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dc.titleDigital Economy and Technology in The Service of The Region's Development: Economic Report on Central America and the Dominican Republic
dc.contributor.authorLópez, Arnoldo
dc.contributor.authorRuiz-Arranz, Marta
dc.contributor.editorLópez, Arnoldo
dc.contributor.editorRuiz-Arranz, Marta
dc.contributor.orgunitCountry Department Central America, Haiti, Mexico, Panama and the Dominican Republic
dc.coverageGuatemala
dc.coveragePanama
dc.coverageEl Salvador
dc.coverageDominican Republic
dc.coverageBelize
dc.coverageHonduras
dc.coverageNicaragua
dc.coverageCosta Rica
dc.coverageCentral America
dc.date.available2020-02-12T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2020-02-12T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThe economic report for Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic 2020 describes the situation facing the region. In the context of the global economic slowdown, it also analyzes factors that allow for efficiency gains and that involve technology. In the first chapter, the report describes the regions current economic conditions and the challenges arising from the external environment, especially for public sector revenues and spending, as well as for remittances. Chapter 2 shows how the use of big data, such as cell phone traffic and satellite images, can help improve the efficiency of public spending and service provision. The third chapter presents a characterization of the digital economy in the region, and the attendant challenges and opportunities from the fiscal standpoint. Finally, the report examines how a remittance payments system can reduce commissions, maximize the resources that beneficiaries receive, and aid the proper functioning of the local exchange market.
dc.format.extent60
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002201
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Digital_Economy_and_Technology_in_The_Service_of_The_Regions_Development_Economic_Report_on_Central_America_and_the_Dominican_Republic.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Economía_digital_y_tecnología_al_servicio_del_desarrollo_de_la_región_Informe_económico_de_Centroamérica_y_República_Dominicana.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectTax Administration
dc.subjectTaxation
dc.subjectDigital Economy
dc.subjectBig Data
dc.subjectRemittance
dc.subjectPublic Service
dc.subject.jelcodeO30 - Innovation • Research and Development • Technological Change • Intellectual Property Rights: General
dc.subject.jelcodeO54 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.jelcodeF31 - Foreign Exchange
dc.subject.jelcodeH87 - International Fiscal Issues • International Public Goods
dc.subject.jelcodeE42 - Monetary Systems • Standards • Regimes • Government and the Monetary System • Payment Systems
dc.subject.jelcodeI32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
dc.subject.keywordsbig data;Central America;remittances;payment systems;Dutch disease;digital taxation;Panama
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-MG-00796
idb.operationPN-P1142
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