Maldives: Technical Assistance Report-Fiscal Transparency Evaluation
Maldives: Technical Assistance Report-Fiscal Transparency Evaluation

Author: International Monetary

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2021-07-23

Total Pages: 93

ISBN-13: 1513592181

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Reflecting an ongoing commitment to enhancing fiscal transparency, Maldives is the first small island state, and the second country in Asia, to have undertaken a Fiscal Transparency Evaluation (FTE). The Government of the Maldives (GoM) recognizes the importance of transparency in fiscal management and in delivering on its ambitious policy agenda, while responding to current challenges within a tight fiscal environment. This report assesses fiscal transparency practices in Maldives against the first three pillars of the IMF’s Fiscal Transparency Code (FTC).

Diagnostic Study of Accounting and Auditing Practices in the Marshall Islands
Diagnostic Study of Accounting and Auditing Practices in the Marshall Islands

Author: Francis B. Narayan

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13:

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This book consolidates the results of a study conducted in four DMCs--Azerbaijan, Fiji Islands, Marshall Islands, and Sri Lanka. It summarizes the major findings of the diagnostic study on available accounting and auditing support contained in the four country reports and provides recommendations and an action plan to address identified weaknesses.

World Development Report 2019
World Development Report 2019

Author: World Bank

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2018-10-31

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1464813566

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Work is constantly reshaped by technological progress. New ways of production are adopted, markets expand, and societies evolve. But some changes provoke more attention than others, in part due to the vast uncertainty involved in making predictions about the future. The 2019 World Development Report will study how the nature of work is changing as a result of advances in technology today. Technological progress disrupts existing systems. A new social contract is needed to smooth the transition and guard against rising inequality. Significant investments in human capital throughout a person’s lifecycle are vital to this effort. If workers are to stay competitive against machines they need to train or retool existing skills. A social protection system that includes a minimum basic level of protection for workers and citizens can complement new forms of employment. Improved private sector policies to encourage startup activity and competition can help countries compete in the digital age. Governments also need to ensure that firms pay their fair share of taxes, in part to fund this new social contract. The 2019 World Development Report presents an analysis of these issues based upon the available evidence.

Public Sector Debt Statistics
Public Sector Debt Statistics

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2011-12-08

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 161635156X

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The global financial crisis of recent years and the associated large fiscal deficits and debt levels that have impacted many countries underscores the importance of reliable and timely government statistics and, more broadly, public sector debt as a critical element in countries fiscal and external sustainability. Public Sector Debt Statistics is the first international guide of its kind, and its primary objectives are to improve the quality and timeliness of key debt statistics and promote a convergence of recording practices to foster international comparability and as a reference for national compilers and users for compiling and disseminating these data. Like other statistical guides published by the IMF, this one was prepared in consultation with countries and international agencies, including the nine organizations of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Finance Statistics (TFFS). The guide's preparation was based on the broad range of experience of our institutions and benefitted from consultation with national compilers of government finance and public sector debt statistics. The guide's concepts are harmonized with those of the System of National Accounts (2008) and the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition.