Documents & Reports

الضفة الغربية وقطاع غزة - مشروع مرفق التمويل الطارئ الفلسطيني : التمويل الإضافي الثالث (Arabic)

Full Mutual Reliance Framework Agreement Between Asian Development Bank, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and International Development Association (English)

Rede de Bancos e Finanças Sustentáveis : Relatório de Progresso Global 2024 (Portuguese)

A atualização de 2023 da Estrutura de Medição da SBFN foi orientada pelas prioridades dos membros e pelas tendências globais em finanças sustentáveis. Ela reflete a diversificação dos membros da SBFN...

Réseau de la Banque et de la Finance Durables : Rapport d’Étape Global (French)

La version 2023 du cadre de mesure du SBFN tient compte des priorités des membres et des tendances mondiales en matière de finance durable. Elle reflète la diversité croissante des membres du SBFN en tenant...

Red de Banca y Finanzas Sostenibles : Informe de Progreso Global 2024 (Spanish)

La actualización de 2023 del Marco de Medición SBFN se diseñó de acuerdo con las prioridades de losmiembros y las tendencias mundiales en materia de finanzas sostenibles. Refleja la diversificación de...

Nepal - Public Financial Management Multi-donor Trust Fund Progress Report : January - June 2024 (English)

Strengthening Public Financial Management (PFM) represents a critical aspect of the Government of Nepal’s (GON) strategy to improve governance, optimize the utilization of public resources, and promote...

Lao People's Democratic Republic - Third Public Financial Management Reform Program Project : Treasury Reforms and Chart of Accounts Technical Mission - March 25 to April 8, 2024 (English)

Financial Resilience against Climate Shocks and Disasters - Recent Progress and New Frontiers : World Bank Technical Contribution to the 2023 G7 Finance Track under Japan’s Presidency (English)

In a world affected by growing and overlapping crises that threaten economic development and human well-being, financial resilience against climate shocks and disasters is needed to protect livelihoods...

Opening Address by the Chairman of the Boards of Governors, Hassan Abdalla, at the 2022 Annual Meetings (French)

Environmental Implications of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) (English)

Two-thirds of central banks in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region have started researching or testing the implementation of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). At the same time, the region accounts...

Cambodia : Maximizing the Benefits of FMIS (English)

The implementation of the Financial Management Information System (FMIS), and attention to continuous improvement in business processes and change management, contributed to more-timely financial processing...

Global Patterns of Fintech Activity and Enabling Factors : Fintech and the Future of Finance Flagship Technical Note (English)

The objectives of this paper are to take stock of the available fintech-related data, to document patterns of fintech activity across the world, and to help identify enabling factors. Fintech has seen...

International Development Association (IDA) Board of Governors Resolution; No. 248 : Additions to Resources : Twentieth Replenishment (English)

On March 31, 2022, International Development Association (IDA) Board of Governors adopted resolution number two hundred and forty-eight. It was resolved that general increase in subscriptions of the Association...

Cash Management and Commitment Control : Principles and Problems in Practice (English)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) resulted in two immediate challenges for ministries of finance - a sudden reduction in cash inflows, combined with a new set of significant unplanned expenditures. This...

Maximizing Finance for Development : Impact Bonds for Water and Sanitation in Latin America and the Caribbean (English)

The maximizing finance for development (MFD) approach can be implemented to close the financing gap in the water and sanitation sector in Latin America and the Caribbean, helping the region in getting...

South Africa - Financial Sector Assessment Program : Collective Investment Schemes and Derivatives Market Providers Monitoring (English)

Since 2018, the South African authorities operates under a twin peaks' model, with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) which is in charge of regulating and supervising the market and its participants...

The Great Unbundling : How Technology is Making Financial Services Modular and What it Means for Inclusion (English)

This publication shares Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP’s) perspective on how financial services are changing, through a business model lens. In so doing, it attempts to provide an understanding...

Chile - Financial Sector Assessment Program : Technical Note - Competition in the Financial Sector (English)

This note assesses competitive dynamics and potential impediments in Chile’s financial sector in order to provide actionable policy recommendations. This note contains both a quantitative as well as qualitative...

Colombia - Financial Sector Assessment Program : Technical Note – Competition in the Financial Sector (English)

Despite relatively high concentration and sticky market shares, price pressure, portfolio purchases and high customer mobility indicate the presence of competitive dynamics in the banking sector, particularly...

Inclusive Digital Banking : Emerging Markets Case Studies (English)

Digital technology has greatly expanded access to financial services over the past decade. Yet even today, the range and quality of services available to low-income customers remain limited because of...