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Our work in Zambia

Working Paper

Is Transparency Enough? An Examination of the Effect of the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) on Accountability, Corruption and Trust in Zambia

October 2023
Sidonie East

Working Paper

Tax Treaty Shopping and Developing Countries

September 2023
Maarten van ’t Riet, Arjan Lejour

Book

Imposing Standards: The North-South Dimension to Global Tax Politics

May 2021
Martin Hearson

Research in Brief

The Role of Information Technology to Enhance Property Tax Revenue in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia

June 2019
William McCluskey, Riël Franzsen, Mundia Kabinga, Chabala Kasese

Working Paper

How Do We Measure Tax Expenditures? The Zambian Example

November 2017
Miljan Sladoje

Partner Publication

The rise and fall of the mining royalty regime in Zambia

February 2016
Odd-Helge Fjeldstad, Caleb Fundanga, Lise Rakner

Working Paper

Low Government Revenue from the Mining Sector in Zambia and Tanzania: Fiscal Design, Technical Capacity or Political Will?

September 2015
Olav Lundstøl, Gaël Raballand, Fuvya Nyirongo

Working Paper

Caught in a Trap: Zambia’s Mineral Tax Reforms

September 2015
David Manley
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21 September 2026

Are tax administrations AI-ready? Lessons from ICTD’s Forum on the Future of Tax Reform

Awa Diouf, Fabrizio Santoro, Becky Faith

The new World Bank World Development Report argues that tax administration is one of the more plausible early use cases…

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Unpacking Zambia’s proposed mobile money levy: Lessons and considerations
20 November 2023

Unpacking Zambia’s proposed mobile money levy: Lessons and considerations

Hannelore Niesten
As Zambia’s proposed e-levy on mobile money transfers takes shape, policymakers would be prudent to consider the lessons learnt by…
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How can mirror statistics help combat customs fraud in developing countries?
29 June 2020

How can mirror statistics help combat customs fraud in developing countries? 

Christopher Grigoriou, Gaël Raballand

International money laundering and international illicit financial flows (IFFs) are major problems for poor and rich countries alike, but especially…

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Cautionary tale of tax incentives for cigarette makers from Zambia
17 July 2019

Cautionary tale of tax incentives for cigarette makers from Zambia

Fastone Goma, Jeffrey Drope, Raphael Lencucha, Ronald Labonte

Tobacco companies are zeroing in on one of the last global markets still ripe for exploitation: the African continent. Much…

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28 September 2026

Congratulations to the 2026 cohort of ICTD’s tax research course for completing in-person module

Jalia Kangave, Oliver Roy, Max Gallien, Stephanie Alkoussa

Last week, 19 of the participants in ICTD’s Research on Tax and Development course successfully completed the final in-person module…

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ICTD and Zambia Revenue Authority host Future of Tax Reform forum in Lusaka
23 July 2026

ICTD and Zambia Revenue Authority host Future of Tax Reform forum in Lusaka

Giulia Mascagni, Awa Diouf, Giovanni Occhiali
ICTD and ZRA partner to host in Lusaka a two-day event focused on identifying effective and equitable strategies for tax…
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New ICTD research shows uneven adoption of international tax standards by lower-income countries
29 June 2026

New ICTD research shows uneven adoption of international tax standards by lower-income countries

Martin Hearson, Frederik Heitmüller
This paper by Martin Hearson, Frederich Heitmüller and Florian Dierich, draws together findings across all seven country case studies, identifying…
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ICTD early-career researchers submit PhDs, advancing tax research in low-income countries
10 March 2026

ICTD early-career researchers submit PhDs, advancing tax research in low-income countries

Adrienne Lees, Sripriya Iyengar Srivatsa

The International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) is proud to announce that two of its early-career researchers, Adrienne Lees…

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Taxing Smarter: How Research Collaboration is Strengthening Tax Systems in Africa
21 July 2025

Taxing Smarter: How Research Collaboration is Strengthening Tax Systems in Africa

Amidst growing fiscal pressures, rising debt service costs, and shrinking aid budgets, strengthening domestic resource mobilisation (DRM) has become an…

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ICTD launches new community of practice on informality and tax
27 May 2025

ICTD launches new community of practice on informality and tax

Vanessa van den Boogaard, Max Gallien

Revenue authorities, researchers and civil society actors now have a space to map new ways for policymakers to engage with…

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Current

Artificial Intelligence for Smarter Tax Administration: Opportunities, Limits, and Evidence from Zambia – Phase 1

Start date: 01/01/2026

Current

Comparative Perspectives on International Tax from the Global South

Start date: 01/03/2024

Current

The Role that ICT can Play in Improving Property Tax Collection in Africa: Three Case Studies

Start date: 15/08/2017
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