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Presentation | 2016
World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends
Author(s): World Bank Group
On Monday, February 1, 2016, the World Bank Group Office in Geneva and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) co-hosted a presentation of the “ World Development Report 2016: Digital Dividends.” The 2016 World Development Report examines how the internet can be a force for development, especially for the poor in...
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Policy Brief | 2016
International Financial Integration of East Asia and Pacific
Author(s): Didier Brandao, Tatiana ; Llovet Montanes, Ruth ; Schmukler, Sergio L.
This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of how economies in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region have been integrating financially with the rest of the world since the 1990s, using bilateral data on portfolio investments, syndicated bank loans, mergers and acquisitions (M&As), and greenfield investments. Four main messages emerge from...
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Policy Brief | 2016
Innovation by Design: Conducting a Border-Crossing Time-Release Study in Belarus
Author(s): Tetyora, Victoria ; Shemshenya, Irina ; Abrashkevich, Aliaksandr
In 2015, the World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC) conducted a border-crossing time-release study (TRS) at three points on the Belarus border. The joint team customized a standard survey methodology to gather a wider range of data as well as to overcome time and other resource constraints. This smart lesson describes the team’s...
