The World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series encourages the exchange of ideas on development and quickly disseminates the findings of research in progress. This series is aimed at showcasing ...

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It is estimated that more than US$400 million was claimed in ransoms for pirate acts between April 2005 and December 2012. 179 ships were hijacked off the coast of Somalia and the Horn of Africa ...

Talip Kilic is the Acting Manager and Senior Program Manager for the World Bank Development Data Group Survey Unit, which houses the International Comparison Program (ICP) – a worldwide statistical ...

Financial sector is the set of institutions, instruments, markets, as well as the legal and regulatory framework that permit transactions to be made by extending credit. Fundamentally, financial ...