Financial Sector

Policy Research Working Paper series publication roundup for December 1 - 15

This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group. It introduces 4 papers published from December 1-15 on various topics, including the impact of…

Marcelo Buitron, Policy Research Working Paper team|
Competitiveness, Debt, Education, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Governance, Health, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Poverty, Social Protection, Trade

New bank payment systems get money moving in Somalia

What if, to send money from Washington to New York, you had to call your banker in Singapore? Until 2021, what sounds like a mere thought experiment was a very real problem for businesses in…

Asta Bareisaite, Sameer Goyal, Karol Karpinski|
Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector

Benefits of engaging men in women’s economic empowerment programs: Insights from rural Tunisia

This blog presents the results of a randomized controlled trial conducted in Tunisia of a program that aimed to address not only women’s financial and human capital constraints but also some of…

Jules Gazeaud, Nausheen Khan, Eric Mvukiyehe, Olivier Sterck|
Competitiveness, Financial Inclusion, Financial Sector, Gender, Governance, Inequality and Shared Prosperity, Jobs & Development, Poverty, Social Protection, Social Sustainability and Inclusion

Stepping out of the comfort zone: What’s next for sustainability-linked financing?

One innovation that could help boost sustainability-linked finance would be to make the level of reward to governments dependent on hitting truly ambitious targets.

Fiona Stewart, Anderson Caputo Silva|
Climate Change, Financial Sector

The role of family networks in first credit access

First time borrowers are more likely to receive credit from the bank where their family is more connected.

Miguel Angel Carpio, Lorena Keller, Alessandro Tomarchio|
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