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Wide view of luxurious residential buildings by the water in Cote d'Ivoire
July 2025|
Blog

Côte d’Ivoire property tax reform: the political will paradox

by Camille Barras & Marie Reine Mukazayire

In Côte d’Ivoire, property tax has been identified as a key source to help raise revenue, however, it remains largely untapped. …

Policy Brief

Taxing Mobile Money in Africa: Risk and Reward

Policy Brief

Taxation Policies, Processes, and Performances of Mobile Money Providers in Côte d’Ivoire

Research in Brief

Are Digital and Traditional Financial Services Taxed the Same? A Comprehensive Assessment of Tax Policies in Nine African Countries

Working Paper

Are Digital and Traditional Financial Services Taxed the Same? A Comprehensive Assessment of Tax Policies in Nine African Countries

Mobile money agent in Zanzibar, Tanzania
April 2023|
Blog

How do taxes affect the price of digital financial services?

by Hannelore Niesten & Awa Diouf

How the interplay between DFS pricing and taxation affects the cost of DFS, and why transparency and competition are crucial for a well-functioning market….

Factsheet

Taxation of digital financial services in Côte d’Ivoire

Ugandan landscape shot with a small hut in left foreground, lakes centre and right background and a yellow sign that read mobile money airtime selling in front of the hut
October 2022|
Blog

How should Africa’s digital payments be taxed?

by Philip Mader

Africa’s governments need tax revenue to fund everything from education and social welfare to paying international debts. No wonder governments are eyeing digital financial services (DFS) – a rapidly growing, highly profitable industry – for additional revenue….

News
tobacco tax image
May 2022
New interactive site on taxing tobacco in West Africa

Did you know cigarettes have actually become more affordable in Africa over the last four years? Find out how tobacco taxes can fix this…

Completed Project

Comparison of Taxation of DFS Versus Traditional Financial Services in Nine African Countries

Hannelore Niesten, ICTD & Chris Wales, ICTD
Completed Project

Digital Payment Tax Factsheets

Mary Abounabhan & Hannelore Niesten
Cigarette butts
May 2021|
Blog

West African governments must increase taxes on tobacco for better health and public finances

by Jean Tesche

For more than 30 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has designated May 31 as World…

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