World Bank issues 2017 report on ease of doing business
On 25 October 2016 the World Bank issued the 2017 issue of the annual report on ease of doing business entitled Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All. According to the report 137 jurisdictions carried out important reforms in the past year
See MorePlatform for Collaboration on Tax: Report to G20 on capacity building
On 25 July 2016 the Platform for Collaboration on Tax made available a report on enhancing the effectiveness of external support in building tax capacity in developing countries. The report was written for the meeting of the G20 finance ministers
See MorePlatform for Collaboration on Tax releases discussion draft on effective capacity building
The Platform for Collaboration on Tax was set up by the IMF, OECD, UN and World Bank at the request of the G20 group of countries to recommend mechanisms to ensure effective implementation of technical assistance programs. The February 2016 meeting
See MoreWorld Bank approves funds for Indonesian fiscal policy reform
On 31 May 2016 the World Bank announced the first Indonesia Fiscal Reform Development Policy Loan to strengthen revenue collection and improve the quality of spending. The financing amounting to USD 400 million is to be used to support policy and
See MoreWorld Bank: Emissions trading and carbon taxes
Om 8 March 2016 the World Bank held a conference with over thirty developed and developing countries on the challenges of using carbon prices to reduce emissions of greenhouse gas. World Bank initiatives such as the Carbon Pricing Leadership
See MoreWorld Bank publishes report on steps to a carbon future
A World Bank report entitled “Decarbonizing Development: Three Steps to a Zero Carbon Future” sets out the steps in a transition to a zero carbon future with data, examples and policy advice. The steps involved are firstly planning for the
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