Past Events

Country Report on Tax Expenditures in Switzerland: Transparency, Costs and the Need for Reform

23 June | 15.45-19.15 CEST | Bern, Switzerland
Fiscal, Panel | Tags: Switzerland, Tax Expenditures
Tax expenditures serve a wide range of purposes: stimulating investment, supporting social objectives and accompanying structural change are just a few examples. In Switzerland, the last estimate for federal tax expenditures puts them at CHF 25 billion per year... ... continue reading

9th Virtual Meeting of the Community of Practice on Tax Expenditures: Tax Incentives for Investment

11 June 2026 | 14.00-15.30 CEST | Online
Fiscal, Workshops | Tags: Domestic Revenue Mobilization, Industrial Policy, Policy Coherence, Tax Expenditures
Governments around the world make extensive use of tax incentives to promote investment and encourage specific economic and social outcomes. ... continue reading

Making Green Tax Incentives Work: Protecting Revenue While Accelerating the Energy Transition

2 June 2026 | 13.00-14.30 CEST | Online
Fiscal, Workshops | Tags: Domestic Revenue Mobilization, Energy, Policy Coherence, Tax Expenditures
Achieving global climate goals requires a rapid and just green transition, especially in emerging and developing economies where industrial decarbonisation and renewable energy deployment remain urgent priorities. ... continue reading

8th Virtual Meeting of the Community of Practice on Tax Expenditures: Assessments and Reform

16 April 2026 | 14.00-15.30 CEST | Online
Fiscal, Workshops | Tags: Brazil, Domestic Revenue Mobilization, Tax Expenditures, Uruguay, VAT
The 8th virtual CoP meeting put a spotlight on assessments and reform experiences related to tax expenditures, particularly in Brazil and Uruguay. ... continue reading

Governing Finance for Sustainable Prosperity in ASEAN

12 March 2026 | Singapore | Co-hosted with AMRO and SEACEN | By Invitation
Monetary, Roundtables | Tags: ASEAN+3, Central Banks, Economic Growth, Financial Supervision, Governing Finance
Central banks, financial regulators and supervisors play a critical role in building resilient financial markets and economies amidst novel risks, and to unlock the opportunities associated with the deep structural changes ahead.  ... continue reading

How Ministries of Finance can Support Coherent Climate Policy Packages | Panel Discussion & Launch

10 March 2026 | 15.00 CET | Online
Fiscal, Panel | Tags: Carbon Pricing, Decarbonization, Energy, Industrial Policy, Innovation, Policy Coherence, Tax Expenditures
This webinar, hosted by the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action, presented key findings from a new report on how finance ministries can design and support coherent climate policy packages. ... continue reading

Governing Finance for Sustainable Prosperity in South Korea

9 March 2026 | Seoul, South Korea | Co-hosted with AMRO and SEACEN | By Invitation
Monetary, Roundtables | Tags: Economic Growth, Financial Supervision, Governing Finance, South Korea, Systemic Risks
Welfare and economic growth in South Korea depend increasingly depend on the country’s capacity to align economic priorities with the need to address long-term structural transformations. Immediate challenges are deeply interlinked with longer-term shifts, including the digitalization of finance, population ageing, the green transition, and ... continue reading

Governing Finance for Sustainable Prosperity in Japan

5 March 2026 | Tokyo, Japan | Co-hosted with AMRO and SEACEN | By Invitation
Monetary, Roundtables | Tags: Economic Growth, Financial Supervision, Governing Finance, Japan, Systemic Risks
Welfare and economic growth in Japan depend increasingly depend on the country’s capacity to align economic priorities with the need to address long-term structural transformations. Immediate challenges are deeply interlinked with longer-term shifts, including the digitalization of finance, population ageing, the green transition, and accelerating ... continue reading

7th Virtual Meeting of the Community of Practice on Tax Expenditures: Tax Gap Analysis with TE Data

26 February 2026 | 15.00-16.30 CET | Online
Fiscal, Workshops | Tags: Domestic Revenue Mobilization, GTED, Tax Expenditures
The latest meeting of the Community of Practice on Tax Expenditures (CoP), organised in cooperation with the ATI Community of Interest on Tax Gap, focused on tax gap analysis with particular emphasis on the use of TE data. ... continue reading

Economic Policies for Affordable, Secure and Clean Energy: Sharing Insights, Seizing Synergies, Driving Progress

26-27 January 2026 | Zurich, Switzerland | By Invitation
Fiscal, Roundtables | Tags: Decarbonization, Energy, Fossil Fuel Subsidies, Industrial Policy, Renewables
Ensuring access to affordable, secure, and clean energy ranks at the top of economic policy agendas around the world. While the objective is a global priority, and international coordination is key, policy frameworks at the national level are vital to pursue this goal. ... continue reading