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Dominican Republic Gearing Up for a More Efficient Tax System : An Assessment of Tax Efficiency, a Cost-Benefit Analysis of Tax Expenditures, and an Exploration of Labor Informality and its Tax Implications
World Bank Group - 2017
This study discusses options how to increase the Dominican Republic tax revenue and attempts to identify priority areas for efficiency-enhancing reforms. A 2016 World Bank report on Dominican fiscal policy found that the country's tax expenditures were poorly targeted and regressively...
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Geotechnical Risk
World Bank Group - 2021
geotechnical issues and recommended risk mitigation and management measures. The investigation, design, and construction of dams …
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Socio-Economic Costs and Human Impacts of Road Accidents in Azerbaijan
World Bank Group - 2021
Road accidents represent a growing worldwide problem. According to the official statistics, 696 people died and 1,410 were seriously injured in road crashes in Azerbaijan in 2020. The launch of the state road safety program for 2019 - 2023 is an important step towards improving road safety in...
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Investment Analysis for Mangrove Ecosystems in the Ayeyarwady Region
World Bank Group - 2020
Mangroves provide essential ecosystem functions and services that support coastal communities. Despite their importance, they have been degraded and removed globally resulting in loss of resilience of coastlines, their communities, and economies. Myanmar in particular has suffered from high...
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Supporting Resilient Coastal Economies in Vietnam : PART A: Practical Guidance for Assessing the Value of Key Natural Assets in Coastal Areas
World Bank Group - 2022
Inclusive and environmentally sound sustainable development requires managing natural resources that societies depend on for the long term. In the context of marine and coastal resources which provide an important source of income for large numbers of households and revenue for countries, this...
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The Philippines Parametric Catastrophe Risk Insurance Program Pilot : Lessons Learned
World Bank Group - 2020
The Philippine Parametric Catastrophe Risk Insurance Program (the 'parametric program') represents a key milestone in … risk that transferred typhoon and earthquake risk from the Philippines through the World Bank to the international …
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Consumer Risks in Fintech : New Manifestations of Consumer Risks and Emerging Regulatory Approaches
World Bank Group - 2021
Fintech is increasingly recognized as a key enabler for financial sectors worldwide, enabling more efficient and competitive financial markets while expanding access to finance for traditionally underserved consumers. A critical challenge for policy makers is to harness the benefits and...
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Fiscal Disaster Risk Assessment and Risk Financing Options : Sri Lanka
World Bank Group - 2016
comprehensive disaster risk financing and insurance strategy that would equip the Ministry of Finance with additional instruments to …
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Disaster Risk Finance Country Note : Serbia
World Bank Group - 2016
This disaster risk financing country note for Serbia provides an overview of the way its government currently finances … risk management and financing. Chapter four is a review of the public financial management of disasters in Serbia …, including ex ante and ex post disaster risk financing and insurance (DRFI) instruments currently in use for budget mobilization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644755
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Disaster Risk Finance as a Tool for Development : A Summary of Findings from the Disaster Risk Finance Impact Analytics Project
World Bank Group - 2016
.K. Department for International Development to address some of these gaps in evidence and methodologies. The Disaster Risk Finance … potential investments in disaster risk finance from a development perspective, and to the evidence base for where such …
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