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Publication - Working Paper
Analysing the impact of the Kigali Special Economic Zone on firm behaviour
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Project
Analysing the impact of the Kigali Special Economic Zone on firm behaviour
Analysis of the impact of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) on economic performance remains limited. The Rwandan government requested an assessment of the Kigali SEZ’s effectiveness on firm behaviour. The study shows SEZs should be viewed as growth catalysts rather than small, separate pockets of economic activity. The study’s recommendations were integrated in...
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Publication - Policy Brief
Identifying realistic export opportunities for Rwanda based on the TRADE-DSM approach
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Publication - Miscellaneous
Identifying realistic export opportunities for Rwanda based on the TRADE-DSM approach
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Publication - Project Report
Using a decision support model to identify export opportunities
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Project
Reaping the benefits of Electronic Billing Machines
Electronic Billing Machines (EBMs) enable revenue authorities to monitor formal business transactions and thus offer the potential to improve VAT compliance. However, because firms can choose not to issue receipts or issue false receipts, EBMs do not offer truly objective tax reporting and have thus offered limited benefits to tax collection. Using examples from Rwanda,...
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Publication - Working Paper
Reaping the benefits of Electronic Billing Machines: Using data-driven tools to improve VAT compliance
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Publication - Policy note
Made in Rwanda: Establishing a publicly available supplier database for Rwanda
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Publication - Policy note
Establishing a Local Content Unit for Rwanda
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Project
Improving supplier development linkages in the ‘Made in Rwanda’ policy: The potential of a Local Content Unit and a Firm Database
The Government of Rwanda has recently drafted a “Made in Rwanda” (MiR) Policy. This seeks to improve the overall trade balance by improving perceptions of Rwandan products within Rwanda, promote nascent industries, and boost productivity of exporting sectors (MINEACOM, 2017). Improving linkages between domestic suppliers and large exporting firms is a critical...