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  • Promoting foreign investment in fragile and conflict-affected situations (English)

    Fragile and conflict-affected situations might appear incapable of attracting significant flows of foreign investment due to their often negative international images and weak enabling environments. However...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 91190 Document Date: April 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Griffin,Carlos Roberto,Whyte,Robert

  • Does e-filing reduce tax compliance costs in developing countries? (English)

    As the use of e-fi ling of tax returns has spread from developed to developing
    countries, it has been clear that this sort of reform can reduce errors and opportunities for corruption. Also, it has...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 91191 Document Date: February 1, 2014 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Coolidge,Jacqueline,Yilmaz,Fatih

  • Political risk : the missing link in understanding investment climate reform? (English)

    Political risk has once again become a key concern of investors after the perceived openness and liberalization of foreign direct investment (FDI) regimes in the 1990s. Governments that do not recognize...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 68295 Document Date: March 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Dreyhaupt,Stephan,Hornberger,Kusisami,Nimac,Ivan Anton

  • Investment regulation and promotion : can they coexist in one body? (English)

    The World Bank Group's global investment promotion benchmarking 2009 report found that nearly three-quarters of countries are missing out on much of the $1 trillion annual market for foreign direct investment...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 80253 Document Date: March 1, 2011 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Griffin,Carlos Roberto,Ortega Sotes,Celia,Whyte, Robert

  • Using strategic communications to engage stakeholders in tax reform (English)

    Strategic communications is used to build support and local ownership for reform initiatives while diffusing stakeholder opposition. It addresses the critical 'people' side of the reform process by fostering...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 59820 Document Date: December 1, 2010 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Rahman,Shaela

  • Taxing tourism in developing countries (English)

    A good investment climate for tourism, underpinned by a sound tax regime, can play a central role in a government's growth and development strategy. Yet in many countries, tax systems for the tourism sector...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 59819 Document Date: June 1, 2010 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Corthay,Laurent Olivier,Loeprick,Jan

  • Using taxation to enable a fair and thriving mining industry (English)

    Tax policy is an important tool for attracting investment and spurring growth in mining a valuable industry. This note examines the implications of tax policy from the perspectives of governments and investors...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 59792 Document Date: June 1, 2010 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Tadros,Farid M.,Svensson,Kristina

  • Reforming customs clearance in Pakistan (English)

    Simple, fast, transparent customs clearance procedures encourage trade-and the resulting tariffs and related taxes raise government revenue and stimulate economic development. After outsourcing failed...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 59823 Document Date: April 1, 2010 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ahmad,Manzoor

  • Ghana leads West Africa in transit reform (English)

    Cumbersome transit and customs procedures hinder trade and economic development. Ghana has modified several features of its transit system as part of efforts to improve road-based trade in West Africa...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 58871 Document Date: April 1, 2010 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Dewulf,Luc Henri Francoise Corneel

  • Managing risk in customs : lessons from the New Zealand customs service (English)

    The New Zealand Customs Service's risk management system enables it to manage large volumes of cargo crossing borders with limited resources. The system encompasses a culture of problem-solving and accountability...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 59821 Document Date: April 1, 2010 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Foley, Rebecca,Northway, Bruce

  • Developing a single window to facilitate trade in Senegal (English)

    In 1995 a reform group headed by Senegal's Ministry of trade introduced a single window system for electronic trade facilitation as part of a reform agenda to improve the country's business environment...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 59835 Document Date: April 1, 2010 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Diagne,Ibrahima-000502450

  • Tax compliance cost surveys : using data to design targeted reforms (English)

    Businesses especially small ones often face heavy costs in the process of preparing, filing, and paying taxes in addition to the burden of tax payments. These compliance costs, added to fines, penalties...

    Document Type: Brief Report No.: 54086 Document Date: February 1, 2010 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Coolidge,Jacqueline