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Screenshot from the webinar with all speakers
April 2024
Realistic or optimistic? Experts discuss how to set right tax targets

How much tax can low-income countries feasibly raise? This has become a key question in light…
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ICTD Reseaerch Director presenting during the ICTD's annual Research on Tax and Development course in Kampala, Uganda.
April 2024
Institute of Development Studies, home to ICTD, retains first in the world ranking for Development Studies

The Institute of Development Studies (IDS), home to the International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD), has once again been ranked first in the world for Development Studies in partnership with the University of Sussex….
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Art card of the ICTD event "Getting Targets Right: How much tax can low-income countries rasie?"
17 April 2024
Webinar: Getting Targets Right – How much tax can low-income countries raise?

A panel of researchers and practitioners are set to discuss the role that targets can play in building tax capacity. Are optimistic targets helpful or hurtful? And how can we make targets better?…
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A woman buys fruit from a female vendor at an open market.
March 2024
ICTD rounds up Gender and Tax month

Here’s a quick recap of a diverse range of ICTD content exploring showcasing research on gender and tax – from poetry, to reading lists, to thought-provoking publications both old and new….
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Close-up image of a person's hands typing on a computer.
March 2024
Job Opportunity: Predoctoral Research Consultant

The ICTD is seeking recent graduates and early career professionals interested in developing their research skills and gaining fieldwork and project management experience in preparation for a doctoral program….
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Thumbnail of ICTD In FOCUS Ep. 2 featuring Dr Samuel Jibao
March 2024
Dr Jibao underscores value of collaborative research in video interview

Dr Samuel Jibao, director of the Centre for Economic Research and Capacity Building in Sierra Leone and long-time partner of ICTD, in a new video, highlighted the strong potential of linking tax research and policy in generating impact in practice….
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March 2024
Insights on Ghana’s e-levy: What do we know nearly two years on?

A two-day workshop opened in Accra, Ghana, on the topic ‘Taxing mobile money: Lessons and ways forward’. Research findings and recommendations have been very useful in shaping Ghana’s e-levy….
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28 February 2024 - 29 February 2024
Taxing mobile money: Lessons and ways forward

The workshop’s primary purpose is to explore how mobile money taxes could be designed in an effective and equitable way based on discussion centred around research and real-life experiences…
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February 2024
Job Opportunity: Coordinator of the Community of Practice on Gender and Taxation (M/W)

The coordinator of the Community of Practice (CoP) on Gender and Taxation will manage the various…
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The stage and speakers at the 2nd RRA Research Day.
February 2024
Leveraging Technology for Enhanced Tax Administration: Insights from the 2nd RRA Research Conference

On February 9, 2024, the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) and the International Centre for Tax and…
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A man transacts at a mobile money kiosk in Uganda
February 2024
What have we learnt about taxing mobile money in Africa? Martin Hearson and Awa Diouf share lessons from DIGITAX research programme

As more African governments turn to the growing digital financial services (DFS) sector – specifically mobile…
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Two men standing in front of a mobile money kiosk in Entebbe, Uganda
6 February 2024
Webinar: Taxing mobile money in Africa: the good, the bad and the ugly

At a time when many African countries are facing strong fiscal pressures, the rapidly growing digital…