Congress is considering raising the corporate income tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent. Many assume that…
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IDB Invest Issues First Gender Bond to Finance Projects Supporting Women in Latin America & the Caribbean
• It is the first gender bond issued by a multilateral development bank in Latin America and…
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Stronger Data Systems Needed to Fight Poverty
WASHINGTON, 2021 – The World Bank is calling for strengthened national data systems in order to realize…
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An Asynchronous and Divergent Recovery May Put Financial Stability at Risk
After enduring a tumultuous 2020, the global economy is finally emerging from the worst phases of…
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Tracing products back to their origin: facilitating regional trade through blockchain
The COVID-19 crisis is challenging governments to step up their efforts to digitize public management. International trade is no exception. This is an opportunity to…
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Preventing Changes to GILTI That Hurt Competitiveness
Before tax reform (the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (TCJA)), the United States employed a worldwide…
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Public and Private Money Can Coexist in the Digital Age
We value innovation and diversity—including in money. In the same day, we might pay by swiping…
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EBRD and UN Women high-level virtual roundtable: Rebuild, boost, transform – gender approaches for an inclusive recovery
The EBRD and UN Women are holding a high-level virtual roundtable to discuss concrete recommendations on…
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The Case for Preserving a Competitive Corporate Tax Rate
The current Administration has minced no words about its goals to increase taxes, including raising the 21%…
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How Civil Society can Make Tax Systems More Equitable
Domestic revenue mobilization (DRM) is fundamental to governments’ strategies to finance essential development goals. Yet, if…
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