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25 October 2016
As Bulgaria’s tax system deters foreign investors and citizen-taxpayers alike, the need for change is enormous. The Bulgarian government decided to unify and modernize its tax collection facilities by combining the revenue-collection function and the General Tax Directorate into a new, single tax…
25 October 2016
Financial and public enterprise challenges in Orissa, one of India’s poorer states, posed great concern at the start of the new millennium. A chaotic political machine is inherited by the newly-installed state official. Yet the new chief minister, together with some civil servants, championed…
1 August 2016
Slovenia's program to standardize state internal auditor competencies strives to merge international best practices with localized regulatory concerns.
Internal audit is vital for public sector organizations to achieve accountability and integrity, improve operations, and instill confidence among…
1 October 2015
A multi-stakeholder partnership among the Government of India, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and private companies helped secured the country’s energy supply while reducing its dependence on fossil fuels.
Read about ADB’s other energy projects in Knowledge and Power: Lessons from ADB Energy…
1 October 2015
Many rural villages in India are energy poor, with 289 million people lacking access to electricity while 80 million remain underserved. To quickly fill the access gap, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) initiated an equity investment that allowed customers to buy energy credits in “small packages”.…
1 October 2015
The People’s Republic of Bangladesh is grappling with energy deficiencies in the face of rapidly increasing demand for energy. To help bridge the energy gap in the country, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) assisted Bangladesh in securing energy supply from India through a cross-border grid…