OECD highlights serious weaknesses in the fight against illicit trade
Inconsistent penalties, insufficient checks on small parcels, and a lack of information on shipments in free trade zones allow criminal networks to traffic billions of dollars worth of fake and prohibited goods each year. On March 1, the OECD...
Sweden: €2.13 million in job-search aid for 900 former Ericsson staff
EU job-search aid worth €2,130,400 for 900 workers made redundant by telecoms company Ericsson was approved by the European Parliament in a vote on Thursday.
Chile should use upturn to address low productivity and high inequality
A New World Bank Project to Benefit Over 25 Million Small and Marginal Farmers in Maharashtra, India
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors, on February 27, approved a US$ 420 million project to increase climate resilience in agriculture for small and marginal farmers while ensuring that farming continues to remain a financially viable activity...
World Bank Group and GSMA Announce Partnership to Leverage IoT Big Data for Development
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, on February 26, announced that the institution would partner with the GSMA and mobile network operators around the globe to harness big data from the Internet of Things (IoT) to help end extreme poverty and...
NTU Leads Coalition of Organizations in Opposition to Internet Sales Tax Legislation
The National Taxpayers Union announced release of a coalition letter from 20 public policy groups in opposition to H.R. 2193, the so-called “Remote Transactions Parity Act” (RTPA), which would grant states new power to tax and regulate internet sales...
Taxpayers Federation: Budget 2018 still offers no plan back to balance
Thailand and World Bank to collaborate on promotion of digital economy
Thailand’s Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) and the World Bank on February 26, agreed to jointly undertake activities that will promote awareness of the Internet of Things (IoT) in Thailand and adopt digital transformation in public and private...
IMF Staff Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Haiti on a Staff-Monitored Program
An International Monetary Fund staff team led by Chris Walker, IMF Mission Chief for Haiti, visited Port-au-Prince from February 20-25, to carry out discussions with the Haitian authorities on a Staff-Monitored Program (SMP).
The Sahel Alliance Officially Announces the Implementation of Over 500 Projects for a Total Amount of EUR 6bn to be Disbursed Between 2018 and 2022
During the International High-Level Conference on the Sahel, the founding members of the Sahel Alliance – France, Germany, the EU, the World Bank, the African Development Bank and UNDP –, joined by Italy, Spain and the UK, officially launched the...
