Mbakiso Magwape

Mbakiso Magwape

  • Postdoctoral Fellow
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Biography

Dr. Mbakiso Magwape was a Postdoctoral Fellow at ICTD. He is an International tax and trade lawyer, researching legal and political issues relating to taxation of multinational enterprises, rule-making, and multilateral trade and tax agreements with focus on development. Prior to joining ICTD he was seconded to the International Beaurea of Fiscal Documentation in Amsterdam. He served as a Principal Legal Officer, Legislation and Compliance at the Botswana Unified Revenue Service, where he drafted tax and trade-related legislation for Botswana, implemented international tax and trade instruments, and represented Botswana as a technical expert at a regional level.

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Journal Article

AfCFTA and Revenue: Navigating Outstanding Fiscal Issues and Legal Framework to attain Agenda 2063

December 2025
Mbakiso Magwape

Partner Publication

A Fairer Global Tax Architecture

September 2024
Martin Hearson, Frederik Heitmüller, Mbakiso Magwape, Suranjali Tandon
The era of Reform? Agenda-Setting, Decision Making and S&DT in International Tax and Trade
25 July 2024

The era of Reform? Agenda-Setting, Decision Making and S&DT in International Tax and Trade

With the UN Framework Convention tax negotiations currently underway, one of the most promising but politically challenging solutions, which aims…

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High Net Worth Individuals calling to be taxed more at World Economic Forum, but how does this work in practice?
25 January 2024

High Net Worth Individuals calling to be taxed more at World Economic Forum, but how does this work in practice?

Underscoring the “dramatic rise of economic inequality,” more than 260 billionaires and millionaires recently called on global leaders to introduce…

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ICTD at 10th EPRN Annual Economic Research Conference on boosting economic resilience to economic shocks

ICTD at 10th EPRN Annual Economic Research Conference on boosting economic resilience to economic shocks

Virtual

27 June 2024 – 14:00

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Timezone: Africa/Kigali

We are delighted to contribute to the 10th Annual Conference of the Economic Policy Research Network, Rwanda, which this year has been organised around the theme Boosting Economic Resilience to Economic Shocks. ICTD Research Director, Giulia Mascagni, has given welcome

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Roundtable: The UN Framework Tax Convention

Roundtable: The UN Framework Tax Convention

Virtual

12 July 2024 – 12:00

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Timezone: Europe/London

Following last year’s historic vote supporting the establishment of a new UN Framework Tax Convention, a UN Ad Hoc Group has now been convened and a zero draft terms of reference (TOR) for a future UN Framework Tax Convention has

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Webinar: Tax and Digitalisation in Africa - Lessons for the G20 GovTech Agenda

Webinar: Tax and Digitalisation in Africa – Lessons for the G20 GovTech Agenda

Virtual

26 June 2024 – 11:00

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Timezone: UTC

The global digital public infrastructure (DPI) agenda is substantially informed by experiences from the Global North and South Asia. Africa has its own vast array of contributions to add to the debate. In a historic move, under India’s G20 Presidency

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Mbakiso Magwape quoted in fDi Intelligence article on corporate minimum tax
7 December 2023

Mbakiso Magwape quoted in fDi Intelligence article on corporate minimum tax

Mbakiso Magwape was interviewed and quoted in an article by fDi Intelligence, a Financial Times-run service, about the nearing implementation…

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