Third Virtual Meeting of the Community of Practice on Tax Expenditures
6 February 2025 | 14.00-15.30 CET | Online
Fiscal,
Workshops | Tags:
GTETI,
Tax Expenditures
The focus of the meeting was on evaluation of tax expenditures, with inputs by the Department of Finance of Ireland as well as the Ministry of Finance of Madagascar.
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Economic Policies for Affordable, Secure and Clean Energy. Insights from India
10 February 2025 | New Delhi, India | By Invitation
Fiscal,
Roundtables | Tags:
Energy,
India,
Industrial Policy,
Renewables
India has made significant progress over the last decade to deliver energy to its citizens and the economy. At the same time, many challenges remain...
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Tax Expenditures and Tax Incentives for Investment: Challenges and Opportunities in India and Beyond
11 February 2025 | New Delhi, India | By Invitation
Conferences,
Fiscal | Tags:
GTED,
GTETI,
India,
Tax Expenditures
India has in the recent years engaged in a process to rationalize the use of tax incentives for investment and, more in general, simplify the tax system. Going forward, India’s efforts to simplify its tax system along with adoption of GloBE will have implications
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Creative Industries in the AfCFTA: Shaping the Digital Transformation
20 February 2025 |14.00-15.00 CET | Online
Trade,
Webinar | Tags:
Africa,
Digital Economy,
Services Trade
The African continent hosts a multitude of vibrant creative industries. African music, film and arts are well-known examples. How does the African cultural sector benefit from the digital transformation of the society – and what are the prospects for further development?
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Macroprudential Systemic Capital Buffers to Address Climate Systemic Risks
10 March 2025 | 9.00-10.00 CET | Online | Co-hosted with AMRO
Monetary,
Webinar | Tags:
Climate Risks,
Financial Stability,
Financial Supervision,
Macroprudential Policy,
Systemic Risks
The webinar co-hosted with AMRO expores the key arguments presented in a policy brief on "Principles for Addressing Climate Systemic Risks with Capital Buffers", written by Satoshi Ikeda (Chief Sustainable Finance Officer, Financial Services Agency of Japan) and Pierre Monnin (Senior Fellow, Council on Economic
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Micro- and Macroprudential Options to Reduce Climate Financial Risks
14 April 2025 | Online | by Invitation | Co-hosted with I4CE
Monetary,
Roundtables | Tags:
Climate Risks,
Financial Stability,
Financial Supervision,
Macroprudential Policy,
Systemic Risks
Given the accelerating pace of climate-related threats, financial regulators must strengthen the banking sector's resilience and mitigate the buildup of climate risks.
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Africa’s Digital Transformation and the Integration of Services Markets
27 March 2025 |14.00-15.00 CET | Online
Trade,
Webinar | Tags:
Africa,
Digital Economy,
Services Trade
Africa's early leapfrog into mobile telecommunications spurred rapid adoption of smartphones and related services but delayed the deployment of the high-speed fixed broadband needed for services market integration at scale.
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Fourth Virtual Meeting of the Community of Practice on Tax Expenditures
3 April 2025 | 16.00-17.30 CET | Online
Fiscal,
Workshops | Tags:
Tax Expenditures
The focus of the meeting was the impact of tax expenditures on the environment and implications for climate change, with inputs from the University of California, Berkeley, as well as the Ministry of Finance of Costa Rica.
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Climate Change and Inflation Targeting Frameworks
14 April 2025 | 18.00 CET | Online | Co-hosted with E-axes Forum
Monetary,
Webinar | Tags:
Central Banks,
Climate Risks,
Financial Stability,
Inflation
How can monetary policy adapt in a world where negative supply shocks caused by climate change as well as the introduction of carbon taxes may intensify persistent inflationary pressures?.
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Inclusive Green Finance for Small Companies: Learning from Pilot Cities in China’s Zhejiang Province
16 April 2025 | 9.00 CET | Online | Co-hosted with AMRO
Monetary,
Webinar | Tags:
China,
Entrepreneurship,
Financial Inclusion,
Green Finance
The webinar distilled lessons learned in Zhejiang province and explore the conditions under which new standards and digital platforms can bolster climate finance for small companies across ASEAN+3 countries and beyond.
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