Documents & Reports
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Climate Change and Sinking Corporates : Mitigating the Risks (English)
This article explores the reciprocal relationship between climate change and economic activity through the lens of business insolvency, in particular, the effects of climate change on corporate solvency...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 191022 Document Date: June 7, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Menezes,Antonia Preciosa,Gropper,Akvile
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Maldives Financial Sector Assesment Program - Technical Note : Access to Finance for MSMEs (English)
Access to credit by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) remains challenging inMaldives. Data on access to finance for MSMEs is missing and the Maldives Monetary Authority(MMA) does not collect...
Document Type: Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) Report No.: 190960 Document Date: March 31, 2024 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Kliatskova,Tatsiana,Menezes,Antonia Preciosa,Istuk,Ivor
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From Hibernation to Revitalization : Analysis of Insolvency COVID-19 Response Measures and their Wind-Down (English)
This report, From Hibernation to Revitalization: Analysis of Insolvency COVID-19 Response Measures and their Wind-Down, is a commentary and summation of data collected from an original survey jointly conducted...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 191026 Document Date: May 1, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Menezes,Antonia Preciosa,Muro,Sergio Ariel,Uttamchandani,Mahesh
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Union Economique et Monetaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA) - Programme d'Evaluation du Secteur Financier : Note Technique - Acces au Financement des PME : Systemes d’Information du Credit, Droits des Creanciers et Insolvabilite (French)
Cette note se concentre sur quatre éléments spécifiques de l'infrastructure de crédit de l'UEMOA, notamment : (1) la capacité et la facilité des institutions financières à prendre des garanties et à enregistrer...
Document Type: Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) Report No.: 181960 Document Date: May 1, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Lunetti,Chiara Teresa Maria,Roussel-Galle,Philippe,Montes Herraiz,Fredesvinda F.,Menezes,Antonia Preciosa
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From Hibernation to Revitalization : Analysis of Insolvency COVID-19 Response Measures and their Wind-Down (English)
Numerous temporary legal, regulatory, and fiscal measures helped flatten the bankruptcy curve during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures provided breathing space, both for debtors...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 176671 Document Date: April 30, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Menezes,Antonia Preciosa,Muro,Sergio Ariel,Tay, Jo,Luck, Kai,Ng, Daniel,Hengst, Ferdinand,Reader, Nicola,Winifred,Tarinyeba Kiryabwire,Packman, Stephen,Hernandez,Fernando Leonardo,Winter-Scott, Rosemary
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Addressing the Corporate Debt Overhang (English)
This White Paper considers the problem of corporate debt overhang and discusses the policy tools to address it. Corporate debt overhang describes the scenario in which a company’s debts are so great that...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 175596 Document Date: February 28, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Van Der Does De Willebois,Emile Johannes Marie,Jenkinson,Nigel Harrison,Menezes,Antonia Preciosa,Muro,Sergio Ariel,Rouillon,Adolfo,O'Reilly Gurhy,Bryan,Autru, Soren Lejsgaard
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Addressing the Corporate Debt Overhang (English)
This White Paper considers the problem of corporate debt overhang and discusses the policy tools to address it. Corporate debt overhang describes the scenario in which a company’s debts are so great that...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 172974 Document Date: February 28, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Opferkuch,Beulah Chelva,Van Der Does De Willebois,Emile Johannes Marie,Jenkinson,Nigel Harrison,Menezes,Antonia Preciosa,Muro,Sergio Ariel,Rouillon,Adolfo,O'Reilly Gurhy,Bryan,Søren Lejsgaard Autrup
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A Toolkit for Corporate Workouts (English)
This Toolkit is aimed primarily at policy makers, financial institutions, and enterprises. It examines different types of corporate restructuring procedures on the basis that one size does not fit across...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 167906 Document Date: January 1, 2022 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Menezes,Antonia Preciosa,Brodie,Simon James,Gropper,Akvile,Uttamchandani,Mahesh
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Overview of Insolvency and Debt Restructuring Reforms in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Past Financial Crises : Lessons for Emerging Markets (English)
This note is part of the series of COVID-19 Notes developed by the World Bank Group’s Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions (EFI) team. By highlighting concrete examples of insolvency and debt restructuring...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 191019 Document Date: March 8, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Menezes,Antonia Preciosa,Gropper,Akvile,Uttamchandani,Mahesh
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Overview of Insolvency and Debt Restructuring Reforms in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Past Financial Crises : Lessons for Emerging Markets (English)
This note is part of the series of COVID-19 Notes developed by the World Bank Group’s Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions (EFI) team. By highlighting concrete examples of insolvency and debt restructuring...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 157292 Document Date: March 8, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Menezes,Antonia Preciosa,Gropper,Akvile,Uttamchandani,Mahesh
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How Insolvency and Creditor-Debtor Regimes Can Help Address Nonperforming Loans (English)
In modern economies, banks are typically the primary financial intermediaries and are fundamental to a stable financial system, one that is capable of efficiently allocating resources, assessing and managing...
Document Type: Report Report No.: 156258 Document Date: January 1, 2021 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Menezes,Antonia Preciosa,Muro,Sergio Ariel,Pereira,Clara Martins,Uttamchandani,Mahesh
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‘Under Pressure’ : Integrating Online Dispute Resolution Platforms into Preinsolvency Processes and Early Warning Tools to Save Distressed Small Businesses (English)
The document collection explores various aspects of financial dispute resolution and management in the modern era. It delves into the potential of online platforms for resolving disputes among small businesses...
Document Type: Journal Article Report No.: 191031 Document Date: June 30, 2020 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Menezes,Antonia Preciosa,Mocheva,Nina Pavlova,Shankar,Sagar Siva
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Debt resolution and business exit : insolvency reform for credit, entrepreneurship, and growth (English)
The willingness of banks and investors to support new businesses depends a great deal on the rules that govern failing businesses. Effective insolvency regimes save struggling firms when possible, or reallocate...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 90759 Document Date: July 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Menezes,Antonia Preciosa
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More than just words : how the Africa Round Table (ART) is enabling meaningful reforms across Africa (English)
This brief showcases the lessons learned from the Africa Round Table (ART), a collaborative forum that has brought together countries from east, west, and southern Africa. The forum has led to more than...
Document Type: Brief Report No.: 84346 Document Date: October 1, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Uttamchandani,Mahesh,Menezes,Antonia Preciosa