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EU Climate Mitigation Policy »

Source: EU Climate Mitigation Policy

Volume/Issue: 2020/13

Series: Departmental Papers

Author(s): Jiaqian Chen , Maksym Chepeliev , Daniel Garcia-Macia , Dora Iakova , James Roaf , Anna Shabunina , Dominique van der Mensbrugghe , and Philippe Wingender

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 16 September 2020

ISBN: 9781513552569

Keywords: Climate change, European Union (EU), Environmental policy, Carbon tax, Burden sharing, Emissions trading, Climate policy, Global warming;Climate change;European Union (EU);Greenhouse emissions;Carbon pricing;Fiscal policy;Green technology;Carbon emissions

This paper aims to contribute to the debate on the choice of policies to reach the more ambitious 2030 emission reduction goals currently under consideration. It provides an analysis of the macroeconomic and distri...

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Sectoral Policies for Climate Change Mitigation in the EU »

Source: Sectoral Policies for Climate Change Mitigation in the EU

Volume/Issue: 2020/14

Series: Departmental Papers

Author(s): Nicolas Arregui , Ruo Chen , Christian Ebeke , Jan-Martin Frie , Daniel Garcia-Macia , Dora Iakova , Andreas Jobst , Louise Rabier , James Roaf , Anna Shabunina , and Sebastian Weber

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 16 September 2020

ISBN: 9781513552651

Keywords: Climate change, Climate policy, European Union (EU), Environmental policy, Environmental sustainability, Renewable energy, Greenhouse gas emissions, Climate change;Fiscal policies;Greenhouse gas emissions;European Union;Sectoral policies;Carbon pricing;Energy Efficiency

This paper discusses sectoral policies needed to achieve the ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets announced in the European Union's Green Deal, complementing the companion paper 'EU Climate Mi...

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Strategy, Policy, and Review Department: How to Operationalize IMF Engagement on Social Spending during and in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Crisis »

Source: How to Operationalize IMF Engagement on Social Spending during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 Crisis

Volume: 20

Series: IMF How To Notes

Author(s): Irene Yackovlev , Zuzana Murgasova , Fei Liu , Gohar Minasyan , and Ke Wang

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 14 September 2020

ISBN: 9781513556048

How to Operationalize IMF Engagement on Social Spending during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 Crisis...

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Review of the Public Financial Management Reform Strategy for Pacific Island Countries (2010-2020) »

Source: Review of the Public Financial Management Reform Strategy for Pacific Island Countries, 2010-2020

Volume/Issue: 2020/183

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Richard Allen , Majdeline El Rayess , Laura Doherty , and Priya Goel

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 04 September 2020

ISBN: 9781513556130

Keywords: Pacific Islands Countries, public finance management (PFM) reform, PFTAC, PEFA

This paper reviews the Public Financial Management (PFM) reform stategy for 16 Pacific Island Countries (PICs) during the period 2010-2020. The strategy was endorsed by the finance and economic ministers of the reg...

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Burundi: Demande D’Allégement de la Dette au Titre du Fonds Fiduciaire D’Assistance et de Riposte Aux Catastrophes — Communique de Presse; Rapport des Services du FMI et Declaration de L’Administrateur Pour le Burundi »

Source: Burundi : Request for Debt Relief Under the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Burundi

Volume/Issue: 192020/224

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. African Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 03 September 2020

Language: French

ISBN: 9781513556444

Keywords: ISCR, CR, Proj, pandemic, remittance inflow, debt, ECF

Economic impact. COVID-19 is having an adverse economic impact on Burundi. The pandemic is affecting Burundi through an evolving domestic outbreak and economic spillovers from the global and regional environment, i...