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Designing Good Tax Policy: A Primer

20 February 2018
An effective tax system allows governments to manage the business cycle through fiscal policy. Some of the objectives of taxation entail minimizing administrative and compliance costs, limiting tax avoidance and tax evasion opportunities, and reflecting simplicity. Download this presentation to…

Tax Policy Analysis and Evidence-Based Tax Reform: Key Indicators for Policy Analysis

20 February 2018
Macroeconomic and microeconomic indicators are useful in tax policy analysis as they provide understanding of the impact of taxes on the economy, and the decisions of individuals and corporations. When analyzing tax policies, it is important to use a range of indicators with complementary strengths…

Monitoring Tax Incentives: Assessing Revenue and Other Impacts

20 February 2018
While tax expenditure reporting is an important first step that provides transparency and estimates of revenue foregone, cost benefit analysis can offer a deeper understanding of the efficiency of particular tax expenditures. Regular monitoring is essential as it ensures that tax expenditures are…

Tax Policy for Domestic Resource Mobilization: Challenges for the Developing World

20 February 2018
Domestic resources are the largest untapped source of financing to fund national development plans. The potential for expansion of domestic resource mobilization (DRM) may be particularly high in Asia and the Pacific, but further efforts are needed to increase tax revenues in developing countries…

Contracting with Foreign Parties and Cross-Border Dispute Resolution

13 February 2018
Ms. Koh Swee Yen discussed about the inclusion of arbitration clauses in contracts without the parties truly appreciating and understanding what the process entails, and how the process could be managed and tailored to fit the parties’ needs. Particular emphasis was placed on the choice of arbitral…

UNCITRAL E-Commerce Law 2.0

13 February 2018
Mr. Joao Ribeiro-Bidaoui discussed the legal framework governing electronic communications in international contracts for the sale of goods, including the relevant UNCITRAL Model Laws and UNCITRAL e-commerce principles.

Drafting Arbitration Agreements

13 February 2018
The panel dealt with the various dispute resolution options lawyers have, the model clauses of arbitral institutions, the key elements of an arbitration clause, the optional clauses to consider, and the tips and traps in drafting arbitration agreements.

Construction Disputes

13 February 2018
Ms. Jo Delaney moderated the session and talked about the construction developments in the South Pacific, the features of construction dispute resolution, the best practices in construction arbitration, and the types of construction disputes.

Climate Finance Disputes

13 February 2018
Ms. Jo Delaney explored the nature of climate finance disputes through a solar farm case study. She outlined a solar farm project involving a private party loan agreement to sell and purchase certified emission reductions from the project and discussed the potential disputes arising from the…

Energy Disputes and Arbitration

13 February 2018
Mr. Kevin O’Gorman talked about the types of energy disputes often submitted to arbitration and the bases for submission, namely host country instruments, joint operating agreements, service contracts, gas sale and purchase agreements, and liquefied natural gas agreements.