26-September-2022
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OECD and Global Forum delegation visits Burkina Faso to discuss Fiscal Transition Programme in West Africa
A delegation from the OECD and the Global Forum visited Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso from 19-20 September to discuss the Programme d'Appui à la Transition Fiscale en Afrique de l'Ouest (PATF) with stakeholders.
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23-September-2022
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Global Forum Secretariat organises training for Tunisian officials on cross-border assistance in tax collection
Attended by 31 Tunisian officials in charge of international administrative co-operation and tax collection, this training raised awareness on the importance, challenges and opportunities of the cross-border assistance in tax collection as a tool to support domestic revenue mobilisation.
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16-August-2022
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Global Forum releases eight new peer review reports on transparency and exchange of information on request
The Global Forum published today eight new peer review reports on transparency and exchange of information on request (EOIR) for the Cook Islands, Ecuador, Finland, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Sint Maarten and Sweden.
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3-March-2022
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Global Forum and Global Relations and Development division release course on the automatic exchange of financial account information
The Global Forum Secretariat and the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration’s Global Relations and Development division released a new course today to help tax officials better understand the Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters (CRS-AEOI)
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20-December-2021
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Meeting wraps up successful Train the Trainer pilot programme
The Global Forum Secretariat held the final meeting of its 2021 Train the Trainer pilot programme on 16-17 December 2021. Launched under the umbrella of the Africa Initiative in April 2021, the pilot programme attracted 34 participants from 17 African countries.
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15-October-2021
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Global Forum Secretariat holds its first workshop on establishing and running a functioning exchange of information unit
A workshop on establishing and running functioning exchange of information units was organised by the Global Forum Secretariat on 14-15 October 2021. One hundred sixty-five participants from 30 jurisdictions from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and the Middle East attended it.
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30-August-2021
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Ukraine commits to start automatic exchange of financial account information by 2023
Ukraine has committed to implement the international Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters (AEOI) by 2023. The commitment made by Prime Minister of Ukraine, Mr Denys Shmyhal, makes Ukraine the 118th Global Forum member to commit to start AEOI by a specific date.
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12-July-2021
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First edition of Tax Transparency in Latin America report outlines growing role of tax transparency and exchange of information in helping Latin American governments fight financial crimes and mobilise resources
Tax Transparency in Latin America 2021 is a key output of the Punta del Este Declaration (the Declaration), a Latin American initiative to tackle tax evasion, corruption and other financial crimes through transparency and exchange of information (EOI) for tax purposes.
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9-July-2021
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Global Forum delivers virtual training seminar to prepare jurisdictions on transparency and exchange of information on request peer reviews
A training seminar for French speaking jurisdictions was jointly organised by the Global Forum Secretariat and the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) on the standard of transparency and exchange of information on request (EOIR) and on the related peer review process. Held virtually from 5 to 9 July 2021, it was attended by 36 participants from 16 jurisdictions including 13 African countries.
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26-May-2021
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New report highlights crucial role of tax transparency and exchange of information in helping African governments stem illicit financial flows and increase domestic resource mobilisation
African tax administrations adapted swiftly to challenging circumstances in 2020 and managed to advance the tax transparency agenda on the continent. Members of the Africa Initiative expanded their EOI networks and the amount of exchange of information requests they sent increased more than thirteenfold since the start of the Initiative in 2014. For the first time, African countries sent more requests than they received.