1-March-2022
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Following on the very successful 2021 pilot, the Global Forum Secretariat is launching new Train the Trainer (TtT) programmes for African, Asian and Latin American countries.
21-February-2022
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With a number of recent and upcoming developments in the OECD’s international tax agenda, we invite you to join a live webinar with experts from the Centre for Tax Policy and Administration for an update on our work.
18-February-2022
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The first meeting of the Women leaders in tax transparency programme took place on 17 and 18 February 2022. Twenty-three participants from 23 developing-country members of the Global Forum are participating in this first edition.
16-February-2022
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On 16 February 2022, 49 participants, among whom 15 tax commissioners and deputy commissioners from 18 Asian members of the Global Forum and three development partners, came together for the first meeting of the Asia Initiative. The high-level meeting was held by videoconference and chaired by Mr Suryo Utomo, Director General of the Directorate General of Taxes of Indonesia.
3-February-2022
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The 2022 Global Forum Capacity Building Report published today highlights ten years of successful capacity-building activities to support the global implementation of the two international standards on exchange of information on request and automatic exchange of financial account information. The report also provides an update on the Global Forum’s capacity-building programme and outreach activities carried out in 2021.
3-February-2022
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The 2022 Capacity Building Report highlights ten years of progress and provides an update on the Global Forum’s capacity-building programme and outreach activities carried out in 2021.
21-January-2022
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On 21 January 2022, Switzerland, Tunisia and the Global Forum Secretariat launched a pilot project to assist Tunisia in the implementation of the Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters (AEOI) during a high-level virtual meeting.
5-January-2022
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Tunisia has committed to implement the international Standard for Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information in Tax Matters (AEOI) by 2024. This commitment makes Tunisia the 121st Global Forum member to commit to start AEOI by a specific date, and the tenth African country to do so.
14-December-2021
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Today, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS is releasing the 2020 peer review assessments of 131 jurisdictions in relation to the spontaneous exchanges of information on tax rulings.
3-December-2021
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The Global Forum Secretariat organised a workshop on the effectiveness review process with a focus on ensuring compliance by financial institutions in relation to the Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information. Held virtually on 1-2 December 2021, it was attended by over 420 participants from 84 jurisdictions.