This paper presents a comprehensive strategic framework for integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into revenue administrations. The framework addresses the challenges of implementing AI without a structured...
Le Bénin est sur le point de s’intégrer dans les chaînes de valeur mondiales avec le développement de la zone industrielle spéciale, mais les incertitudes croissantes entourant le commerce mondial et l’instabilité...
This note provides guidance for Country Economists analyzing tax expenditures (TEs) in PFRs. It introduces key concepts, analysis and methods, from basic reporting to cost assessment, with a focus on measurement...
The report provides a comprehensive analysis of Bulgaria’s local public finances, focusing on key challenges faced by municipalities and potential reforms. The report’s goal is to provide a better understanding...
This How-To Note is designed to assist teams preparing World Bank Public Finance Reviews, as well as MTI country economists and staff in other GPs such as POV, GOV and HNP. While it is primarily intended...
The World Bank, in conjunction with the Ethiopia Federal Government Ministry of Revenues, organized a two-day conference on the role and status of digital technology in tax administration within East and...
The World Bank’s Pacific Economic Update (PEU) highlights critical challenges facing 11 Pacific Island countries (PIC-11), including a global economic slowdown and trade policy uncertainty, set against...
Guinea-Bissau’s economy remained resilient in 2024, despite a challenging cashew campaign, with GDP growth reaching 4.8 percent. Activity in the primary sector was affected by a reduction in cashew production...
Perekonomian Indonesia tetap tangguh di tengah memburuknya kondisi global. PDB tumbuh 4,9 persen secara tahunan (yoy) pada triwulan I-2025, sedikit lebih rendah dari kuartal pasca pandemi sebelumnya. Permintaan...
The Gabon Economic Update is an annual World Bank publication that presents an overview of the evolving macroeconomic position in Gabon, followed by a detailed exploration of a specific topic. The first...
This note presents a comprehensive analysis of Bogotá’s experience with the betterment levy—contribución de valorización (CV)—as a land value capture (LVC) instrument to finance urban transport infrastructure...
This study assesses the impact of fiscal policy in Pakistan - taxes, social expenditures, and subsidy expenditures - on poverty and inequality using the Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Methodology. Results...
The objective of the Additional Financing of the Improved Access to Disaster Risk Financing Project is to strengthen Lao PDR’s financial resilience to disasters and climate shocks through improved access...
This report estimates fuel-specific TCPs for 11 LAC countries—Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominica, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, St. Lucia, and Uruguay—from 2017 to 2023, and a preliminary...
Medium-term fiscal sustainability relies on accurate projections of revenue mobilization. Assessing whether a government aligns tax mobilization with economic activity is important for prudent spending...
Financial resources lost to corruption are estimated at about 5 percent of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to United Nations estimates. Recovering even a fraction of those assets could provide...
Public investment has played, and will continue to play, a crucial role in Viet Nam’s economic and social development. The Government of Vietnam has made major progress in the past decades in improving...
Цель настоящего доклада – углубить понимание приоритетов, потребностей и решений в области улучшения качества воздуха (КВ) в Центральной Азии (ЦА) посредством действий на местном уровне и регионального...
Đông Á - Thái Bình Dương (ĐA-TBD) là một trong những khu vực năng động nhất thế giới với mức tăng trưởng đạt 5,0% vào năm 2024. Cụ thể, kinh tế Trung Quốc tăng trưởng 5,0%, các quốc gia còn lại trong khu...