This report describes a transition risk assessment for the Philippines’ banking sector conducted by a World Bank technical team. It is intended to provide a source of reference for financial...
This article explores the reciprocal relationship between climate change and economic activity through the lens of business insolvency, in particular, the effects of climate change on corporate solvency...
This paper provides an assessment of the fiscal and social impacts resulting from the fuel price adjustments undertaken in 2022. The note lays out policy options and their potential fiscal and social...
This report uses administrative tax data on firm-to-firm trade in Honduras to evaluate the degree of integration between firms receiving export-oriented tax exemptions and the local economy. We present...
The past decade has witnessed a rapid increase in data leaks from tax havens, spanning from the Luxembourg Leaks to revelations in the Panama and Pandora Papers. While these leaks often prompt political ...
Though rural Angola has higher rates of poverty, a third of Angolans living in poverty and 40 percent of those vulnerable to falling into poverty are in urban areas. Yet, Angola’s poverty alleviation ...
Embora zonas rurais em Angola tenham as taxas mais elevadas de pobreza, um terço dos angolanos que vivem na pobreza e 40 por cento dos vulneráveis a cair na pobreza estão em áreas...
This report aims to familiarize those involved in estimating official poverty statistics with the SWIFT framework to enhance the frequency and quality of poverty data. It presentshow SWIFT works, discusses...
L’objectif de cette note est de fournir des orientations aux pays sur la manière de gérerla dette contractuelle. Il décrit les étapes nécessaires de gestion de la dette...
En octubre de 2021, se alcanzó un acuerdo internacional histórico de dos pilares entre 137 países miembros del Marco Inclusivo sobre BEPS de la OCDE/G20 para abordar el doble desafío ...
This note reviews the economic literature and empirical research on the drivers and effectsof secondary market liquidity in the corporate securities markets. The choice of this topic wasdriven by the...
This EFI Insight distills critical insights from the implementation of Beneficial Ownership Registers (BORs) in Nigeria, North Macedonia, Kenya, and the United Kingdom. The experiences of these countries...
The document collection discusses the urgent need for increased domestic revenue mobilization in emerging and developing economies (EMDEs) and low-income countries (LICs). It highlights the challenges...
Citing crypto-assets’ growing market capitalization and footprint and evolving market structure, institutional investors, including central banks, have been exploring exposures to crypto-assets...
This diagnostic report was prepared in response to a technical assistance request from the Government of the Republic of Namibia (GRN) to support the design and implementation of an index-based agriculture ...
There is a significant gap in financing sustainable development in emerging economies to meet the climate commitments under the Paris Agreement and to fulfill the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
The document collection focuses on the use of GovTech solutions to drive public finance institutional reforms in a specific state. It highlights the efforts of the government to adopt digital technologies...
The document collection focuses on GovTech case studies and equitable growth, finance, and institutions. It discusses the SANAD Portal for Digital Government Services, which aims to provide a single, ...
The document collection focuses on the implementation of GovTech solutions in a small country with a strategic location, aiming to improve its customs administration system. The country heavily relies...
The document collection focuses on GovTech case studies and equitable growth, finance, and institutions. It emphasizes citizen-centric public services that are universally accessible and supported by...