ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: IMF’s Mahvash Qureshi on Geopolitics, Financial Fragmentation, and the Implications for Macro-Financial Stability Read more about ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: IMF’s Mahvash Qureshi on Geopolitics, Financial Fragmentation, and the Implications for Macro-Financial Stability This ADBI Featured Speaker webinar spotlighted the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Mahvash Qureshi, who presented new research on geopolitics, financial fragmentation, and the implications for macro-financial stability, as documented in the IMF’s April 2023 Global Financial Stability Report.
Sarwat Jahan Keywords sri lanka imf economics finance Industry and trade Serendipity program ADB 50 Read more about Sarwat Jahan Sarwat Jahan, a Bangladeshi national, joined the IMF in 2009 in the Strategy, Policy, and Review Department before moving to the Asia and Pacific Department in 2016. Since joining the IMF, she has worked in a range of countries including China, the Dominican Republic, Myanmar, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and St. Kitts & Nevis. She was also the mission chief for Kiribati. Her extensive analytical work includes writing policy papers and guidance notes, as well as developing toolkits.
Elie Chamoun Keywords finance risk management imf Read more about Elie Chamoun Elie Chamoun has been Safeguards Assessments officer (Governance, Audit, Risk Management) at the IMF since 2011. Prior to joining the IMF, he worked at Risk Dynamics, European Central Bank, Bank of Canada, and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
Workshop on Enhancing Value-Added Tax Administration Read more about Workshop on Enhancing Value-Added Tax Administration Experts from International Monetary Fund and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development discussed key issues and challenges confronting revenue bodies of developing economies on value-added tax administration, and how these issues are addressed by advanced economies in the region and globally. Tax officials from East and Southeast Asia participated in the discussion.
International Survey on Revenue Administration Read more about International Survey on Revenue Administration The International Survey on Revenue Administration (ISORA) is a survey of revenue administration performance-related data conducted by the IMF in collaboration with the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations, the Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administration, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. This presentation provides an update on the development and expansion of ISORA, including the most recent survey for 2016 and ADB’s role in the survey.
Revenue Administration: GAP Analysis Program Read more about Revenue Administration: GAP Analysis Program The International Monetary Fund’s Revenue Administration Gap Analysis Program (RA-GAP) is a systematic evaluation of a revenue administration’s operations designed to assess their effectiveness in collecting taxes, with a focus on value-added tax. The ultimate goal of the assessment is to be able to estimate the “tax gap.” Explore the RA-GAP process in detail and learn what an RA-GAP study provides for a tax administration.
Tax Policy Assessment Framework Read more about Tax Policy Assessment Framework Designed for wide public consumption, the Tax Policy Assessment Framework (TPAF) developed by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank is a framework for systematic and consistent assessments of all major tax sources. The goal is to provide solid analytical basis for design of policy options, which can be used by providers of technical assistance and country officials. This presentation discusses TPAF, including its web-based interface, and explains the workings of one of the TPAF modules—the Value-Added Tax.
Debra Adams Keywords International Monetary Fund imf Read more about Debra Adams Debra Adams is a capacity development (CD) expert, with experience in the design, management, and delivery of complex tax CD programs across Asia, Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Central Asia. She is also a taxation specialist with over 30 years of experience and 20 years of advising revenue administrations internationally on major reform programs and operational improvements.
Strategies for Property Tax Reform Read more about Strategies for Property Tax Reform 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.
Corporate Governance from an Investor’s Perspective Read more about Corporate Governance from an Investor’s Perspective Learn about International Finance Corporation (IFC)’s approach to corporate governance in its investment process. This presentation briefly describes the methodology used, practical examples, and lessons learned from IFC’s numerous client engagements in Asia.