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.
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13-November-2020
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Punta del Este Declaration Initiative third annual meeting showcases progress on exchange of information for tax matters and paves way forward for Latin American countries
Organised by the Global Forum Secretariat and held virtually on 12-13 November 2020, the Punta del Este Declaration third annual meeting brought together more than 80 participants from 15 Latin American countries and 8 organisations.
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2-October-2020
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8th meeting of the Africa Initiative: Members and partners reflect on COVID-19 challenges, discuss tax transparency progress and agree to renew Initiative for a further three years
The Africa Initiative’s 8th annual meeting brought together more than 150 participants from 27 African countries and 20 organisations. Representatives reflected on current challenges faced by administrations and highlighted the importance of exchange of information (EOI) and other forms of administrative co-operation in supporting domestic resource mobilisation in these challenging times.
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25-September-2020
English
Global Forum secretariat holds fourth virtual conference on the availability of beneficial ownership information - Focus on Asia-Pacific
A new virtual conference on the availability of information on the beneficial owners of legal entities, arrangements and bank accounts was jointly organised by the Global Forum secretariat and the Asian Development Bank. The event focused on the Asia and Pacific region.
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3-August-2020
English
New beneficial ownership e-learning course offered by the Global Forum and the Global Relations and Development division
This course is intended to help tax officials understand the Global Forum's standards related to beneficial ownership. The course is offered free of charge, and it is open to officials from Tax Administrations and Ministries of Finance.
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16-July-2020
English
Georgia commits to implement international standard on automatic exchange of financial information by 2023
On 8 June 2020, the Honourable Ivane Matchavariani, Minister of Finance of Georgia, committed to implement the international standard on automatic exchange of financial account information by 2023.
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20-June-2020
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Global Forum secretariat holds third virtual conference on the availability of beneficial ownership information
The third virtual conference on the availability of information on the beneficial owners of legal entities and arrangements and bank accounts was organised by the Global Forum secretariat jointly with the Inter-American Development Bank and Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations. This conference was organised for Latin America and Spanish speaking countries. It brought together more than 400 delegates from 19 countries.
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29-May-2020
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Global Forum secretariat holds second virtual conference on the availability of beneficial ownership information
The second virtual conference on the availability of information on the beneficial owners of legal entities and arrangements and bank accounts was organised by the Global Forum secretariat jointly with the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF). This conference was organised for English speaking countries in Africa following the success of the first virtual conference for French speaking countries in Africa held on 8 and 14 April 2020.
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15-April-2020
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Global Forum secretariat holds virtual conference on the availability of beneficial ownership information
A virtual conference on the availability of information on beneficial owners of legal entities and arrangements and bank accounts was organized by the Global Forum Secretariat. The conference, held on 8 and 14 April, brought together 79 delegates from nine countries and two regional organisations.