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The postponement of 2012 VAT Law implementation means that the higher tax revenues expected from the measure will be delayed, and additional sources of revenue need to be considered. Model simulations suggest that implementation of the VAT Law starting July 1, 2017 at the originally proposed...
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Postponement of 2012 VAT Law requires significant early adjustments in the FY18 Budget to tap additional sources of revenue and expenditure saving to increase fiscal space. Automation, process simplification, and dispute resolution may bring additional tax revenues in the immediate future. These...
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Revenue mobilization is a key constraint to economic development in the Republic of Guinea. The government's five-year development plan (2016-2020) aims at fostering higher and more inclusive growth through public investments that require financing beyond current fiscal capacity. In this...
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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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Open banking schemes provide consumers with more choice and new financial products and services through the use of technology, particularly application programing interfaces (API's). The main objective of this paper is to provide guidance on how to implement consumer consent protocols to access...
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The Malaysia Country Gender Diagnostic Note will serve as a guide to identify the priority areas for the World Bank … country office in Malaysia to address the gender equality challenges in meeting the country's aspirations and next stage of … Statistics Malaysia. The diagnostic commences with a review of Malaysia's performance in gender indicators in global indices, and …
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Following the surge in COVID-19 infections in Q3 2021, Malaysia is gradually emerging from the worst wave of the … ensure that targeted support measures remain in place. The Malaysia Economic Monitor (MEM) consists of two parts. Part 1 … is key to Malaysia's medium-term development prospects and to the achievement of shared prosperity …
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paper analyzes the construction and use of the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) in Malaysia, which the Malaysian …, income) at levels more appropriate for an upper-middle-income country such as Malaysia. Recent national survey data are used …
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number of deaths. While it took almost one year for Malaysia to record its first 100,000 cases, the increase in the number of …
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Islamic trade finance (ITF) offers a meaningful opportunity for Malaysia. ITF can play a substantial role to support … finance industry in which Malaysia is an established leader. This report explores the ITF opportunity by considering: (1) the … ahead in expanding ITF; and (4) opportunities for expanding ITF in Malaysia. The report includes (5) a set of …
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