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Formal Labor Market Dynamics and Development

This paper studies formal employment dynamics using linked employer–employee data from eight countries spanning a wide income range from Kenya to Chile.

Introduction à l’évaluation des politiques fiscales

L’évaluation d’une politique est un processus qui permet aux décideurs politiques de mener des réflexions de manière critique aux objectifs et aux incidences d’une modification proposée d’une polit

Call for papers: 8th World Bank/ODI Global/IFS Public Finance Conference

8th World Bank/ODI Global/IFS Public Finance Conference

September 24-25, 2026, in Washington DC, USA | Submission by May 15th, 2026

Ethiopia’s new investment incentive regulation explained

This month, Ethiopia’s new Investment Tax and Customs Duty Incentive Regulation (No. 586/2026) governing tax incentives for investors has come into effect. The key changes are:

TaxDev and Kenya National Treasury training on PIT and VAT modelling

On February 25th 2026, Kenya's National Treasury collaborated with TaxDev in training staff on the use of micro-simulation models for Personal Income Tax (PIT) and Value Added Tax (VAT).

Kenya’s National Treasury engages stakeholders on Capital Gains Tax reforms, with support from TaxDev

The National Treasury held a stakeholders’ consultation workshop on reforming Capital Gains Tax (CGT) in February 2026, as policymakers weigh measures to improve equity, fairness, efficiency and re

Government of Ghana implements major VAT reforms

On 1st January, the Government of Ghana implemented major reforms to its Value Added Tax (VAT) system, with a higher registration threshold and a rationalised structure to simplify compliance and i

Principles of taxation for mining operations in Uganda

This report was originally published on odi.org on 27 November 2025

When taxpayers see unfairness, they may stop paying their tax bill

This blog was originally published on voxdev.org on 16 September 2025

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