The percentage of US dollar reserves held by central banks fell to 59% – its lowest…
Categoría: Finances
Small Business Would Be Hit Hard by Corporate Tax Increase
Congress is considering raising the corporate income tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent. Many assume that…
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…
Stronger Data Systems Needed to Fight Poverty
WASHINGTON, 2021 – The World Bank is calling for strengthened national data systems in order to realize…
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…
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…
Preventing Changes to GILTI That Hurt Competitiveness
Before tax reform (the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (TCJA)), the United States employed a worldwide…
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…
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…
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%…