It is 2024 few hours ago. Sport fans have access to a number of sporting events in 2023.
These included the Women’s World Cup, AFC Asian Cup, Super Bowl, Club World Cup, and so on.
The next 365 days will bring additional delights. THE MATRIX enumerates five of these occasions.
1. AFCON 2023: The Africa Cup of Nations will be the first significant competition of 2024. It begins in Cote d’Ivoire on January 13 and ends on February 11 with the final. The Super Eagles will be attempting to capture a fourth championship.
2. Champions League Final: The Champions League trophy is the most coveted championship in European football, no question about it. Additionally, the Wimbledon in the United Kingdom will host the final on June 1. Manchester City, the reigning Premier League winners, are among the favorites to keep the trophy at home. It’s interesting to see that bookmakers consider Arsenal, another English team, to be a possibility.
3. 48th Copa America/2024 Euros: South America and Europe will hold their continental championships in June and July, nearly simultaneously. The Copa America will take place from June 14 until July 13. June 14 will also mark the start of the Euros, while July 14 will mark the final. Fans worldwide can expect a month full of football celebrations.
4. Summer Olympics 2024: Paris will host the Summer Olympics in 2024. The dates of the tournament are July 26–August 11. Paris has already hosted the Olympics twice, in 1900 and 1924. It will also become the second city, after London, to hold the Summer Olympics three times.
5. 2024 Ballon d’Or: One thing is for certain – we will have a new winner for the Ballon d’Or in 2024. It will not be Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo this time around. Luka Modric (2018) and Karim Benzema (2022) are the only two players to have won the award since Kaka in 2007. Next year, it could be any of Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland or Jude Bellingham.
hese opportunities, many developing economies, in particular low-income countries, risk falling behind. Reasons include gaps in connectivity, information and communication technology infrastructure and digital skills, as well as the lack of a predictable and transparent legal and regulatory environment.
The WTO moratorium, in place since 1998 and periodically extended, prevents customs duties on electronic transmissions, fostering a stable environment for digital trade. The upcoming WTO Ministerial Conference in February will address the extension of this moratorium.
Concerns about fiscal implications center on potential revenue loss, but studies indicate a minimal impact (0.01 percent -0.33 percent of government revenue).
Research suggests that existing domestic consumption taxes, like value-added tax (VAT), are more effective in generating government revenue from digitized products, with a potential 2.5 times higher yield globally compared to tariffs.
