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This tool enables policy makers to make more informed decisions about VAT exemptions and zero-ratings.
An integrated approach to sustainable and inclusive development helps an oasis city in the People’s Republic of China overcome environmental challenges.
The new constitution of Nepal has introduced a three-tier structure of federal government (federal, province, and local) and all three levels have the constitutional power to enact laws, prepare budgets, and mobilize their own resources.
Domestic violence is a human rights issue, requiring collective stakeholder interventions to provide a continuum of care for all affected.
An after-school program for teens that develops technical competence in 21st-century skills is being replicated across the country and beyond.
Putting in place policies, systems, and infrastructure for e-government helped improve efficiency, transparency, and people’s access and participation.
Strategies include smart enforcement, presumptive taxes, digital tools, sector-specific reforms, and incentives tied to formalization benefits.
Debt-for-climate-and-nature swaps provide Sri Lanka with a practical solution to ease debt, combat climate change, and protect biodiversity.
Legal reforms, including specialized courts, can provide women and girls better access to justice for gender-based violence.
International exchange of information curbs the outflow of resources from tax evasion.