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  • The Growth and Performance of Affordable Housing Finance Lenders in India (English)

    Anecdotal studies have highlighted the recent rapid growth of so-called affordable housing finance companies across India. These new lenders are reported to be using a high-touch approach common to microfinance...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10038 Document Date: May 9, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Karmali,Nadeem M.,Guillermo J. Rodriguez Ruiz

  • Housing Demand and Affordability in India : Implications for Housing Policy (English)

    The focus of this paper is on the demand for housing in urban India. Using rental data, the paper finds that income elasticities of housing demand are high and elastic across time. Hedonic pricing regressions...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS10031 Document Date: May 2, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Karmali,Nadeem M.,Aline Weng

  • Financial Literacy in Georgia : A Call to Policy Makers and Educators (English)

    Georgia instituted a National Strategy for Financial Education by means of NBG Decree 145/04 of December 15, 2016. The strategy began to be implemented in the following year, under the leadership of the...

    Document Type: Report Report No.: AUS0002019 Document Date: December 23, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Parandekar,Suhas D.,Karmali,Nadeem M.

  • Bank Credit Allocation in Latin America and the Caribbean (English)

    Despite their importance, data on the structure of bank credit by maturity are scarce. For Latin America and the Caribbean, data are particularly difficult to obtain, as few banks report loan maturity...

    Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS8571 Document Date: August 29, 2018 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Gutierrez,Eva M.,Karmali,Nadeem M.,Sourrouille,Diego M.

  • Synthesis of notes and indications of policies to improve competitiveness in the Caribbean : Sintesis de notas e indicaciones de politicas para la mejora de la competitividad en el Caribe (Spanish)

    In this paper on the summary of notes and indications of policies for improving competitiveness in the Caribbean the authors believe that after years of low growth, high unemployment and indebtedness...

    Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 92688 Document Date: June 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Alessandro, Martin,Alvarez Estrada,Daniel,Arias Carballo,Diego,Bayarsaikhan,Mandkhai,Berman,Laura Wendell,Bes,Martin,Bofinger, Heinrich C.,Carletto,Andre L.,Chao,Shiyan,De Leon Contreras,Diana Margarita,Puig Gabarro,Pau,Gallegos,Doyle,Gallina,Andrea,Garcia, Rigoberto Ariel Yepez,Garmendia, Celilia Briceno,Giannozizi, Sara,Guasch, Jose Luis,Huttrer, Gerry,Jayawardena,Migara,Karmali,Nadeem M.,Matthews,Clark Alexander,Nannyonjo,Harriet,Neyra,Juan Jose,Gutierrez Ossio,Jose Eduardo,Palsson,Gylfi,Parra Torrado,Monica L.,Millan Placci,Maria Florencia,Sanchez-Reaza,Javier,Sinha,Chandra Shekhar

  • Examen de Diagnóstico de la Protección del Consumidor y la Alfabetización Financiera (Spanish)

    The Diagnostic Review of Consumer Protection and Financial Literacy provide a detailed institutional, legal and regulatory assessment for consumer protection in four segments of the financial sector: banking...

    Document Type: Publication Report No.: 82692 Document Date: November 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Byskov,Steen,Caal Catun,Byron Guillermo,Den-Toll,Karen Lillian,Jaeger,Johanna,Karmali,Nadeem M.,Rutman,Jose Isaac,Thomas, David

  • Peru - Diagnostic review of consumer protection and financial literacy (Spanish)

    The diagnostic review for consumer protection and financial literacy (CPFL) provides a detailed assessment of the institutional, legal, and regulatory framework for consumer protection in four segments...

    Document Type: Report No.: 84655 Document Date: November 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Byskov,Steen,Caal Catun,Byron Guillermo,Den-Toll,Karen Lillian,Izaguirre Araujo,Juan Carlos,Jaeger,Johanna,Karmali,Nadeem M.,Rutman,Jose Isaac,Thomas, David

  • Peru - Diagnostic review of consumer protection and financial literacy (English)

    The diagnostic review for consumer protection and financial literacy (CPFL) provides a detailed assessment of the institutional, legal, and regulatory framework for consumer protection in four segments...

    Document Type: Report No.: 84655 Document Date: November 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Byskov,Steen,Caal Catun,Byron Guillermo,Den-Toll,Karen Lillian,Izaguirre Araujo,Juan Carlos,Jaeger,Johanna,Karmali,Nadeem M.,Rutman,Jose Isaac,Thomas, David

  • Georgia rising : sustaining rapid economic growth - country economic memorandum (English)

    Economic growth in Georgia was strong at 6.1 percent per year during 2004-12 as structural reforms and a favorable global economy led to large foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows and expansion in the...

    Document Type: Country Economic Memorandum Report No.: 79666 Document Date: July 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Anderson,Kym,Athukorala,Premachandra,Karmali,Nadeem M.,Khan,Faruk,Kvivlidze, Zviad,Loayza,Norman V.,Matin,Kazi Mahbub-Al,Namicheishvili,Tamar,Nekaien-Nowrouz,Zakia,Reis,Jose Guilherme,Sundaram,Ramya,Tiongson,Erwin H. R.,Varela,Gonzalo J.,Wada, Tomoko,Wagle,Swarnim

  • Georgia rising : sustaining rapid economic growth - country economic memorandum (English)

    Sustaining rapid economic growth for reduced poverty and shared prosperity over the next decade and beyond in Georgia is an important goal and a key challenge for the authorities. While the record of growth...

    Document Type: Country Economic Memorandum Report No.: 79532 Document Date: July 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Anderson,Kym,Athukorala,Premachandra,Dolidze,Mariam,Karmali,Nadeem M.,Khan,Faruk,Kvivlidze, Zviad,Loayza,Norman V.,Matin,Kazi Mahbub-Al,Namicheishvili,Tamar,Nekaien-Nowrouz,Zakia,Reis,Jose Guilherme,Sundaram,Ramya,Tiongson,Erwin H. R.,Varela,Gonzalo J.,Wada, Tomoko,Wagle,Swarnim