La actualización de 2023 del Marco de Medición SBFN se diseñó de acuerdo con las prioridades de losmiembros y las tendencias mundiales en materia de finanzas sostenibles. Refleja la diversificación de...
Systemic banking crises have been commonplace in FinSAC client countries and, more broadly, in the ECA region during the last 30 years. A first wave of crises was triggered by the transition to a market...
The Basel Core Principles (BCP) assessment was conducted in Panama City, Panama, from January 17 to February 6, 2023. This assessment of the implementation of the BCPs by the Superintendency of Banks of...
This report contains the World Bank Group Boards’ updated calendar for the period from March to May 2024, specifying the Boards’ engagements, such as meetings and briefings.
This report contains the World Bank Group Boards’ calendar for the period from February to April 2023, specifying the Boards’ engagements, such as meetings and briefings.
This report intends to assess the progress made in advancing the VBI strategy and broader sustainability agenda by the VBI Community of Practitioners or “CoP”. According to Bank Negara Malaysia, the VBI...
This technical note is structured in the following manner. Section two provides an overview of the main barriers and frictions that SMEs face to access finance. Section three explores how digitization...
The banking sector is highly concentrated, with interest rate spread decomposition revealing high overhead costs and fees. Fees structures are complex and extensive prompting the need for user-friendly...
Some of the headings included in this issue of the Development Economics Prospects Group (DECPG) daily economics and financial market commentary newsletter are as follows: Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...
This news release, dated December 15, 2005, announces World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz statement upon his arrival in Brazil.
This news release, dated March 31, 2005, announces the Executive Directors and Governors representing European countries have the opportunity to meet extensively with Paul Wolfowitz over the course of...
This news release, dated March 25, 2005, announces as part of the ongoing selection process for the President of the World Bank, the Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank met on March 24 with...
This news release, dated March 24, 2005, announces Executive Directors representing European Union member countries of the World Bank met with Mr. Paul Wolfowitz, the United States nominee for the position...
This news release, dated March 17, 2005, announces on March 8, 2005, the Board approved a number of revisions to the Bank’s policy on the disclosure of information. These changes reaffirm the Bank’s commitment...
This news release, dated February 2, 2005, announces the World Bank plans to open a permanent facilitation office for the World Bank’s lending and non-lending program in El Salvador. The World Bank office...
This press release announced that the International Finance Corporation will invest in the first Zimbabwean-owned merchant Bank on January 10, 1994. The International Finance Corporation has approved an...
This press release announces that the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has approved 15 million US dollars underwriting term credit facility for Banco General de Negocios S.A. (BGN), a leading Argentine...
This press release announces that the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has approved a 29.2 million US dollars financing package for Crescent Greenwood Limited (CGL) to support the construction of...
The World Bank signed agreements today with syndicates of banks and other financial institutions for two issues of United States Dollar Notes in markets outside the United States. This combined operation...
An issue of Swiss Franc Bonds of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) is planned for public offering in Switzerland from October 22 to October 25, 1979, by a syndicate...