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Public consultation on voluntary minimum standards for tax expenditure reporting with a city skyline and trees in the background.
August 2026
Take part in public consultation on minimum standards for tax expenditure reporting

The Coalition on Tax Expenditure Reform (COATE), co-founded by the International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD), has launched a public consultation on draft voluntary minimum standards for tax expenditure reporting….
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A group of individuals looking intently on a set of computers.
August 2026
ICTD secures $1m from Founders Pledge to support collaborative research to strengthen tax administration

The International Centre for Tax and Development has secured US$1 million from Founders Pledge to fund a new three-year programme of collaborative research to strengthen tax administration in lower-income countries, starting 2027….
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8 August 2026
Symposium on the United Nations Tax Framework Convention

ICTD Associate Postdoctoral Fellow Frederik Heitmüller will be speaking at a symposium hosted by the New York University, in collaboration with ICTD and UNU-WIDER, on 8th of August, on the sidelines of the fifth negotiation session on the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation….
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the north to south road and the landscape in a village near the city of Myeik in the south in Myanmar in Southeastasia.
July 2026
From Afghanistan to Venezuela, new research shows how roadblocks shape governance and everyday life in conflict contexts

A new special issue in the leading development studies journal Development and Change puts roadblock politics squarely on the academic agenda….
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Webinar graphic for “Comparative Perspectives on International Tax from the Global South,” 17 July 2026, 14:00–15:00 UTC on Zoom, featuring speakers from ICTD, University of Oxford, WU Vienna, and Makerere University.
7 July 2026
Webinar: Comparative perspectives on international tax from the global South

This webinar launches the ‘Comparative Perspectives on International Tax from the Global South’ project, started by the International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD), in 2024. The project examines how governments in seven countries — Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Uganda, and Zambia — engage with international tax standards in practice, focusing on exchange of information, bilateral tax treaties, transfer pricing rules, and digital services taxation….
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Close-up image of a person's hands typing on a computer.
June 2026
Consultancy opportunity: policy engagement and communications specialist on tax and global development

The International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD), based at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), is seeking a policy and communication specialist to develop and deliver strategic policy engagement activities, in collaboration with senior researchers and the communications team….
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Flyer of the webinar on roadblocks and the politics of passage
30 June 2026
Webinar: The politics of passage – New research on checkpoints and revenue in conflict

This webinar launches the Development and Change special issue, The Politics of Passage: Checkpoints and Authority amidst Conflict, drawing on the Roadblocks and Revenues research series….
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Zoom out shot of the Eswatini Revenue Service building
May 2026
National tax compliance survey launched in Eswatini

The International Centre for Tax and Development, in partnership with the Eswatini Revenue Service, has launched a taxpayer compliance survey, covering five main urban centres – Manzini, Mbabane, Matsapha, Ezulwini, and Nhlangano – aimed at building a clearer picture of taxpayer behaviour, compliance costs, and perceptions of the tax system in Eswatini….
Event
Art card of the event, bearing the title that reads "Four definitions to change the world: Foreseeable relevance", along with details of the webinar superimposed on a gradient green background. At the The bottom half features headshots of five speakers.
29 May 2026
Webinar: Four definitions to change the world webinar series – Foreseeable relevance

The panel will evaluate current instruments and frameworks, their merits, and their limitations in order to contribute to the development of an exchange of information regime that is inclusive and universal. …
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Flyer for side event at the FCDO Global Partnerships Conference
19 May 2026
A Roadmap for Fiscal Sustainability: Taxing Smarter for Growth and Equity | Global Partnerships Conference side event

Organised on the sidelines of the Global Partnerships Conference, our side event will provide practical lessons drawn from research on tax reform in lower-income countries….
Event
Art card of an event bearing a logo of a large letter 'G' superimposed with the text: 'Govtech 4 Impact World Congress'
7 May 2026
Govtech 4 Impact World Congress Panel: Connected Government – Making Systems Talk

ICTD Research Fellow Fabrizio Santoro will partake in a panel discussion that will examine how standards, data exchange frameworks, and institutional coordination enable governments to provide seamless services across departments, jurisdictions, and sectors….
News
April 2026
ICTD’s home institution IDS ranks first in the world for Development Studies for tenth year in a row

The landmark achievement, announced in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, makes IDS and Sussex only the fifth UK institution ever to hold the top position in any single subject for a full decade….
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