Reforming Tax Expenditures – Focus on Europe
11, 18 and 25 February, 2021 | Online
Fiscal,
Roundtables | Tags:
Consumption Tax,
Corporate Tax,
Personal Income Tax,
Tax Expenditures,
Tax Reform,
Wealth Tax
A significant amount of government funding worldwide is channeled through tax breaks, aka “tax expenditures” (TEs), in the form of exemptions, deductions, credits, deferrals, and reduced tax rates.
Despite their magnitude and the fact that their net impact on government budgets is the same as direct
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Central Banks and Inequality – COVID-19 and Beyond
7, 11 and 14 December, 2020 | Online
Monetary,
Panel | Tags:
Central Banks,
Financial Regulation,
Inequality
A three-part series on “Central Banking and Inequality—COVID-19 and Beyond.” The three discussions will cover the link between inequality and financial regulation, financial market infrastructure, and monetary policy.
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Coming Back Stronger – Governing Finance in Switzerland
30 November 2020 | Online | By Invitation
Monetary,
Roundtables | Tags:
Central Banks,
Financial Regulation,
Governing Finance,
Switzerland
Finance impacts all aspects of our lives, from our economies to social cohesion to the ecological systems we depend on for our very survival. As a result, the implications of how we choose to govern finance are fundamental, and ultimately existential.
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Incentivos Fiscales en Iberoamérica en Tiempos de COVID-19
1 July 2020
Fiscal,
Workshops | Tags:
Covid-19,
Developing Countries,
Tax Expenditures
In times of COVID-19, countries across the world are introducing a myriad of response and stimulus packages to mitigate the economic downturn triggered by the pandemic. The second in a series of two virtual seminars co-organized by CEP and the GLOBTAXGOV Project (Leiden University) explores
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Tax Incentives in Developing Economies in Times of COVID-19
24 June 2020
Fiscal,
Workshops | Tags:
Covid-19,
Developing Countries,
Tax Expenditures
In times of COVID-19, countries across the world are introducing a myriad of response and stimulus packages to mitigate the economic downturn triggered by the pandemic. The first in a series of two virtual seminars co-organized by CEP and the GLOBTAXGOV Project (Leiden University) explores the
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Governing Finance for Sustainability – Panel Discussion
16 October 2019 | Washington D.C., USA | By Invitation
Monetary,
Panel | Tags:
Central Banks,
Financial Regulation,
Governing Finance
The nexus between financial governance, macroeconomic and financial stability, social cohesion, and environmental sustainability has become the subject of a growing debate among policymakers and market participants. Current beliefs on central banking and financial regulation are being questioned in the face of systemic challenges such
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Governing Finance for Sustainability – Pathways Forward
15 October 2019 | Washington D.C., USA | By Invitation
Monetary,
Roundtables | Tags:
Central Banks,
Financial Regulation,
Governing Finance
This is the third in a series of roundtables on Governing Finance for Sustainability. Details on the first roundtable can be found here, and the second here.
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Governing Finance for Sustainability – Advancing the Debate
8-9 July 2019 | Zurich, Switzerland | By Invitation
Monetary,
Roundtables | Tags:
Central Banks,
Financial Regulation,
Governing Finance
Since the initial roundtable that was held in January 2019 we have been carefully following the debate on governing finance in what we increasingly perceive to be a four-way nexus between growing risks in today's financial and monetary systems, the power of central banks and
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Trade Policy Priorities for Financial Services
21 June 2019 | Geneva, Switzerland | By Invitation
Roundtables,
Trade | Tags:
Financial Regulation,
Services Trade
International financial service providers account for a key part of global services flows and have been a historic catalyst of services trade negotiations. Yet, countries today are reluctant to undertake deeper international commitments in financial services
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Trade Policy Priorities for Maritime Transport Services
12 March 2019 | By Invitation | Geneva, Switzerland
Roundtables,
Trade | Tags:
Sectors,
Services Trade,
Transport
International transport services play a key role in the global economy and are expected to grow significantly as globalization pushes ahead. Maritime transport is a core pillar of the industry.
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