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Apr
3
2024
VIRTUAL
9:00—10:00 AM ET / 2:00-3:00 PM GMT
March 18, 2024
This panel discussion, taking place alongside the launch of the World Bank’s April 2024 South Asia Development Update, will examine whether the region can remain an economic star, and explore the risks to the outlook, including from climate change.
May
9
2023
10:00—11:30 AM ET / 3:00-4:30 PM BST
May 02, 2023
The IMF established the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) in April 2022 and five countries now have programs with the IMF under the RST. During this event, panelists will discuss the challenges in putting together the RST-supported programs and the nature of the conditions for lending under ...
Apr
6
2023
9:00—10:15 AM ET / 2:00-3:15 PM BST
March 17, 2023
The 2021 Inclusive Framework agreement is the greatest international tax reform in 100 years, but much of it remains to be implemented. While representing a major advance, further reforms are needed both to finalize incomplete aspects of the agreement and to raise more domestic revenues in developin...
Blog Post
January 13, 2023
The new year has hardly begun, but fears of a looming recession persist. Pandemic-era increases in health spending are unlikely to continue in low- and middle-income countries. Growing fiscal pressures—such as high debt, increasing interest rates, and declining foreign aid and revenues—bode ominous...
Mar
3
2021
10:00—11:15 AM ET
January 22, 2021
Many developing countries are gradually reforming their tax systems to make them more efficient and equitable, and are seeking technical advice and financial assistance from donors and international institutions, such as the IMF and World Bank. It is not uncommon for different interest groups in the...