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Mali Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Plan
World Bank Group - 2019
This document provides an investment plan for climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in Mali, developed with support of the …) framework for the CSA investment plan (CSAIP) is provided, showing how CSA outcomes relate to other MandE frameworks and other … can help spur investment and funding for CSA to help Mali deliver on its NDC and other national targets …
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Assessment of Tax Compliance Costs for Businesses in the Kyrgyz Republic
World Bank Group - 2017
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institute focused on supporting the private sector in emerging economies. Through its work with more than 2,000 companies worldwide, IFC mobilizes capital, expertise, and influence to...
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Macroeconomic Stability, Fiscal Policy and Taxation : National Development Strategy Croatia 2030 Policy Note
World Bank Group - 2019
to strengthen firm-level productivity, investment, and wages. Croatia has the smallest goods export sector among its … the scope for raising public investment, and reduce inequality and poverty. Lastly, the effectiveness and efficiency of …
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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
As part of the ongoing tax policy dialogue with the Government of Ethiopia, the World BankGroup organized a workshop in Addis Ababa, on June 20, 2016, to discuss tobacco use, its healthimpact, and excise taxes on tobacco as a public policy measure to reduce tobacco use, and hencethe risk of ill...
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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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The Value of Trade and Regional Investments in The Pan-Arab Electricity Market : Integrating Power Systems and Building Economies
World Bank Group - 2021
Energy demand in Arab countries continues to grow at a higher rate than economic growth. Meeting national electricity demand and exploiting their significant renewable energy resources (particularly, solar and wind) in a sustainable manner is a common challenge across all Arab countries. A...
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Catalyzing Private Sector Investment in Climate Smart Cities
World Bank Group - 2020
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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