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  • Public Investment Management in the New EU Member States

    Strengthening Planning and Implementation of Transport Infrastructure Investments

    by Thomas Laursen, Bernard Myers ...
    Series Book 161 - World Bank Working Papers
    This paper describes the characteristics of public investment management (PIM) in seven EU countries as it applies to a single sector—transport infrastructure. The report highlights some of the common challenges that four relatively new EU member states—Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Latvia—face as they plan and execute their transport infrastructure projects. It recognizes the importance that EU ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sustainability of Pension Systems in the New EU Member States and Croatia

    Coping with Aging Challenges and Fiscal Pressures

    by Leszek Kasek, Thomas Laursen, Emilia Skrok ...
    Series Book 129 - World Bank Working Papers
    This study finds that pension reforms in recent years have improved the efficiency and sustainability of pension systems in the new member states of the European Union and Croatia. However, for many countries, these probably have not gone far enough to ensure long-term sustainability, given the aging of the population. Reforms have included changes to Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) systems, including ... Read more

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  • Public Investment Management In The New Eu Member States: A Pilot Study Of Transport Infrastructure Management

    by Laursen Thomas; Myers Bernard ...
    This paper describes the characteristics of public investment management (PIM) in seven EU countries as it applies to a single sector transport infrastructure. The report highlights some of the common challenges that four relatively new EU member states Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Latvia face as they plan and execute their transport infrastructure projects. It recognizes theimportance that EU ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Sustainability Of Pension Systems In The New Eu Member States And Croatia: Coping With Aging Challenges And Fiscal Pressures

    by Kasek Leszek; Laursen Thomas; Skrok Emilia ...
    Sustainability of Pension Systems in the New EU Member States and Croatia is part of the World Bank Working Paper series. These papers are published to communicate the results of the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion.This study finds that pension reforms in recent years have improved the efficiency and sustainability of pension systems in the new member states of the ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • How to Engage with the Private Sector in Public-Private Partnerships in Emerging Markets

    by Farquharson Edward; Torres de Mästle Clemencia; Yescombe E.R. ...
    There is increasing interest in the use of public-private partnerships in emerging markets. But what does this actually require governments to do if they are to establish successful long term partnerships with private partners and ensure that public partner has the right information on the right projects for the right partners at the right time.? This book takes the reader through the steps in the ... Read more

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  • Fintech and Financial Services

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    by Dong He, Ross B Leckow, Vikram Haksar, Tommaso Mancini Griffoli, Nigel Jenkinson, Mikari Kashima, Tanai Khiaonarong, Celine Rochon, Hervé Tourpe ...
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  • Everything You need to Know About Central Bank Digital Currency

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  • Democratizing Finance

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  • The International Handbook of Public Financial Management

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  • Digital Finance and Inclusion in the Time of Covid-19: Lessons, Experiences and Proposals

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    The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted digital financial inclusion trends across the world in many and complex ways. In developing and emerging contexts, this crisis also holds the potential to propel an unprecedented acceleration in the process of financial digitization and turn out to be a game-changer for digital financial inclusion.The aim of this study is to illustrate the opportunities and risks ... Read more

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