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Smart Grid Methodologies and Models to Address Affordability, Sustainability, and System Reliability and Resilience

4 April 2018
What are the tools necessary to develop pathways to facilitate an orderly transition from the old grid to smarter grids and low-carbon systems? How can models be designed to address affordability, sustainability, and system reliability? System resilience to extreme weather conditions is also an…

Blockchain Technology and its Potential in Global Development

5 March 2018
Blockchain, simply put, is a technology that lets a group of people keep a shared record of events and transactions. It is also known as Shared Ledger Technology (SLT), where a digital ledger is distributed to all participants in a network for recording and validation of transactions. This…

Blockchain at the Border: An Exploration

2 March 2018
Can blockchain simplify the business environment for export? Can blockchain increase access to finance? Learn about the blockchain pilot project implemented by the World Bank for small- and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurs in Viet Nam.

Strategies for Improved Property Tax Performance in Developing Countries

23 February 2018
Explore the possible strategies that countries can engage to improve the revenue performance of property taxes. To achieve a successful property tax reform, countries should adopt a comprehensive approach that includes appropriate evidence-based analysis, adequate focus on both policy and…

Introduction: Overview of Taxes on Property

22 February 2018
What is property tax and how does it affect economic growth? Certain features of the housing market affect the impact of taxation on economic efficiency, administrative and compliance costs, fairness, etc. Learn about the characteristics of the housing market and how to deal with property taxes.

Property Tax Revenues

22 February 2018
Property taxes cover the recurrent and non-recurrent taxes on the use, ownership, or transfer of property, and are raised at different levels of government. In the Asian context, local governments raise revenues from recurrent taxes on immovable property; whereas taxes on wealth, inheritance, and…

Revenue Statistics in Asian and Pacific Countries

22 February 2018
The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s publication on revenue statistics is a data and iterative tool that policymakers can use to compare key indicators between countries. It provides no financial cost and minimal resource cost for countries to participate.

Recurrent Property Tax

21 February 2018
What makes property tax a “good tax”? Why do property taxes underperform? What are the obstacles to an efficient property tax administration? While property taxation is gaining strong and renewed interest from around the world due to its revenue mobilization potential, it has yet to become a…

Strategies for Property Tax Reform

21 February 2018
Property tax can help mobilize domestic resources but will require addressing both technical and policy issues and combining the strengths of both central and local governments. Learn about the challenges in and strategies for achieving a successful property tax reform.

Developing a Strategic Plan for Domestic Resource Mobilization

21 February 2018
Improving domestic resource mobilization to meet the sustainable development goals involves securing commitment from governments and creating program actions by tax administrations to develop strong tax systems. Download this presentation to learn about the key issues in building tax capacity.