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Fast payments beyond speed: India’s pioneering experience
https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/psd/fast-payments-beyond-speed--india-s-pioneering-experience

India’s digital payments journey has reshaped global imagination. At a moment when many countries still viewed fast payments as tools for high-value bank-to-bank settlement, India reimagined them as a universal service built for people and everyday life.

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Finance and Prosperity 2024
Emerging markets and developing economies face dual challenges of poverty and climate change. Among lower-income countries with high financial risks, nearly 70% are not prepared to handle financial stress. Explore key data in the Finance Prosperity report.
https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/finance-and-prosperity-2024
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A Toolkit for Corporate Workouts
This Toolkit reviews corporate restructuring procedures, recognizing one size does not fit all. Global experience shows effective regimes must reflect domestic realities, especially each jurisdiction’s institutional and regulatory frameworks, for practical application and successful outcomes.
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