"Alm, Annez, and Modi review the options for reform of stamp duties on immovable property transfers collected by Indian state governments. After briefly reviewing some of the many administrative difficulties experienced with the tax, they turn to an examination of its economic impacts. A review...

There has been significant discussion on the potential power of mobile-based technologies to provide unbanked populations with access to financial instruments and channels. Through the specific use of mobile money (m-money) services, for example, customers have accessed informational services,...

"Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism: a Comprehensive Training Guide" is one of the products of the capacity enhancement program on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Funding of Terrorism (AML/CFT), which has been co-funded by the Governments of Sweden, Japan, Denmark,...

Malawi is a land-locked country. It is bordered by Zambia to the north-west, Tanzania to the north and Mozambique, which surrounds it on the east, south and west. This Report provides a detailed assessment of the Anti-Money Laundering AML/Combating the Financing of Terrorism CFT measures in...

Mauritania is a vast African country, two-thirds of whose territory is covered by desert. It borders four countries (Morocco, Algeria, Mali, and Senegal), and derives most of its revenue from the extraction of iron ore from deposits located in the northern part of the country. The discovery of...