This study compares the evolution of the state-of-the-art in research and analysis of anticorruption and transparency with World Bank practice. ...

Africa is a source of large-scale capital flight. The purpose of this paper is to shed light on how banks facilitate capital flight from Africa. ...

The main objective of this evaluation by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) is to help the World Bank learn how to contribute more effectively ...

Africa is a source of large-scale capital flight. The purpose of this paper is to shed light on how banks facilitate capital flight from Africa. ...

Access to formal banking is spreading across the world. Obtaining a bank account may transform how people manage their finances, and affect ...

Systematic studies of the banking sector’s involvement in facilitating capital flight from developing countries are limited. This report ...

This report originates in the growing international engagement in statebuilding and postconflict reconstruction during the past decade. The ...

Recent evidence highlights the importance of trust in explaining bank account savings. According to economic theory, repeated interactions can ...

Grameen Bank har hatt stor suksess med å nå dei fattigaste med små lån, og vart i fjor premiert med Nobels Fredspris. ...

From inauspicious beginnings in a post-socialist, highly dysfunctionalfinancial system, Angolan banking grew in less than a decade after theend ...

The World Bank's 'Independent Evaluation Group' (IEG) is undertaking an evaluation of the Bank's support for public sector ...

The Norwegian Trust Fund for Private Sector and Infrastructure (NTF-PSI) provides grant resources for World Bank Group activities aimed at mainstreaming investment climate, governance and infrastructure services for the poor. Half of the funds are earmarked for Africa. In connection with a bi-annual meeting in June, CMI hosted a seminar on behalf of Norad, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and CMI.

This study analyses the problem and extent of cross-financing in the Grameen Bank system. The main finding is that cross-financing is rarely ...

Capital flight erodes the financial basis of developing countries, and the illicit financial flows are a major constraint for the implementation ...

Current efforts to combat money laundering in the informal financial sector have had very limited effects. Informal money transfer systems cannot be treated and controlled like formal banks, says CMI advisor Jesper Johnsøn in a newly published article.

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The World Bank and poverty in Africa: a critical assessment of the Bank's operational strategies fo

There is a widespread concern that adverse environmental effects of economic activities will seriously affect both the present and future welfare ...

This study is commissioned by the World Bank as part of the bank's initiative to build capacity in governance and benefit streams management ...

Hamas in the West Bank. A study of the political position of the West Bank branch between 1987 and