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Improving International Tax Dispute Settlement
What are international tax disputes? Formally, international tax disputes are between the tax authorities of two different countries. They result
Make informal businesses profitable, then seek taxes
Last week I participated in a panel discussion at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) Tax Summit on tax policy and
How to fix Nigeria? Seven Key Issues
A secure nation On a visit to Kigali, a lady extolled their army and why they have the respect of
How One African City Is Flipping the Script on Urban Development
From Wall Street to the World Bank, people are looking at Kampala as a model for how cities can finance
Give and you shall receive? Taxation and fiscal contracts in Africa
Last week, the Institute of Development Studies hosted its 50th anniversary conference titled “States, Markets and Society“. As part of
A home-grown remedy for Sri Lanka’s revenue crisis?
Sri Lankans sometimes like to claim perverse records for their country. You will likely have heard the proud assertion that
Why African governments should tax the rich
A great deal of attention has been paid to the obstacles African governments face in effectively taxing the profits of
The ICTD government revenue dataset: still the best option for researchers
In 2010, the ICTD launched efforts to create the ICTD government revenue dataset (GRD), which is increasingly recognized as the
Malawi Can’t Afford Evidence-Free Tax Campaigns
Over the past couple of weeks Malawi has become the latest poster child for UK campaigns arguing that changes to
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