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December 2024
ICTD team reading list recommendations for 2024

Throughout the year ICTD team members have been curating monthly reading lists with thought-provoking books covering…
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December 2024
ICTD-RRA conference discusses future of digital tax administration

More than 100 experts and policymakers across Africa gathered in a conference in Kigali, Rwanda last week to discuss the latest evidence on the potential and challenges of digitalising tax administrations….
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12 December 2024 - 13 December 2024
Towards a Digital Tax Administration: lessons learnt and directions for reform

International conference organised by the ICTD in partnership with Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) Hosted by: Register…
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3 December 2024
Building More Effective and Equitable Tax Systems: Priorities and Strategies for FfD4

The ICTD will be hosting a side event at the Second Preparatory Committee Session of the Financing for Development Conference….
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Green yellow banner advertising the ICTD-World Bank webinar on 4 December 2024, entitled "Digital Public Infrastructure meets tax digitalisation: what can we learn?". Beneath the title are the date and time of the event with five photos of the event speakers in circles with their names and organisational affiliations beneath. Beneath the photos are the ICTD and World Bank logos.
4 December 2024
WEBINAR: Digital Public Infrastructure meets tax digitalisation – what can we learn?

Join us for this ICTD-World Bank webinar which will discuss the impact of digitalisation of tax administrations on revenue authorities and taxpayers in low income countries….
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November 2024
G20 Brazil: How does taxation fit into the agenda?

Researchers from the International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) participated in crafting such recommendations in a number of policy briefs, situating the issues within the tax context….
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A 3D graphic of the Earth focusing on Africa where continents are connected by various lines, symbolising digital connectedness.
19 November 2024 - 20 November 2024
ICTD at the International Conference on Public Finance in the Digital Era

ICTD Research Fellow Fabrizio Santoro will speak about these concerns in the context of taxation, drawing from the Centre’s DIGITAX Research Programme, at the International Conference on Public Finance in the Digital Era, hosted by ODI Global and The Collaborative Africa Budget Reform Initiative (CABRI)….
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October 2024
World Cities Day: why subnational property tax can support urban development

On World Cities Day, we look at how subnational property taxes can help cities address development challenges….
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October 2024
Digital Public Infrastructure and Taxation in Africa – what have we learnt and what’s next?

Drawing from their work under ICTD’s recently concluded DIGITAX Research Programme, Research Fellow Fabrizio Santoro and Research Officer Celeste Scarpini shared key findings and lessons learned on the matter during an internal seminar hosted by the Institute of Development Studies last week….
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Research on Tax and Development course cohort
September 2024
ICTD wraps in Accra this year’s course on Research on Tax and Development

Twenty-two tax and finance professionals mostly from countries across Africa successfully completed ICTD’s last module for…
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16 October 2024
Seminar: Making Global Tax Governance Fit for the 21st Century

The London School of Economic and Political Science (LSE) will be hosting a seminar on ‘Making global tax governance fit for the 21st century’, which will feature ICTD Research Director Martin Hearson who will present a paper of the same title. …
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An art card for the event "Beyond the money: How tax policies are shaping politics and society in Africa". It has a dark blue background and headshots of each of the five speakers.
12 September 2024
Panel: Beyond the money: How tax policies are shaping politics and society in Africa

This interactive panel will discuss the relationship between taxes and trust in the state, elections and public mobilisation, informality, and gendered social relations….