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Doing Business 2020 : Comparing Business Regulation in 190 Economies
Doing Business 2020 is the 17th in a series of annual studies investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. It provides quantitative indicators covering 12 areas of the business environment in 190 economies. The goal of the Doing Business series is to provide objective data for use by governments in designing sound business regulatory policies and to encourage research on the important dimensions of the regulatory environment for firms.
World Development Report 2020 : Trading for Development in the Age of Global Value Chains
This book examines whether there is still a path to development through GVCs and trade. It concludes that technological change is, at this stage, more a boon than a curse. GVCs can continue to boost growth, create better jobs, and reduce poverty provided that developing countries implement deeper reforms to promote GVC participation; industrial countries pursue open, predictable policies; and all countries revive multilateral cooperation.
International Debt Statistics 2020
International Debt Statistics (IDS) is a longstanding annual publication of the World Bank featuring external debt statistics and analysis for the 122 low- and middle-income countries that report to the World Bank Debt Reporting System (DRS).
Going for Broke: Insolvency Tools to Support Cross-Border Asset Recovery in Corruption Cases
This report is intended as a guidebook for asset recovery practitioners for the use of bankruptcy proceedings in their work. It is offered as a complement to our prior texts: Public Wrongs, Private Actions and Asset Recovery Handbook.
Global Financial Development Report 2019/2020: Bank Regulation and Supervision a Decade after the Global Financial Crisis
Drawing on 10 years of data and analysis, this report uncovers new evidence on the regulatory remedies adopted to prevent future financial troubles, it also tracks financial systems in more than 200 economies before and during the global financial crisis and provides information on how banking systems are regulated and supervised around the world.
Exploring Universal Basic Income: A Guide to Navigating Concepts, Evidence, and Practices
Drawing from global evidence, literature, and survey data, this volume provides a framework to elucidate issues and trade-offs in UBI with a view to help inform choices around its appropriateness and feasibility in different contexts.
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Global Growth to Weaken to 2.6% in 2019, Substantial Risks Seen
Global economic growth is forecast to ease to a weaker-than-expected 2.6% in 2019 before inching up to 2.7% in 2020. Growth in emerging market and developing economies is expected to stabilize next year as some countries move past periods of financial strain, but economic momentum remains weak.
Despite Gains, Women Face Setbacks in Legal Rights Affecting Work
Globally, women are accorded only three-quarters of the legal rights that men enjoy according to a new index released by the World Bank today, constraining their ability to get jobs or start businesses and make economic decisions that are best for them and their families.
Emerging, Developing Economies to Face Challenges if Global Inflation Rises
The adverse effects of high inflation can fall disproportionately on the poor, who hold most of their assets in cash and rely heavily on wage income, welfare benefits, and pensions, says new report on Inflation in Emerging and Developing Economies: Evolution, Drivers, and Policies.
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Development Impact Guest Blogger Dec 13, 2019
Does paying local leaders lead to better economic development? Guest post by Gedeon Lim
