The ICTD has been featured in a new article in The Economist titled “Will poorer countries benefit from international tax reform?“. The article cites elements from a conversation with Research Fellow and International Tax Lead Martin Hearson and findings from Working Paper 119 “Profit Shifting of Multinational Corporations Worldwide” and WP115 “At the Table, Off the Menu? Assessing the Participation of Lower-Income Countries in Global Tax Negotiations“.
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ICTD research featured in The Economist
Frederik Heitmüller cited in Tax Notes article on UN tax convention talks
ICTD Associate Postdoctoral Fellow Frederik Heitmüller weighed in on likely scenarios as negotiations for a new UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation (UN Tax Convention) progress in 2025, in a Tax Notes article.
Heitmüller said it’s “important for Global North countries to be involved in the process somehow”, particularly in finding a cooperative solution on how to tax cross-border digital services, which many developing countries and emerging economies would like the convention to tackle.
“If you want to find a consensus solution between countries on how to tax [cross-border digital services] in a way that does not generate double taxation or that taxes net income as closely as possible, then you need the Global North on board,” he said, as quoted in the report.
Read the full article here, and click here to know more about our work on International Tax.
Shift in Global Tax Governance – article cites ICTD research
In this article for Modern Diplomacy, Andi M. Ilham analyses Asia’s Stance on recent and seismic shifts in global tax governance, citing ICTD Working Paper 172 on Inclusive and Effective International Tax Cooperation: Views from the Global South.
ICTD research on duty-free imports of electronic transmission products in Africa cited in Tax Notes
ICTD Working Paper 181, entitled ‘Are Trade Rules Undermining Taxation of the Digital Economy in Africa?’, was cited in a report by Tax Notes on the recent renewal of the World Trade Organization’s moratorium on custom duties for e-commerce.
Institute of Development Studies Research Fellow Karishma Banga, who co-authored the paper with Alexander Beyleveld, was also quoted in the piece, saying in part:
“The moratorium has constrained the ability of African and developing countries to raise tax revenue from the steadily growing imports of electronically transmitted products.”
Read the full Tax Notes article, entitled ‘WTO Ministers Renew Moratorium on Custom Duties for E-Commerce’, here.
