IMF Spring Meetings: Oxfam Report on IMF Tax Recommendations
On 14 April 2026 at the IMF spring meetings a civil society policy forum discussed Making IMF Tax Policy Work for People. The basis for the discussion was a report published by Oxfam earlier in April 2026 analysing the tax advice given by the IMF in
See MoreIMF Spring Meetings: Aid Cuts in Sub-Saharan Africa
The IMF Spring Meetings are taking place from 13 to 18 April 2026. On 13 April 2026 a presentation was given by Athene Laws and Maurizio Leonardi of the IMF’s Africa department with the title: Aid cuts in Sub-Saharan Africa: This Time is
See MoreIMF Spring Meetings: Case for Deeper Asia Pacific Trade Integration
The IMF Spring Meetings are taking place from 13 to 18 April 2026. The meetings include press briefings on the latest issues of IMF publications, panel discussions involving prominent politicians and finance experts, presentations of analytical
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UN Tax Committee Discusses Tax and Gender
On 26 March 2026 the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters discussed the workstreams on tax and gender. The relevant subcommittee presented its planned workstreams for discussion and approval. A workstream would take
See MoreUN Tax Committee Discusses Wealth Tax Issues
On 26 March 2026 the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters discussed the workplan for producing guidance on taxation of high-net-worth individuals. The relevant subcommittee presented its planned workstream. There is
See MoreUN Tax Committee Discusses Indirect Taxes
On 26 March 2026 the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters discussed the workstreams for indirect taxes. The subcommittee on indirect taxes presented its planned workstreams for comment and approval. The subcommittee
See MoreUN Tax Committee Discusses Environmental Taxation
On 25 March 2026 the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters discussed the workstreams for environmental taxation. The subcommittee on environmental tax presented its planned workstreams for comment and approval. The
See MoreUN Tax Committee Discusses Guidance on AI for Tax Administrations
On 25 March 2026 the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters discussed the proposed workstream for the guidance on tax administration and AI. The subcommittee presented its planned work for comment and approval. The
See MoreUN Tax Committee Discusses Manual on the Negotiation of Bilateral Tax Treaties
On 24 March 2026 the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters discussed the workplan for updating the Manual on the Negotiation of Bilateral Tax Treaties. The relevant subcommittee presented its planned workstreams for
See MoreUN Tax Committee Discusses Transfer Pricing
On 24 March 2026 the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters discussed the workstreams for transfer pricing during the current mandate of the Committee. The subcommittee on transfer pricing presented its planned
See MoreUN Tax Committee Discusses the Digitalised and Globalised Economy
On 23 March 2026 the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters discussed the workstreams on the taxation of the digitalised and globalised economy. The relevant subcommittee presented its planned workstreams for comment and
See MoreUN Tax Committee Discusses Extractive Industries Taxation
The 32nd session of the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters commenced on 23 March 2026. The Committee discussed the continuing work on aspects of taxation in the extractive industries. The relevant subcommittee
See MoreIMF Country Focus: How China’s Economy Can Achieve Consumption-led Growth
On 18 February 2026 an IMF country focus with the title How China’s Economy Can Pivot to Consumption-led Growth, written by D. Garcia-Macia, S. Jain-Chandra, S. Kothari and Y. Xu, looked at way in which China could stimulate domestic
See MoreUN: 32nd Session of Committee of Experts on Tax Cooperation
The 32nd session of the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters is to be held from 23 to 26 March 2026. A provisional agenda has been issued, which includes the following topics: UN Model Tax Convention Work on the
See MoreIMF Working Paper: Impact of the Large Taxpayer Office in the Republic of Georgia
On 20 February 2026 the IMF published a working paper with the title: Who Pays When Tax Administration Improves? Revenue, Compliance, and Behavioral Responses to Georgia’s Large Taxpayer Office, written by J. Atsebi, M. Chikviladze, M. Das, E.
See MoreIMF press briefing on US economy looks at tax and trade issues
On 25 February 2026 the IMF held a press briefing to discuss the issues raised by the article IV report on the US economy. The IMF emphasised that the US economy will continue to grow strongly in 2026 and 2027. US private sector entrepreneurs and
See MoreIMF Report on US Recommends Tax and Duty Changes
On 25 February 2026 the IMF issued a report following consultations with the US under Article IV of the IMF’s articles of agreement. The IMF notes that the US economy performed well in 2025 and economic growth reached 2.2% by the end of 2025.
See MoreIMF Country Focus Examines Canada’s Internal Barriers to Trade
On 27 January 2026 an IMF Country Focus looked at opportunities for Canada to increase growth by removing internal barriers to trade. The Country Focus with the title Canada Can Grow Faster by Unlocking Its Own Market, written by F Diez and Y. Yang,
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