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Global Commodity Markets : Review and Price Forecast

World Bank Group - 2010

This is a companion to the Global Economic Prospects 2010. Most commodity prices reached historical highs in mid-2008, giving rise to the longest and broadest commodity boom of the post-WWII period. Apart from strong and sustained economic growth, the boom was fueled by numerous factors...

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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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Senegal : Impact on Tobacco Use and Tax Revenues

World Bank Group - 2018

This study has three main objectives. First, it aims to assess the impact of tobacco excise tax increases over 2012-14 on prices, consumption levels, and tax revenues in Senegal, as well as the response by tobacco companies to such increases. Second, the report models the potential impact of two...

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With the Implementation of the VAT Law Postponed, What Additional Domestic Revenue Mobilization Measures Could Be Considered? : Bangladesh Policy Note

World Bank Group - 2017

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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Gabon : Assessment of the Impact of Tobacco Excise Tax Increases on Price, Consumption and Tax Revenue over 2018-2021

World Bank Group - 2019

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Gabon : Assessment of the Impact of Tobacco Excise Tax Increases on Price, Consumption and Tax Revenue over 2018-2021

World Bank Group - 2019

not stop smoking face a three-fold higher risk of death compared to otherwise similar non-smokers, resulting in a loss, on … the global economic costs of tobacco use are already borne by these countries, and there is a risk that the costs will … leading risk factors that drive the most death and disability (IHEM 2017) …

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Liberia Domestic Revenue Mobilization Policy Notes

World Bank Group - 2019

Following general elections in Liberia in 2017, a new government was formed with a mandate to achieve ambitious development objectives. Following a nationwide consultative process, the new medium-term national development plan, Pro-Poor Agenda for Prosperity and Development (PAPD)-2019-2023 was...

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Guinea - Opportunities for Enhanced Domestic Revenue Mobilization : Value-Added Tax and Excise Taxes

World Bank Group - 2019

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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Using Carbon Revenues

World Bank Group - 2019

Carbon pricing is increasingly recognized as an important source of government revenue. Carbon revenues can be crucial in supporting cost-effective climate mitigation, industrial competitiveness and other economic and development objectives. How carbon revenues are used and how these uses are...

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Sri Lanka Development Update, October 2023 : Mobilizing Tax Revenue for a Brighter Future

World Bank Group - 2023

Sri Lanka's longstanding structural weaknesses plunged the country into a severe economic crisis in 2022. The economy has shown initial signs of stabilization, albeit at a low-level equilibrium, in the first half of 2023. Swift and sufficiently deep debt restructuring is needed to restore Sri...

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