Bringing Informal and Hard-to-Tax Sectors into the Formal Tax System Strategies include smart enforcement, presumptive taxes, digital tools, sector-specific reforms, and incentives tied to formalization benefits.
Enhancing the Enabling Environment for SMEs in the Lao PDR The 2024 ProFIT Survey highlights the need to simplify business registration, expand SME financing, and align skills training with market demand.
Strategic Fiscal Policy for Public Health: The Use of Health Tax in Asia and the Pacific Innovative fiscal policies aim to tackle noncommunicable diseases while unlocking new sources of sustainable public financing.
Reaching the Right Households: Reforming Social Aid in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka’s Aswesuma program can better support the vulnerable by refining targeting, improving data, and aligning aid with poverty reduction.
How AI and Satellites are Transforming Poverty Analysis AI and satellite data improve poverty mapping in Indonesia and Maldives, enabling targeted solutions through data-driven insights.
Designing an Effective Data Governance Framework for Plastic Waste Management Effective plastic waste management in Southeast Asia depends on strong data governance frameworks that are practical, inclusive, and enforceable.
Revitalizing Cities Through Sustainable Urban Redevelopment Strategies include a regulatory planning framework, area-based development, green infrastructure, and community engagement.
Rethinking Personal Income Taxation in Asia and the Pacific: Future Directions Broaden the tax base, increase taxation on capital income, and strengthen all core functions of tax administration for improved compliance.
3 Takeaways from Sector Dialogues to Improve School Education in Nepal The sector-wide approach has the flexibility to address evolving challenges in the education sector.
Harnessing Youth and Infrastructure for Timor-Leste’s Sustainable Future By focusing on youth, infrastructure, and human capital, the country can create sustainable growth through strategic investments and regional partnerships.