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Valuation models for property tax in Kampala, Uganda
Property taxation is one of the most significant sources of revenue collected by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to fund vital public goods and services in Uganda’s capital. With rapid urban growth and increasing demands on public investment, the city is keen to undertake reforms that can help to improve revenue generation from this source. As part of ongoing...
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Publication - Policy Brief
Understanding demand and funding for piped-water supply in Mandalay City
This study seeks to understand water usage patterns in Mandalay and to assess the possibility of and the extent to which current water tariffs can be increased or reconfigured. The researchers used a combination of in-depth interviews and a survey covering 1480 households and MSMEs across six townships in Mandalay. Additionally, this study analysed unique...
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Property taxes for urban development: A micro-simulation analysis for Ethiopia
Property tax has been a relatively under-utilised source of urban finance in developing countries. This is especially pronounced in rapidly urbanising regions such as Africa and Asia. The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa reports that Africa’s urban population has reached 40 percent of the total in 2014 and is expected to reach 56 percent in 2050. This...
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Industrialisation and urbanisation
Ethiopia is a fast-growing low-income country with an expanding manufacturing sector. A key policy objective of the government of Ethiopia is to accelerate industrialisation through the creation of several industrial parks across the country. The parks are designed to offer high-quality government services and infrastructure (including a reliable energy supply), access to a...
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Commercial real estate market study, Kigali, Rwanda
Zoning regulations in Kigali City have had a major impact on commercial real estate and particularly rents. Commercial property rent prices are often based on cost and are frequently unaffordable to target businesses. However, the challenge of ensuring supply meets demand and that commercial real estate development supports wider densification and spatial planning goals,...
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Housing market study for Kigali City, Rwanda
The objective of the study is to examine the formal and informal housing market in Kigali. The investigation will include: Current housing supply and location of that supply. The current housing composition by type – which implies housing quality. Housing backlog due to poor quality, overcrowding, or risky location. Use of housing finance and source if...
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Support for implementation of Rwanda’s property tax
A new Rwanda property tax came into effect on January 1st, 2019 which makes significant improvements in taxing both land and properties, reducing exemptions, and enacting an option for mass valuation. The Government of Rwanda (GoR) has recently drafted or gazetted five orders to regulate various aspects of implementation; however, no business processes or standard...
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Multimedia Item - Video
Can Special Economic Zones drive growth in urbanising Africa?
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Multimedia Item - Video
The potential of cities in Pakistan
Shahrukh Wani, Cities Economist, speaks with Dr. Ali Hasanain, Assistant Professor of Economics at LUMS, on the potential of cities in Pakistan and how increasing their efficiency can boost the economy exponentially for Pakistan@100's first skype podcast. Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and the World Bank Pakistan have partnered on a series of outputs and...
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Chiefdom Land Committees and reducing insecurity over land tenure in rural Sierra Leone
What has been the effect of Chiefdom Land Committees at providing access to more secure land tenure for the rural poor, and at preventing and resolving disputes over land? The 2004 political decentralisation process made provision for an elected local council member to be a member of the chiefdom land committees, which hitherto, had been dominated by people handpicked by...