Vol 65 No 18 | AFRICAUNITED NATIONSTAX After African lobbying, the UN wins battle over tax rules 2nd September 2024 Global south countries voted as a bloc for the UN to set rules on taxing revenues and cutting illicit financial flows Leaders are set to back a UN tax convention with a mandate to agree global tax policy on wealth, environmental levies and illicit financial flows at the UN...
DISPATCHES Vol 65 No 17 | AFRICATAX UN tax convention moves closer but African diplomats fail to win new support 20th August 2024 The African Group has been the driving force behind the agreement but it is a fragile triumph African diplomats have moved closer to setting up a new United Nations tax authority focused on illicit financial flows and tax evasion. But the triumph is far more... READ FOR FREE
Vol 65 No 3 | AFRICATAX The next stage in the battle over global tax rules 25th January 2024 Plans for a UN authority on tax policy backed by African states are gaining ground in spite of western resistance How are western states going to respond after losing a battle at the UN General Assembly last November over how global tax rules are negotiated? The European Union...
Vol 64 No 21 | AFRICATAX Nigeria leads attack on tax 19th October 2023 Nigeria has tabled a draft resolution calling for the negotiation of a comprehensive United Nations convention on tax as African states seek to push reform on global tax...
DISPATCHES Vol 63 No 24 | AFRICAUNITED NATIONSTAX African nations win latest round on UN tax reform body 29th November 2022 Defying opposition from the Paris-based OECD club of rich countries, developing economies are trying to win rights for a greater share of global tax revenues The United Nations has agreed to lay the groundwork for the creation of a new system of international tax cooperation by approving a resolution on 23 November to... READ FOR FREE
Vol 61 No 11 | EUROPEAN UNIONAFRICATAX Brussels' boil wash 28th May 2020 Botswana, Ghana and Zimbabwe have joined Mauritius on the European Commission's list of high-risk third countries which Brussels says are deficient in their fight against money-laundering.