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Seismic Risk
World Bank Group - 2021
The importance of ensuring that dam structures can withstand earthquakes has been recognized and practiced for many years. The technical capability of the dam engineering industry in the seismic design of dam structures has increased considerably since the 1980-1990s. Dams designed using modern...
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Macroeconomic Stability, Fiscal Policy and Taxation : National Development Strategy Croatia 2030 Policy Note
World Bank Group - 2019
Croatia has made significant economic progress since independence, but the global financial crisis has exposed weaknesses in its economy and growth model. While growth has resumed in 2015, income convergence has been thrown back by the crisis and by the prolonged recession that followed and is...
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Dominican Republic Tax System Review
World Bank Group - 2021
Despite decades of impressive economic growth, tax revenues in the Dominican Republic (DR) remain well below the regional average. The DR's tax base is extremely narrow, with extensive exemptions, deductions, zero-ratings, and allowances across all major tax categories. Tax expenditures amounted...
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Peru - Selected Issues in Fiscal Policy : Taxation and Equity
World Bank Group - 2015
This report takes an in-depth look, from a policy perspective, at the trade-offs between increasing tax collection and improving the equity of the fiscal system. As part of this effort, the report places the Peruvian tax system in an international context and considers the key challenges the...
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Ethiopia : Modelling the Impact of Tobacco Tax Policy Reforms on Tobacco Use and Domestic Resources Mobilization Under Different Scenarios
World Bank Group - 2018
measure to reduce tobacco use, and hencethe risk of ill health, premature mortality, and disability due to tobacco … capita economic growth, increase in behavioral risk factors (most NCDs are the result of tobacco use, physical inactivity … the prevalence of the main health risk factors associated with the onset of NCDs among the population. The strategy …
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Evidence Brief : Countering Common Arguments against Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes
World Bank Group - 2020
Implementing governments need to be prepared to face considerable opposition in introducing and defending a new sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax. Arguments against SSB taxes tend to closely mirror those used against tobacco taxes, including that these taxes are not effective, are regressive...
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Nepal Fiscal Federalism Update, May 2024
World Bank Group - 2024
The World Bank's Nepal Fiscal Federalism Update (NFFU) aims to report annually on the progress of fiscal federalism in Nepal and identify implementation gaps. This second update reviews the progress on fiscal federalism since the publication of the first report and provides an update on economic...
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Climate Risk Country Profile : Azerbaijan
World Bank Group - 2021
This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by Azerbaijan. This includes rapid onset and long-term changes in key climate parameters, as well as impacts of these changes on communities, livelihoods, and economies, many of which are already underway. This is a high-level...
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Climate Risk Country Profile : Georgia
World Bank Group - 2021
Georgia is located in the South Caucasus region, sharing land borders with Russia to the north, Turkey to the southwest, Armenia to the south, and Azerbaijan to the east. Over the past two decades, Georgia has experienced significant economic change, urbanization, and displaced populations (due...
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Climate Risk Country Profile : Afghanistan
World Bank Group - 2021
Climate change is a major risk to good development outcomes, and the World Bank Group is committed to playing an …
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