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2 Nov 15
Further strides towards greater tax transparency around the world have been made with 13 countries signing up to the international framework enabling the automatic exchange of information.
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28 Oct 15
Multinational companies operating in the European Union should pay taxes where their profits are made, according to suggested corporate tax reforms agreed by a special committee of MEPs.
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22 Oct 15
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has added his voice to international calls for tax reform in the developing world.
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21 Oct 15
Tax breaks offered by two European countries to multinational firms Starbucks and Fiat Chrysler have been ruled illegal by the European Commission, with the companies ordered to pay back taxes they...
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15 Oct 15
Tax officials from across Southern Africa met in Mauritius last week to discuss how to develop fairer systems to deal with large taxpayers in the region.
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12 Oct 15
Developing countries must continue raising more in domestic taxes while taking advantage of wider efforts to combat tax evasion by multinationals, the IMF/World Bank annual meetings were told.
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9 Oct 15
Claver Gatete, Rwanda’s Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, comments on topics raised at the 2015 MEFMI Forum, including the challenges faced by developing nations when it comes to...
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9 Oct 15
Dr Caleb Fundanga, Executive Director of MEFMI (Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa) provides an overview of the 2015 MEFMI Forum held in Lima, Peru, which...
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7 Oct 15
Countries in sub-Saharan Africa must respond to demands for better living standards by taxing natural resources more effectively, an international conference heard this week.
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5 Oct 15
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has overhauled the international rules governing the taxation of company profits. These revised rules are expected to be adopted by leaders...
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1 Oct 15
African countries urgently need to expand the revenue they raise from taxes. How can this be done in a sustainable way, without reliance on depleting natural resources?
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1 Sep 15
A “roadmap” for ambitious tax and public financial management reforms has been developed by the Punjab government, finance minister Ayesha Ghaus Pasha announced at the weekend.
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19 Aug 15
The International Monetary Fund has endorsed the Chinese government’s economic strategy but has forecast that the country will not grow as quickly in 2015 compared to last year.
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18 Aug 15
The growth in property and corporation taxes in Russia is expected to slow in the second half of this year, an analysis by credit rating agency Fitch has warned, which could hit the creditworthiness...
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14 Aug 15
Credit rating agency Fitch has said the introduction of a nationwide residential property tax in China would provide more “stable, sustainable and diversified revenues” for local...
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6 Aug 15
Ghana and the UK today confirmed a deal to automatically exchange tax data on citizens by 2018, helping the west African nation clamp down on tax evaders and raise extra revenue for public services...
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5 Aug 15
The World Bank has urged Pakistan to expand its tax base and strengthen governance in order to boost public services and increase economic growth, which in turn will reduce extreme poverty.
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3 Aug 15
The British Virgin Islands had the highest rate of tax compliance out of 12 countries reviewed by the OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.
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31 Jul 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Asia Pacific you might have missed.
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31 Jul 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Europe you might have missed.
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23 Jul 15
The International Monetary Fund has called on members of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union to further strengthen their public financial management systems following sluggish economic growth.
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17 Jul 15
Social policies in South Africa have successfully lifted millions out of poverty and widened access to services like water, electricity and sanitation, but more needs to be done to raise tax revenues...
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16 Jul 15
The Greek parliament yesterday approved a series of austerity measures to save the country from collapse and enable an €86bn three-year bailout package to go ahead.
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14 Jul 15
The United Nations hopes its “Tax Inspectors Without Borders” initiative will combat global tax dodging by helping developing countries strengthen their tax audit capabilities.
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30 Jun 15
A new World Bank report has estimated that evasion of import duties by some of the wealthiest firms in Tunisia may have cost the economy $1.2bn over the past decade.