According to good practice, the board of
directors of any company, including a SEP, plays a central
function in the governance of that company. Because the
professional...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 153070Date: September 17, 2020Author:
Mabheju,Sonny
Before the enactment of the Public
Entities Corporate Governance Act, there was no coordinated
and consistent approach to setting the remuneration of
non-executive directors...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 153069Date: September 17, 2020Author:
Mabheju,Sonny
This paper examines the influence of
sovereign credit ratings and relative risk ratings on
private capital flows to 26 emerging and frontier market
economies, using...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9401Date: September 17, 2020Author:
De,Supriyo ;
Mohapatra,Sanket ;
Ratha,Dilip K.
Economic and social progress requires a
diverse ecosystem of firms that play complementary roles.
Making It Big: Why Developing Countries Need More Large
Firms constitutes...
Type: PublicationReport#: 153025Date: September 17, 2020Author:
Ciani,Andrea ;
Hyland,Marie Caitriona ;
Karalashvili,Nona ;
Keller,Jennifer L. ;
Ragoussis,Alexandros ;
Tran,Trang Thu
This paper analyzes the main trends and
patterns of nominal lending interest rates and
lending-deposit interest rate spreads in emerging markets
and developing economies....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9392Date: September 9, 2020Author:
Feyen,Erik H.B. ;
Zuccardi Huertas,Igor Esteban
Cross-border banking in emerging markets
and developing economies has expanded across most World Bank
regions and has become large relative to some home and host
economies....
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9393Date: September 9, 2020Author:
Feyen,Erik H.B. ;
Fiess,Norbert Matthias ;
Bertay,Ata Can ;
Zuccardi Huertas,Igor Esteban
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and
its negative economic effects create a need for timely data
and evidence to help monitor and mitigate the social and
economic...
The High-Frequency Phone Survey of Firms
(HFPS-F) interviews a sample of firms in Addis Ababa every
three weeks for a total of eight survey rounds. This
high-frequency...
This report synthesizes the work carried
out as part of a World Bank ASA (Advisory Services and
Analytics) activity to identify better systems and practical
strategies...
Type: ReportReport#: 154685Date: September 1, 2020Author:
Walkenhorst,Peter ;
Brenton,Paul ;
Keyser,John C.
Objectives of this exercise are to: (a)
Update the SA RICE strategic framework, given the evolving
context (especially COVID-19) following a highly
consultative (internal...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 152000Date: September 1, 2020
This paper analyzes competition in the
retail banking markets in Latin America. Retail banking
services, that is banking products and services for
consumers and small...
Type: ReportReport#: 152811Date: September 1, 2020Author:
Calice,Pietro ;
Carreras Schabauer,Noelia ;
Diaz Kalan,Federico Alfonso ;
Galicia Rabadan,Guillermo Alfonso ;
Goodwin,Tanja K. ;
Mare,Davide Salvatore ;
Montes Herraiz,Fredesvinda F.
The African Continental Free Trade Area
(AfCFTA) agreement will create the largest free trade area
in the world measured by the number of countries
participating. Th...
Type: PublicationReport#: 151239Date: September 1, 2020
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has
abruptly interrupted more than two decades of sustained
socio-economic progress in Morocco. In 2020 the country will
suffer ...
This note focuses on how micro, small,
and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are affected by the
pandemic and are dealing with its impact in Guinea. This
note is part...
Type: BriefReport#: 156523Date: September 1, 2020Author:
Ferber,Tim ;
Buri,Sinja
The Guide is intended as a resource for
policymakers, practitioners and civil society in
strengthening conflict of interest regulations and systems.
It illustrates experiences...
Type: ReportReport#: 152920Date: September 1, 2020
This paper discusses the potential role
of low-cost private secondary schools in Tanzania. The share
of private enrollment has been negatively correlated with
the availability...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS9360Date: August 13, 2020Author:
Sabarwal,Shwetlena ;
Sununtnasuk,Celeste ;
Ramachandran,Deepika
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