Burkina Faso

Abstract

Cover -- Contents -- BANKING SECTOR SOUNDNESS AND MACRO-FINANCIAL LINKAGES -- A. Introduction -- B. Financial Sector Overview -- C. Risks and Vulnerabilities -- D. Financial Inclusion and Deepening -- References -- FIGURES -- 1. Selected Financial System Indicators -- 2. Credit-to-GDP Gap, 1998-2017 -- 3. Private Sector Credit and NFA, 2014-2018 -- 4. Mobile Cellular Subscriptions, 2008-2016 -- 5. Financial Inclusion 2011-2017 -- 6. Credit by Sector and Top Creditors -- TABLES -- 1. Balance Sheet Matrix, end-July 2018 -- 2. Financial Sector Indicators, 2011-18 -- BURKINA FASO IMPROVING REVENUE MOBILIZATION IN BURKINA FASO: OPTIONS FOR REFORM -- A. Background and Recent Developments -- B. Benchmarking Burkina Faso's Revenue Performance -- C. Is There Room to Raise Tax Revenue in Burkina Faso? -- D. Options for Increasing Revenue -- E. Tax Policy -- F. Tax Administration -- G. Custom Administration -- References -- FIGURES -- 1. Domestic Revenue -- 2. Trend in Tax Revenue to GDP Ratio -- 3. Composition of Tax Revenue, 2010-17 -- 4. Contribution of Revenue Administrations, 2010-17 -- 5. Tax Revenue and Income Level in Low-Income Countries, 2013-17 Average -- 6. Tax Revenue and Composition in the Region, 2013-17 Average -- 7. Rates and Productivity of CIT in the Region, 2015 or Latest Available -- 8. Rates and Productivity of VAT in the Region, 2017 or Latest Available -- 9. Tax Potential and Tax Gap by Category of Taxes, 2013-15 -- TABLE -- 1. Composition of Goods and Services Taxes, -- APPENDICES -- I. Regression Results -- II. Evolution of Revenue Potential and Gap