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Options for Low Income Countries' Effective and Efficient Use of Tax Incentives for Investment : Tools for the Assessment of Tax Incentives
International Monetary Fund - 2015
This background paper describes five different tools that can be used for the assessment of tax incentives by … framework for assessment. Evaluations of the various costs and benefits of tax incentives are vital for informed decision making … light on the implications of tax parameters - including targeted tax incentives - on investment returns and help understand …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644783
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Externalities. Incentives, and Economic Reforms
International Monetary Fund - 1990
The paper emphasizes the role of institutions and incentives in the presence of externalities. An economy with multiple … effective institutions exist for overcoming coordination failure. External financing may weaken incentives for adjustment over … that strengthen incentives to provide effort. Uncertainty regarding future taxes reduces present effort and the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396155
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Debt Relief and Adjustment Incentives : A Theoretical Exploration
International Monetary Fund - 1988
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the argument that debt relief would increase the incentive of a debtor country to make an adjustment effort (to invest) and that for this reason creditors may benefit by granting relief. It is shown that there are actually opposing incentive effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396170
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South Africa; Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Banking Supervision, Insurance Supervision, and Securities' Regulation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
In South Africa, long-term insurers experienced some strains during the financial crisis, but there were no crisis-related failures. The capital markets suffered sharp declines but no systemic failures. The three standards assessments have found the regulatory system fundamentally sound. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244153
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Greece; Second Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement: Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Greece.
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
A very ambitious fiscal adjustment effort is under way. Fiscal institutional and sectoral reforms have been elaborated for a more durable adjustment. Greece’s determination toward a comprehensive modernization of the health sector, beginning with a far-reaching reform of state enterprises...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244162
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The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Selected Issues paper reviews the extent to which growth in Ethiopia has translated into higher living standards. A key feature of the economic strategy has been an explicit commitment to poverty reduction and structural transformation. This is underpinned by the vision of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244172
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Togo; Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) reviews Togo's Interim-Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP), which is aimed to strengthen political and economic governance, support economic recovery, and reduce poverty. The I-PRSP recognizes challenges to achieve the MDGs and the risks to its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244238
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Switzerland; 2011 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Switzerland.
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
Although progress has been made in strengthening the Swiss economy, systemic risks posed by large banks as well as revisions to the macroprudential framework are still in train. The authorities welcomed the too-big-to-fail (TBTF) legislation and intervention of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244540
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Finland; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
using in-work benefit systems to create incentives to work at the low-skilled end of the labor market. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244764
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Germany; 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Germa...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The three-point VAT increase is part of a package in which unemployment payroll taxes will be reduced. Risks to the recovery are balanced but the range of forecasts for 2007 is unusually wide. The priority for Germany is to transmit its external strength to the domestic economy, thus further...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244866