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macroeconomic stability is a necessary precondition for growth, the question is whether Serbia can do more to create a pro-growth … a surplus; and public debt is heading downward. However, growth is still meager. To ensure that the Serbian economy … grows more quickly, the focus should be on increasing investment-both private and public …
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. Non-extractive GDP growth reached 3.7 percent as investment growth accelerated, supported by a marked recovery in public …Algeria's growth was robust in 2023, and inflation started to decelerate. GDP growth accelerated to 4.1 percent …, supported by hydrocarbon sector growth, as natural gas production compensated for successive crude oil production quota cuts …
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This paper aims to contribute to the Government's plans by highlighting key policy options for reforming the tax system to address environmental concerns. It does this through firstly assessing the existing tax system to understand the incentives and measures in place in relation to...
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Evidence from across the world shows that raising taxes sharply on tobacco products, and then adjusting for inflation and increased affordability due to growing incomes, is the single most cost-effective measure to reduce tobacco consumption. A scaled-up and stronger tobacco control effort is...
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North Macedonia continues to improve its environmental performance and the efficacy of its environmental regulation. As part of this effort, the World Bank is working with the government of North Macedonia on environmental tax reform. The government is interested in utilizing the tax system to...
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Having implemented a substantial fiscal response to COVID-19, Thailand's government now faces the medium-term challenge of reducing elevated deficit and debt levels, and the structural challenge of meeting rising spending needs, including those associated with an aging population, while...
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Energy demand in Arab countries continues to grow at a higher rate than economic growth. Meeting national electricity …
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sector financing to fill the climate-smart investment gap in cities. The report reviews the existing literature, highlights … key barriers in scaling-up private investment in climate-smart urban infrastructure, and showcases innovative financial de … chapter reviews and provides a framework to examine the interconnected layers of investment barriers specific to private …
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in 2016-17 compared to 7 percent in 2015-16, weighed down by slower investment demand. Growth is projected to recover to …Myanmar's macroeconomic environment remains stable, though economic growth is estimated to have slowed to 5.9 percent … growth. Accelerating much needed investments in the economy will also require progress on structural reforms in, among other …
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profitability, and encourage more investment, including FDI, in Russian agriculture. In practical terms, this report has identified …, competitiveness, investment, and exports: investing in broadening productivity gains in priority sectors, strengthening value chains …
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