27-June-2023
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Latin American countries make headway on transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes, with margin for improvements
Published today during the 8th meeting of the Punta del Este Declaration Initiative held in Asunción, Paraguay, Tax Transparency in Latin America 2023 presents the latest progress achieved by 16 Latin American countries in tackling tax evasion and other illicit financial flows (IFFs) through transparency and exchange of information (EOI) for tax purposes.
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22-June-2023
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Global Forum Secretariat supports Ukraine in the implementation of automatic exchange of financial account information
The Global Forum Secretariat facilitated a virtual workshop on automatic exchange of financial account information in tax matters hosted by the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine on 20 and 21 June 2023, with the support of the EU Public Finance Management Support Programme for Ukraine (EU4PFM).
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9-June-2023
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Global Forum Secretariat and Asian Development Bank help Cambodia prepare for second round peer review on the exchange of information on request standard
The Secretariat of the Global Forum and the Asian Development Bank are assisting Cambodia in preparing for its peer review aimed at assessing the country’s compliance with the international standard of transparency and exchange of information on request.
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9-June-2023
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Global Forum Secretariat launches new guidance on implementing secure systems for the automatic exchange of information
The Secretariat of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information (Global Forum) has developed a new Guidance for implementation of a secure perimeter for automatic exchange of information purposes – a tactical approach on confidentiality and data safeguards for developing countries.
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31-May-2023
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Global Forum Secretariat assists members to ensure the effective implementation of automatic exchange of financial account information
To further assist jurisdictions committed to automatic exchange to implement their compliance strategies, the Global Forum Secretariat launched today the Methodology for implementation of the risk based approach to administrative compliance and risk matrices, that jurisdictions can use to develop or improve their own risk assessment approach.
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26-May-2023
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Global Forum Secretariat and ATAF deliver seminar on automatic exchange of financial account information for Kenyan tax officials
The Secretariat of the Global Forum facilitated a virtual seminar on automatic exchange of financial account information from 22 to 26 May 2023 for officials from Kenya Revenue Authority.
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22-May-2023
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Study Group on Asia-Pacific Tax Administration and Research and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank join global fight against tax evasion as Global Forum's 22nd and 23rd observers
The Study Group on Asia-Pacific Tax Administration and Research (SGATAR) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have joined the global fight against tax evasion by becoming the 22nd and 23rd observers of the Global Forum respectively.
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16-May-2023
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Global Forum members’ Competent Authorities meet in Tbilisi for their annual experience-sharing conference
The 10th Global Forum Competent Authorities Conference was kindly hosted by the Georgia Revenue Service on 15 and 16 May 2023 in Tbilisi. The event brought together 160 participants from 77 jurisdictions.
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15-May-2023
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Global Forum counts 168 members after Sierra Leone joins
Sierra Leone has joined the international fight against tax evasion as 168th member – and 37th African member – of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.
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8-May-2023
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Global Forum Secretariat helps Colombia prepare for peer review on transparency and exchange of information on request
From 2 to 5 May 2023, the Global Forum Secretariat carried out a mock on-site visit in Bogota, Colombia, to discuss the progress achieved and remaining challenges, and to prepare stakeholders for the upcoming second-round peer review process.