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4 Aug 16
An all-party parliamentary group in the UK has claimed the international proposals to combat global tax evasion do not go far enough and may create new loopholes that could be used to avoid paying...
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3 Aug 16
The OECD has praised the recent introduction of “game changing” anti-corruption laws in Mexico, which it said would substantially transform the nation’s graft-fighting architecture.
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3 Aug 16
Recent economic policy decisions made by Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe have achieved partial success but now need to be upgraded, the IMF has said.
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3 Aug 16
Foreign homebuyers in Vancouver have to pay a 15% property tax as of yesterday in an effort to make homes in the Canadian city more affordable.
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2 Aug 16
A carbon tax in China could cut greenhouse gases, save millions of lives and improve public finances
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29 Jul 16
Nigeria’s ministry of works has already spent nearly a quarter of its increased budget in less than three months as part of a programme to boost capital spending, the country’s minister for power,...
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28 Jul 16
Switzerland is one of ten countries said to have made sound progress toward greater tax transparency in recent years, according to the OECD.
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26 Jul 16
Enthusiastic commitment from governments is an “indispensible prerequisite” to building tax capacity in developing countries, four of the world’s most prominent international institutions have said.
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25 Jul 16
The International Monetary Fund has approved another line of credit for Morocco, worth $3.47bn over two years.
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21 Jul 16
Governments should use tax policy to boost growth and ensure the benefits of taxation are more equitably shared among citizens, the OECD has said.
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20 Jul 16
Strengthening domestic revenues and finding new financing tools will be key to meeting the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific, panellists at a United Nations forum have said.
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19 Jul 16
Cambodia’s economy is projected to continue on a robust growth trajectory, but rapidly expanding credit is the biggest threat to the outlook, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday.
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19 Jul 16
Countries must take early action if the Sustainable Development Goals are to be achieved, the chief of the United Nations Development Programme has said.
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18 Jul 16
A host of Nigerian experts have called for a review of the country’s tax system, which collects significantly less than it could.
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15 Jul 16
Governments share the blame for the estimated $3.1 trillion lost to tax evasion and avoidance globally, two tax experts told the CIPFA annual conference yesterday.
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11 Jul 16
The International Monetary Fund has forecast a tentative recovery for Sierra Leone this year after the twin shocks of Ebola and collapsed iron prices sent the economy reeling.
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7 Jul 16
The German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble yesterday warned against an EU-wide “race to the bottom” on tax.
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7 Jul 16
The Asian Development Bank has updated its anti-corruption policy to help member countries address the methods of tax secrecy and evasion unearthed in leaks like the Panama Papers.
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6 Jul 16
The European Commission has announced plans for further measures to clamp down on tax avoidance and secretive companies in response to the publication of the Panama Papers.
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1 Jul 16
More than 80 countries convened in Kyoto, Japan yesterday to discuss global efforts to prevent corporate tax avoidance and evasion as part of the OECD’s BEPS project.
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23 Jun 16
The International Monetary Fund has cut its growth forecasts for the US economy, warning of threats from high rates of poverty and inequality and sluggish productivity.
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21 Jun 16
Jordanian officials have reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a three-year programme to help the country’s economy deal with the fallout of conflicts at its borders.
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21 Jun 16
New rules to combat corporate tax avoidance by multinational companies are to be adopted across the European Union after member states agreed a package of measures today.
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20 Jun 16
The Asian Development Bank is set to promote more inclusive and environmentally sustainable growth in Vietnam, after the bank’s president commended the country’s performance and reforms.
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20 Jun 16
Japan will fall short of its growth targets without a “reboot” of prime minister Shinzo Abe’s economic strategy, the International Monetary Fund has warned.