Documents et rapports

Country Private Sector Diagnostic : Creating Markets in Ukraine - Doubling Down on Reform: Building Ukraine’s New Economy (Vol. 1 of 2) (anglais)

The present Country Private Sector Diagnostic (CPSD) will help inform the Government of Ukraine’s reform efforts, especially those leveraging the power of the private sector to boost economic growth and...

Private sector response to the absence of government institutions in Somalia (anglais)

Civil war erupted in Somalia following the fall of the autocratic regime of Siad Barre in 1991. Peace was established to varying degrees in the different regions of Somalia. The civil war first abated...

Takeover laws and financial development (anglais)

The issue of 'an appropriate' legal framework, especially in the case of the takeover market, has been poorly studied in the case of emerging markets, yet it is of immediate relevance and practical policymaker...

Sri Lanka - E-Lanka Development : P081771 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 14 (anglais)

Sri Lanka - E-Lanka Development : P081771 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 13 (anglais)

Sri Lanka - E-Lanka Development : P081771 - Implementation Status Results Report : Sequence 12 (anglais)

Expanding housing finance to the underserved in South Asia : market review and forward agenda (anglais)

Expanding housing finance to the underserved in South Asia, a first regional effort on the topic, examines housing needs and shortages in South Asia, and outlines shortcomings of the market for home mortgages...

Bringing finance to Pakistan's poor : access to finance for small enterprises and the underserved (anglais)

Access to financing is now widely acknowledged as a path to meaningful economic inclusion and reduction in poverty. Policy efforts to increase access to finance in Pakistan have taken time to bear fruit...

Bringing finance to Pakistan's poor : a study on access to finance for the underserved and small enterprises (anglais)

Access to financing is now widely acknowledged as a path to meaningful economic inclusion and reduction in poverty. Policy efforts to increase access to finance in Pakistan have taken time to bear fruit...

Harnessing competitiveness for stronger inclusive growth : Bangladesh second investment climate assessment (anglais)

Bangladesh has recorded impressive economic and social gains since the 1990s. Recent growth has been at levels close to six percent. The country has doubled per capita growth and taken large strides toward...

Argentina - Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) : corporate governance country assessment (anglais)

Argentina has a relatively well developed stock market, with impressive market value gains in the past year driven by the fast growing economy, yet in some ways a shadow of its former self before the end...

Takeover laws and financial development (anglais)

The issue of "an appropriate" legal framework, especially in the case of the takeover market, has been poorly studied in the case of emerging markets, yet it is of immediate relevance and practical policymaker...

Self-dealing : sneaking corporate value through the back door (anglais)

Self-dealing, prevalent in emerging markets, often harms minority shareholders. The related-party transaction is one common technique, especially in markets with weak law enforcement. Beyond self-dealing...

L’anarchie et esprit d’invention : comment le secteur privé somalien s’en tire-t-il sans gouvernement ? (français)

La Somalie est sans gouvernement officiel depuis 1991. Dans des conditions extrêmement difficiles, le secteur privé a prouvé une fois de plus sa capacité d’adaptation. Pour faire face à l’absence d’État...

Anarchy and invention : How does Somalia's private sector cope without Government? (anglais)

Somalia has lacked a recognized government since 1991. In extremely difficult conditions the private sector has demonstrated its much vaunted capability to make do. To cope with the absence of the rule...

Who owns the media? (anglais)

The authors examine patterns of media ownership in 97 countries around the world. They find that almost universally the largest media firms are controlled by the government or by private families. Government...