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Rwanda publishes its eighth tax expenditure report

The Rwandan Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN) has published its FY2024-25 Tax Expenditure Report as part of the FY2026–2029 Executive Budget Proposal....

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Comparing tax and benefit microsimulation models: a guide for analysts in low- and middle-income countries

Distributional analysis is a crucial component of policymaking. Distributional models estimate who gains from and who bears the costs of different tax and benefit policies....

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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....

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Fiscal sustainability through partnerships and evidence: insights from the Global Partnerships Conference

This blog was originally published on ictd.org on 27 May 2026 ...

GPC side event

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Launch of Public Economics Curriculum Grounded in African Policy and Research

This blog was originally published on vatt.fi on 19 May 2026 here, and is reproduced...

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

About the conference...

8th public finance conference graphic

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Why tax expenditure reporting is a missing link in financing for development

This blog was originally published on iisd.org on 17 April 2026 ...

Publication

Mitigating the Consequences of Job Loss in Lower-Income Countries: Evidence from Ethiopia

Job loss is an understudied risk for formal workers in lower-income countries. In these settings, lump-sum severance pay is often the only source of job-loss insurance....

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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:...

Skyscrapers in Addis Ababa

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Ghana publishes Medium-Term Revenue Strategy review

The Revenue Policy Division of Ghana’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) has published a short report summarising the country’s experience of producing its first Medium-Term Revenue Strategy (MTRS) in 2023...

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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...

Feb 2026 NT CGT stakeholder workshop

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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...

Publication

Job Displacement Insurance in Developing Countries

This chapter is part of The Handbook of Social Protection: Evidence and New Directions for Low- and Middle-Income Countries, a comprehensive publication examining the role of social protec...

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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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