Financial infrastructure : building access through transparent and stable financial systems

Abstract

The report, financial infrastructure, building access through transparent and stable financial systems draws largely on the Bank Group's efforts in the following key areas: payment and securities settlement systems, remittances, credit reporting, and secured transactions and collateral registries. It defines the space, and presents a literature review, an estimate of the size of the market, develops an index for benchmarking financial infrastructure, and discusses the implications of financial infrastructure for access, transparency, better governance and stability in financial markets. This report is aimed at policy makers, regulators, practitioners, academics as well as other interested parties.