World Bank analyzed the logistics of
trade corridors from Gaza through Egypt as an alternative to
sending exports via Israel. This paper extends this work and
examines...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 46807Date: December 16, 2008
This assessment of the anti-money
laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism
(CFT) regime of Tajikistan is based on the Forty
Recommendations 2003 and...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 69741Date: December 1, 2008
Bond markets play an essential part in
economies. As part of a diversified financial system, a
well-developed domestic bond market can help provide the
long-term financing...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 45497Date: August 29, 2008Author:
Sophastienphong, Kiatchai ;
Mu, Yibin ;
Saporito, Carlotta
As part of its technical assistance
initiative to develop (and strengthen) the regulatory
framework for business, the single window system to
stimulate the development...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 70002Date: August 1, 2008
This report examines the impact and
aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the storms of 2005, on
individuals, businesses, and communities of the Gulf Coast.
In addition...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 69973Date: August 1, 2008Author:
Turner, Michael ;
Stewart Lee, Alyssa ;
Gurenko, Eugene ;
Itigin, Alexander ;
Varghese, Robin ;
Walker, Patrick
This study examines the constraints on
the housing sector in Afghanistan. It evaluates government
policy on housing, looks at the state of housing finance,
and examines...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 44683Date: July 1, 2008
The objective of this report is to
present an assessment of the current legal, regulatory, and
supervisory framework in Albania for microfinance, as well
as an assessment...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 69677Date: June 17, 2008
This report analyzes possibilities for
increasing revenues for India Post through expanding
channeling of financial services. The Indian postal network
is among the...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 69632Date: June 3, 2008
This study describes the business and
risk management practices that banks use to serve small and
medium enterprises (SMEs). To do so, we use recently
collected evidence...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 69921Date: June 1, 2008
The mission of the Agency of the
Republic of Kazakhstan on Statistics (ARKS) is to provide
the Kazakh government, businesses and individuals with
reliable and accurate...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 69283Date: June 1, 2008
Afghanistan's public financial
management (PFM) system achieved significant improvements
between June 2005 and December 2007. Among 28 performance
indicators, 18 indicators...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 44622Date: June 1, 2008
In 2007-08 Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB),
the central bank of Afghanistan, was in the process of
reforming the financial sector. While some considerable
advances have been...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 68692Date: May 20, 2008
The rural space is home to 53 percent of
Nigeria's population and more than 70 percent of its
poor. While it is well understood in Nigeria that financial
exclusion of...
Type: Other Financial Sector StudyReport#: 44741Date: April 4, 2008
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