This paper provides an analysis of ex post facto effects after the entry of foreign companies into the Vietnamese insurance market and argues that foreign competition has positively impacted the insurance industry based on evidence from Vietnam. Based on 16 years of data, the paper presents the...

The war in Ukraine is a human tragedy for the people of Ukraine, but its economic implications are global. This instant report focuses on the direct impact of the war on world trade and investment. It identifies five trade and investment channels through which countries will be affected by the...

The 2022 Global State of Financial Inclusion and Consumer Protection (FICP) Report is an update to the 2013 and 2017 FICP reports. These surveys aim to provide a timely source of global data to benchmark efforts by financial sector authorities to improve the enabling environment for financial...