This paper provides a factual baseline of the extent to which refugees and internally displaced persons are included in development planning, specifically in the national development plans and sector plans of low- and middle-income countries; in the international development co-operation...

Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) are key instruments to governing international trade, and reflect a balance between political and economic objectives. The level of liberalisation in the agriculture sector can differ substantially across negotiated agreements, and even across products within the...

The 2030 Agenda aims for a world in which every woman and girl enjoys full gender equality and all legal, social and economic barriers to their empowerment have been removed. Without gender equality and women’s empowerment, the Sustainable Development Goals will not be achieved. Yet...

This paper resents a measurement framework aiming to support the collection of comprehensive and internationally comparable quantitative and qualitative information on governmental innovation support programmes and instruments. It proposes a taxonomic system with definitions, classifications and...

The paper provides an overview of the fiscal situation in Chinese Taipei and outlines its system for budget formulation and budget approval in detail. It highlights the organisation and functions of the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics. The paper analyses key milestones...

Cette note a pour objet de faire un état des lieux des répercussions de la transformation numérique des administrations fiscales sur leur gestion de la crise du COVID-19, en mettant l'accent sur les services aux contribuables, la gestion des risques de conformité, le télétravail, les...

During the COVID-19 crisis, many tax administrations had to close offices and move to almost full or partial remote working. For many, this has also coincided with the peak filing season and an increase for some in the administration of benefits affected by COVID-19. This had impacts on normal...

La pandémie de COVID-19 a provoqué un changement important dans la plupart des administrations fiscales avec l’augmentation du travail à distance pour de nombreux membres de leur personnel. Alors que les administrations fiscales examinent le type d’environnement de travail après la...

The COVID-19 pandemic saw a significant shift among most tax administrations to remote working by many of their staff. As tax administrations consider the shape of the workplace post-pandemic, many are examining the options for some degree of continued remote working for employees on a...

The Addis Ababa Action Agenda raises the urgency to address growing financing and capacity needs at all levels of government in developing countries (para. 34) while the 2030 Agenda calls to “localise” the SDGs. In its High Level Communiqué of 31 October 2017, the DAC stressed that...