This paper focuses on the technical assistance report on international taxation challenges and options in Guatemala. The topic of treaties has garnered special attention in Guatemala as of late, requiring a strategy to be devised. Treaties foster a better business climate and can encourage...

KEY ISSUESSetting: Swaziland has gradually recovered from the fiscal crisis of 2010-11, buoyed by the improved revenues from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Growth modestly recovered, and international reserves rebounded. Swazilandâ s challenges, however, remain significant, in view...

OVERALL ASSESSMENT This Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC)â Data Module provides an update of the assessment conducted in February 2006, which was based on the July 2003 version of the IMFâ s Data Quality Assessment Framework (DQAF). This ROSC Data Module is the first...

This Selected Issues paper on Solomon Island discusses big data and high frequency surveillance for Pacific Islands countries (PICs). Big data can be used to fill data gaps for PICs and the IMF can serve as a capacity-building and innovation hub. The estimators computed based on AIS data have...