The OECD and Belgium's Federal Public Service Finance have launched an eight-month training programme to help 34 participants from 22 jurisdictions across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America and the Pacific strengthen their capacity to recover tax claims across borders and combat tax evasion.
The OECD has announced the launch of a new Cross-Border Assistance in the Recovery of Tax Claims (CBAR) Accelerator Programme, in partnership with the Belgium Federal Public Service Finance, on 28 April 2026.
The programme aims to support interested jurisdictions in building sustainable capacities for cross‑border co-operation in the recovery of tax claims
Building on the work carried out under the Africa Initiative, the programme adopts a blended approach combining knowledge development and technical assistance. Over an eight‑month period, 34 participants from 22 jurisdictions from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America and the Pacific will take part in four technical training sessions, complemented by inter‑session practical work and tailored, step‑by‑step support. This approach is designed to help jurisdictions establish or strengthen the legal and administrative frameworks required for CBAR and to effectively integrate this form of co-operation into their tax debt management functions. The ultimate objective is to reinforce their debt recovery efforts in the fight against tax evasion.
The programme responds to the recommendations made by the CBAR working group of the Africa Initiative in 2022 and builds on the Toolkit for Establishing a Function for Cross‑Border Assistance in the Recovery of Tax Claims (2023) and the Model Manual on Cross-Border Assistance in the Recovery of Tax Claims (2024).
The Global Forum is the leading multilateral body mandated to ensure that jurisdictions around the world adhere to and effectively implement the standard on transparency and exchange of information on request (EOIR) and the standards of automatic exchange of information (AEOI), covering financial accounts under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) and crypto-asset transactions under the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). These objectives are achieved through robust monitoring and peer review processes. The Global Forum also runs an extensive capacity-building programme to support its members to implement the standards and help tax authorities make the best use of cross-border information sharing channels.
