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Advancing Disaster Risk Finance in Saint Lucia
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Year: 2018 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank,

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The objective of this report is to make recommendations for the Government of Saint Lucia (GoSL) for the formulation of a country-specific comprehensive disaster risk finance (DRF) strategy, based on the assessment of the legislative, financial management, fiscal, and insurance market environment in Saint Lucia.


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Advancing Disaster Risk Finance in Grenada
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The objective of this report is to make recommendations for the Government of Grenada (GoG) for theformulation of a country-specific comprehensive disaster risk finance (DRF) strategy, based on the assessment of the legislative, financial management, fiscal, and insurance market environment in Grenada.


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Advancing Disaster Risk Finance in Jamaica
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Year: 2018 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank,

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The objective of this report is to make recommendations for the Government of Jamaica (GoJ) for theformulation of a country-specific comprehensive disaster risk finance (DRF) strategy, based on the assessment of the legislative, financial management, fiscal, and insurance market environment in Jamaica.


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Advancing Disaster Risk Finance in Belize
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Year: 2018 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank,

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The objective of this report is to make recommendations for the Government of Belize (GoB) for the formulation of a country-specific comprehensive disaster risk finance (DRF) strategy, based on the assessment of the legislative, financial management, fiscal, and insurance market environment in Belize.


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Private Sector Solutions to Helping Smallholders Succeed : Social Enterprise Business Models in the Agriculture Sector
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Year: 2018 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank,

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Smallholder farmers in developing countries face tough challenges to their productivity, growth, and sustainability-including lack of access to affordable financial products, limited knowledge of high-quality inputs, low usage of technology and market data, and poor market links across the value chain. To close these gaps and help smallholder farmers thrive, social enterprises are implementing innovative solutions in the agriculture sector to serve them. Social enterprises are defined as private for-profit, nonprofit, or hybrid organizations that use business methods to advance their social mission. In the case of agriculture, social enterprises often address a particular pain point in the value chain, with the intention that the cost of their services or products will be recuperated by the benefits and income gains that smallholders will achieve. To serve such a "last mile" market, social enterprises will often develop a business model that is innovative, cost-effective, and provides strong value for money in providing quality services and products.The purpose of this book is to showcase the market-based solutions that have proven effective at supporting smallholders and to synthesize the experiences of social enterprises around the world. This book catalogues more than 100 social enterprises, categorized into 9 business models, that cut across the agriculture value chain.


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Developing and Operationalizing a National Financial Inclusion Strategy : Toolkit.
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Year: 2018 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank,

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A national financial inclusion strategy (NFIS) can provide an effective instrument to chart a clear and coordinated path toward improving financial inclusion. An NFIS enables stakeholders to jointly define financial inclusion objectives, identify obstacles and opportunities relevant to the achievement of those objectives, and outline a prioritized set of actions to pursue in a coordinated manner. This toolkit provides financial sector authorities and other stakeholders with practical guidance on developing and operationalizing an NFIS. The toolkit covers three key areas: (i) the process of developing an NFIS, (ii) the key content of an NFIS document, and (iii) the operationalization of an NFIS. The toolkit includes detailed operational tips as well as country examples from over 20 countries. The toolkit is informed by the World Bank Group's experience as a technical partner in the development and implementation of NFISs in a diverse range of country contexts.


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Indonesia : Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Accounting and Auditing.
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Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes Accounting and Auditing ('ROSC AandA') assessfinancial reporting and auditing standards, institutions and practices in participating countries.These reports form part of a joint initiative implemented by the World Bank and the InternationalMonetary Fund to review the quality of implementation of internationally recognized standardsand principles in 12 key areas ('the ROSC program') with a view to promoting financial andeconomic stability. This report provides an assessment of financial reporting and auditing requirements and practices within the corporate sector in Indonesia and sets forth areas for consideration for improving the institutional environment for AandA. The ROSC AandA used international benchmarks of good practice governing financial reporting and auditing in the assessment, includingInternational Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Standards on Auditing (ISA).This report updates an earlier assessment which was published in 2011 and was undertakenfollowing a formal request from the Government of Indonesia.


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Toward Universal Financial Inclusion in China : Models, Challenges, and Global Lessons.
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Year: 2018 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank,

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China has achieved remarkable success in financial inclusion. China's rate of account ownership - a basic metric of financial inclusion - has increased significantly in the past two decades and is now on par with that of other G-20 countries. Traditional financial service providers have dramatically increased the reach of the formal financial sector, including through the world's largest agent banking network. China has also been an established leader in the fintech revolution, with new technology-driven providers transforming how millions of Chinese consumers make payments, borrow, save, invest, and insure themselves against risk. This report examines in detail China's approach to financial inclusion over the past 15 years. The report benchmarks China's progress against peer economies and analyzes key developments and factors in China's financial inclusion experience. The report also outlines remaining challenges to achieving further advances in financial inclusion in China, and distills key lessons policymakers from other countries can learn from China's experience. The report was written jointly by the People's Bank of China (PBOC) and the World Bank Group.


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Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Accounting and Auditing : Indonesia.
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Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes Accounting and Auditing ('ROSC AandA') assessfinancial reporting and auditing standards, institutions and practices in participating countries.These reports form part of a joint initiative implemented by the World Bank and the InternationalMonetary Fund to review the quality of implementation of internationally recognized standardsand principles in 12 key areas ('the ROSC program') with a view to promoting financial andeconomic stability. This report provides an assessment of financial reporting and auditing requirements and practices within the corporate sector in Indonesia and sets forth areas for consideration for improving the institutional environment for AandA. The ROSC AandA used international benchmarks of good practice governing financial reporting and auditing in the assessment, includingInternational Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Standards on Auditing (ISA).This report updates an earlier assessment which was published in 2011 and was undertakenfollowing a formal request from the Government of Indonesia.


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Disaster Risk Finance Country Note : Uzbekistan.
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Year: 2018 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank,

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This disaster risk finance country note was prepared within the Uzbekistan strengthening disaster resilience technical assistance. It aims at: (a) raising awareness about fiscal impacts of disasters in Uzbekistan; (b) providing an overview of the way the Government of Uzbekistan (GoU) currently finances disaster losses; and (c) identifying potential measures to strengthen financial protection against disasters. The GoU has a number of regulations that govern post-disaster financing. They include provision that the first line of defense against natural disasters lies with the local level, while resources of a national reserve fund of the cabinet of ministers are drawn only when the local resources are exhausted. Therefore, the GoU can consider the following major steps to strengthen post-disaster financing in Uzbekistan: (a) improving collection of information related to disasters and accounting for fiscal risks; (b) developing a financial protection strategy against natural disasters; (c) improving disaster insurance; better understanding disaster insurance market in the country is an important first step; and (d) improving effectiveness and targeting of the resources available.

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