Mick Moore interviewed on BBC News at 9
Professor Mick Moore was interviewed on BBC News at 9 about the ongoing Sri Lankan Crisis and where he hopes it will go next. His interview begins at 25:30 and can be played back here.
Mick Moore featured in Sri Lankan, Danish and Norwegian newspapers
Mick Moore was quoted in Economy Next, Information and Aften Posten on the Sri Lankan Crisis.
Mick Moore featured on Sri Lankan papers the Daily FT and Daily Mirror
Mick Moore was featured, as a member of Verité Research, in two articles from the Daily FT and one from the Daily Mirror about the Sri Lankan Crisis.
You can read the articles below
SL Economic Policy Group’s first paper highlights need to raise tax collection
Verité Research Sri Lanka Economic Policy Group makes key recommendations
Jalia Kangave featured on Al Jazeera English news
ICTD Lead Research consultant Jalia Kangave was featured on Qatar broadcaster Al Jazeera English for their programme The Stream | “Have the pandemic profiteers made too much money?”. Jalia’s feature begins at 19:50 minutes. You can play back here.
Mick Moore featured on Voice of Islam Radio
Mick Moore was interviewed on the Voice of Islam Radio’s Drive Time Show about the Sri Lankan Crisis. Mick’s interview begins at 31:50. You can listen back here.
Mick Moore featured on Deutsche Welle Business
Mick Moore was interviewed on German national broadcaster Deutsche Welle’s “DW Business” for their segment Saving Sri Lanka. Mick’s interview begins at 8:27. You can watch it back here.
Jalia Kangave quoted in Spanish outlet Planeta Futuro/El Pais
ICTD Researcher Jalia Kangave was featured extensively in Spanish publication Planeta Futuro/El Pais’s article “African millionaires are even richer (and still pay little in taxes)”. Read her numerous contributions here.
Mick Moore featured in six outlets on Sri Lankan crisis
LoGRI launch covered in Australian and Canadian news
ICTD’s new LoGRI programme launch was covered in Education News Canada and two Australian newspapers, The National Tribune and Mirage News.
ICTD Research quoted by Nigerian financial expert in The Whistler
ICTD research on government tax revenues was quoted at a workshop held with the Federal Capital Territory Administration Revenue Officers in Nigeria. This was covered by Nigerian Online Newspaper The Whistler.
ICTD grantee who conducted research on Taliban Taxation quoted in Voice of America
ICTD grantee Rahmatullah Amiri was quoted in American international broadcaster Voice of America. He’s quoted, ““Arguably, Afghanistan has been an ‘NGOs republic’ for 30 to 40 years,” Rahmatullah Amiri, an independent consultant who recently co-authored a report on the Taliban’s taxation for the International Center for Tax and Development, told VOA. Since the Taliban’s ascent to power, the international aid system has gone even more unilateral, Amiri added.”
Read the full article here.
ICTD Researchers publish Op-ed in Moroccan Media on Cannabis Taxation
ICTD Research Fellows Dr Max Gallien, and Dr Giovanni Occhiali and ICTD research officer Soukayna Remmal co-authored an opinion piece on the stakes of cannabis taxation in Morocco, published on Moroccan economic outlet Medias24. Read their analysis of how cannabis taxation can represent a new revenue source for development here.
