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Alternative Remittance Systems and Terrorism Financing
Governments, through their regulatory bodies, typically regulate formal financial sector players such as banks, which can leave providers working in informal remittance systems …
Financial Sector Development and the Millennium Development Goals
This study investigates the relationship between financial sector development and progress in reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It assesses the contribution of …
Integrity in Mobile Phone Financial Services
Governments are challenged to make an innovation-friendly climate while simultaneously ensuring that business development remain sustainable. Criminal use of the …
Administrative Capacity in the New EU Member States
'Administrative Capacity in the New EU Member States' reviews progress made in the development of public management systems capable of meeting European standards in the new member …
Social Assistance in the New EU Member States
This study analyzes the performance of social assistance and family benefit programs in eight new member states of the European Union from the perspective of fiscal impact and …
Vocational Education in the New EU Member States
Vocational education is often ignored during discussions of secondary education reform even though it accounts for between 25 percent and 79 percent of upper secondary enrollment …
Internal Labor Mobility in Central Europe and the Baltic Region
Large regional disparities in labor market indicators exist in Central Europe and the Baltic region. Such disparities appear to be persistent over time indicating, in part, a lack …
The Canada-Caribbean Remittance Corridor
Several economies in the Caribbean region, especially from the lower-income group, are highly dependent on remittances. Between 1991 and 2006, the combined flows of total …
Conflict, Livelihoods, and Poverty in Guinea-Bissau
Conflict and political instability have weakened Guinea-Bissau's productive infrastructure considerably during the past three decades. This situation contributes to an increase in …
Globalization and Technology Absorption in Europe and Central Asia
Innovation and cross-border absorption of knowledge are central forces behind economic convergence and sustained growth. Absorption of technology is considered a necessary step to …
Accelerating Clean Energy Technology Research, Development, and Deployment
Climate change is one of the key challenges of this century. At the same time, energy use--the primary source of climate-altering global greenhouse gas emissions--is increasing at …
Public-private Partnerships in the New EU Member States
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are popular around the world, in part because they allow governments to secure much-needed investment in public services without immediately …