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Pilot Diagnostic Review of Governance of the Private Pension Fund Sector

Part of an ongoing series, this report provides policy recommendations on how to strengthen the long-term viability of the Czech private pension system.
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Technical Note on Consumer Protection in Financial Services (June 2007) This report is the first in a pilot series of financial consumer protection assessments that focus on consumer protection in several parts of the financial sector, including banking, consumer finance, insurance, private pensions and collective investment funds. Read More

Fiscal Efficiency and Vocational Education in the EU8 Countries (Sep. 2006) This report explores the fiscal aspects of vocational education reform in the context of secondary education as a whole and considers the implications of any changes in the VE system for post-secondary and other modes of skill development. Read More

Pilot Assessment of Governance of the Insurance Sector (Mar. 2006) This assessment develops a set of best practice benchmarks for assessing the governance of insurance sectors in the Europe and Central Asia Region and elsewhere, conducts a trial assessment of the Czech insurance governance framework against these benchmarks, and provides recommendations on ways of further improving the corporate governance of the Czech insurance sector. Read More

Legal, Institutional and Regulatory Framework to deal with Banking Resolution and Insolvency - A Review of the Czech Case (Mar. 2005) This report describes and comments the main elements of the legal and institutional framework that the Czech Republic has in place in order to deal with seriously distressed/insolvent banks. Download Study (pdf file, 453 KB)

Competing for FDI : inside the operations of four national investment promotion agencies - (Mar. 2005) This publication explores the characteristics of four investment promotion agencies: the roles they assume, the challenges they face, their histories, mandates, leadership, structures, strategies, and activities. Read More