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Blog Post
April 27, 2023
The IMF should be applauded for implementing the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). That said, it is highly improbable that extending RSF financing to an additional 44 countries will be feasible in the next one or two years as it would require a major change in the mindset of borrowing co...
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...
Oct
6
2022
9:00—10:30 AM Eastern Time (US & Canada) /1:00 - 2:30pm Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/ 2:00 - 3:30pm British Summer Time (BST) / 3:00 - 4:30pm Central European Summer Time (CEST)
September 22, 2022
What is the impact of IMF-provided capacity development (CD) on IMF member countries developing their institutional and human capacity to design and implement sound macroeconomic and financial policies? Does the Fund identify the right priorities and is CD sufficiently integrated with the Fund’s sur...
Apr
20
2022
12:00—1:15 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) / 5:00—6:15pm British Summer Time (BST)
April 12, 2022
This event will discuss the steps to better manage tax expenditures and draw on the two recent studies on the topic by the International Budget Partnership (IBP) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Blog Post
June 23, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has left a large dent in the government budgets of low-income countries (LIDCs). During 2020, they had no choice but to increase public spending to fight the pandemic at a time when shrinking economic activity depressed their revenues. In this blog post, we argue that whil...
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...
Jul
23
2020
10:00—11:30 AM ET
July 12, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a major impact on economic output and public finances of countries in sub-Saharan Africa. At the same time, fiscal policy is being deployed to mitigate the pandemic’s overall impact, promote recovery and shield the most vulnerable population groups. This webinar will ...
May
21
2019
4:00—5:30 PM
May 06, 2019
Over the coming decades, declining fertility and increasing longevity will profoundly change the population age distribution in many countries. The fiscal consequences of this demographic transition have received considerable policy attention around the world, but what implications will it have for ...