Holidays

A holiday is a day set aside by custom or by law on which normal activities, especially business or work including school, are suspended or reduced. Generally, holidays are intended to allow individuals to celebrate or commemorate an event or tradition of cultural or religious significance. Holidays may be designated by governments, religious institutions, or other groups or organizations. The degree to which normal activities are reduced by a holiday may depend on local laws, customs, the type of job held or personal choices. The concept of holidays often originated in connection with religious observances. The intention of a holiday …

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Publications

Cato Institute · 14 November 2024 English

Earlier this week, the Cato Institute published Defending Globalization: Facts and Myths about the Global Economy and its Fundamental Humanity, a book I edited with Scott Lincicome. Over the past …

trade writer, Financial Times Just in time for the holidays, the book is available for purchase from Barnes


Parents for Climate · 14 November 2024 English

This report, co-published with the Climate Council, examines the dual crises of cost of living and climate change, detailing how fossil fuels exacerbate inflation and financial pressure on Australian families. …

2024 Reduced heating or cooling use Cut back on holidays or holiday costs 55% Reduced how much food we activities together as a family, “We do not go away on holidays. We do not go to movies or eat out very often their home, holidays and food, with significant impacts on their wellbeing. Cut back on holidays or holiday their spending on heating or cooling their home, holidays and food, with significant impacts on their wellbeing quality food than usual and don’t go away for holidays.” “Emily acknowledges that she is in a better


World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 English

This report reviews Uganda’s legal, policy, and institutional framework for center-based childcare provision for children under three, providing critical insights for the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises …

back-up care services for emergencies and school holidays; and advice and referral systems (World Bank


World Bank Group · 12 November 2024 English

This paper investigates the determinants of mining projects, with a focus on green minerals. The research question is the effect of political risk on investment decisions, the size of projects, …

projects that are capital intensive, and tax holidays early on in the project so the payback period grading during tax holidays, re-constituting companies to claim successive tax holidays, and carrying forward existing tax rates, and reduce the push for tax holidays. A simple example will cement the ideas presented


World Bank Group · 11 November 2024 English

This report reviews Uganda's legal, policy, and institutional framework for center-based childcare provision for children under three, providing critical insights for the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises …

back-up care services for emergencies and school holidays; and advice and referral systems (World Bank


World Bank Group · 11 November 2024 English

Argentina faces persistently high poverty rates, which have shown an upward trend in recent years, despite increased resources aimed at mitigating poverty.

encompass factors such as the inability to afford holidays or invite friends over for dinner. A household


World Bank Group · 11 November 2024 English

This report explores the key issues relating to women’s employment in Azerbaijan and offers recommendations to policymakers and companies for tackling gender-based occupational segregation in the labor market and increasing …

starts school, as well as reduced rates for family holidays at the company’s resort. The two companies recognize


World Bank Group · 11 November 2024 English

conducted through workshops during the school holidays and school level visits, cover key areas such


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 11 November 2024 English

This study outlines actions Cambodia can take to diversify its economy and shows how cutting business costs, tackling human capital deficits, and reducing vulnerability to external shocks can help drive …

Council for the Development of Cambodia.9 Tax holidays and other exemptions are designed to compensate


World Bank Group · 10 November 2024 English

significant exemptions, deductions, rebates, and tax holidays. The challenges have been identified in several


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