Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes

28/02/2025 – A delegation led by the Head of the Global Forum Secretariat, Ms Zayda Manatta, visited La Paz, Bolivia, on 25-26 February 2025 to support the country on its tax transparency journey. Authorities and officials were briefed on the benefits of transparency and exchange of information for tax purposes, as well as on the process to join the Global Forum.

The visit offered the opportunity to present the Global Forum and to discuss the latest advances on tax transparency with the Minister of Finance, Mr Marcelo Montenegro, the Vice Minister of Tax Policy, Mr Jhonny Morales, and the Executive President of the National Tax Service, Mr Mario Cazón. Authorities and senior representatives from other agencies, such as the Ministry of Institutional Transparency and the Fight against Corruption, the Financial System Supervisory Authority, the Financial Investigations Unit and the Customs Service also attended the meetings and were briefed on the tax transparency standards and the work carried out by the Global Forum and its Secretariat.

Following these high-level meetings, an introductory workshop was delivered to officials from the National Tax Service and other relevant agencies to explain the benefits and commitments associated with joining the Global Forum, the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, the Standard on Transparency and Exchange of Information on Request and the Common Reporting Standard on Automatic Exchange of Information. The delegation also presented the technical assistance available to new members to help implement the tax transparency standards and benefit from them in domestic resource mobilisation efforts.

The Global Forum is the leading multilateral body mandated to ensure that jurisdictions around the world adhere to and effectively implement the standard on transparency and exchange of information on request (EOIR) and the standards on automatic exchange of information (AEOI). These objectives are achieved through a robust monitoring and peer review process. The Global Forum also runs an extensive capacity-building programme to support its members in implementing the standards and help tax authorities make the best use of cross-border information sharing channels.

The Global Forum capacity-building programme is supported by the following development partners:

For more information, please contact gftaxcooperation@oecd.org.