Council on Economic Policies

📅 Save the date: 17 January 2025, 14.00-15.00 (CET). The upcoming webinar will shed light on to what extent the services, digital, competition and intellectual property protocols in the AfCFTA constitute a coherent policy framework for the establishment of the African single digital market. https://lnkd.in/dNPU-ZEa

The insurance sector is society’s risk underwriter and claims manager, as well as a major institutional investor. In a new policy brief Jerome Crugnola-Humbert examines how insurers and those who oversee them should address risks linked to climate change and nature loss. Policymakers, regulators and financial supervisors must set better requirements and incentives for insurers to mitigate and mutualize climate and nature risks across economic actors and the financial system. Read the policy brief: https://lnkd.in/dZ8P3Xxu #ClimateRisk #NatureRisk #FinancialStability #Insurance #Macroprudential

Tax expenditures significantly impact public coffers. Yet, their socio-economic impacts are often overlooked. Jules TAPSOBA WATAF FAFOA discusses how regional harmonization of tax expenditure policy can enhance transparency and contribute to better align tax policies with regional development goals. ECOWAS CEDEAO https://lnkd.in/dSwjxHNg

We are announcing the launch of the revised version of the Global Tax Expenditures Transparency Index (GTETI 1.1). New features, enhanced methodology... Do you want to learn more? Join us on Tuesday, December 3, (13:00-14.30 CET), in the context of the Second Meeting of the Community of Practice (CoP) on Tax Expenditures (TEs), a joint initiative by ATI International Tax Compact, CEP, and the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS). https://lnkd.in/d-SDFPZi

Effective #climateaction requires a mix of different policy instruments including pricing and non-pricing measures. CEP Senior Associate Patrick Lenain zooms in on the need for governments to move beyond stand-alone policies towards strategies that combine carbon pricing with non-pricing measures such as tax incentives and appropriate regulatory frameworks. Recent policy packages such as the EU’s #FitFor55 and the UK’s #NetZero strategy are cases in point. Finance ministries play a crucial role in driving this agenda.  Read the policy brief: https://lnkd.in/dtx9Xy-3

Join the discussion on Friday 15 November (14.00-15.00 CET)! ▶️ Details & Registration: https://lnkd.in/dePwX9Nf

📰 Fresh off the press: The newest edition of CEP Perspectives with insights and reflections from the Council on Economic Policies. Join us in the debate and subscribe to receive the newsletter and further updates in your mailbox. 👉 https://lnkd.in/dT8Na_k4

The 1st webinar in our series on E-Commerce, Trade, and Development: Policy Frameworks in Africa will explore Africa's journey toward a digital single market and how developing countries can benefit from well-regulated digital services. Join the discussion on Friday 15 Nov, 14.00-15.00 CET, with Antonia Carzaniga, Bernard Hoekman, Franziska Sucker, Geoffroy GUEPIE, Mishael M. Wambua, and Hildegunn Nordas. Zoom registration 👉 : https://lnkd.in/dgWTbbPj

Join us online or in person on 13 November for a side event, co-hosted by FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) and the Council on Economic Policies (CEP), during the T20 Brasil Summit to present and discuss two new publications on tax expenditure policy. ➡️ The T20 policy brief on "Tax Expenditures Reporting: A Call to Action for G20 Governments" by Agustín Redonda, Paolo de Renzio, Santiago Díaz de Sarralde, Amina Ebrahim, Hazel Granger, Kyle McNabb, Christian von Haldenwang, Everlyn Muendo, and Chenai C. Mukumba. ➡️ The upcoming Tax Expenditures Country Report for Brazil by Paolo de Renzio and Manoel Carlos Pires (both from the (FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas), to be published as part of our Tax Expenditures Country Reports Series. 👉 Details and registration: https://lnkd.in/dch27xsP

Join us on 15 November for the inaugural webinar in our series on E-Commerce, Trade, and Development: Policy Frameworks in Africa. We’ll explore Africa's journey toward a digital single market and how developing countries can harness the benefits of open, well-regulated digital services. Speakers include: Antonia Carzaniga - World Trade Organization; Bernard Hoekman - Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies; Franziska Sucker - University of the Witwatersrand; Geoffroy GUEPIE - United Nations ECA; Mishael M. Wambua - GIZ Kenya; and CEP Senior Associate Hildegunn Nordas. African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat https://lnkd.in/dePwX9Nf