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Webinar on presumptive taxes invitation card
17 September 2025
Webinar: Presumptive Taxes – What New Evidence Means for Policy and Practice

Presumptive taxes are one of the most used tools through which tax authorities engage with informal economies. However, until recently, there has been very limited research on their actual performance and impact….
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July 2025
ICTD, WIEGO extend research partnership on informal sector taxation

The International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global research and advocacy network WIEGO last week, formalising an existing collaboration on various research around informal sector taxation….
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Wide scenic shot from Ethiopia presenting greenery in the forefront and city skyline in the background. Superimposed on the image in the title on the ATI General Assembly event, dates and logo
23 July 2025
Session: Taxation and the informal economy: lessons and best practices

ICTD is organising at the 2025 ATI General Assembly a technical session on taxation and the informal economy….
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A large white banner laid out on the floor, with text that reads "Financing for Development Sevilla 2025"
July 2025
The Financing for Development Conference is over, what now? – Reflections from experts

The 4th International Financing for Development Conference concluded last week in Seville, with the focus now moving from the final outcome document, the Compromiso de Sevilla, to implementation and the Seville Platform for Action (SPA), which brings together more than 130 initiatives aiming to deliver on the commitments set out in the Compromiso….
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Busy market in Wazirabad, Pakistan, with people walking in the middle road and a man on a motorbike is facing the camera. To the left and right of the main street, market stalls with clothes on display hanging.
June 2025
Pakistan’s bid to raise more revenue: a closer look at wealth taxes and DPI

With a projected deficit of 3.9% of GDP and multiple economic challenges, one equitable way to raise revenue in Pakistan is through wealth taxes. …
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A photo of Palacio Congresos in Seville
June 2025
ICTD at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development

Members of the ICTD team will be in Seville to speak at events, launch a new initiative, and participate in discussions on successful domestic resource mobilisation strategies for financing sustainable development. …
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Wide shot of a large group of people facing the camera.
May 2025
ICTD launches new community of practice on informality and tax

Revenue authorities, researchers and civil society actors now have a space to map new ways for…
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The Global Dataset on Armed Group Taxation team (from left to right): Diego Sandova, Tanya Bandula-Irwin (ICTD), Max Gallien (IDS and ICTD), Vanessa van den Boogaard (ICTD), Florian Weigand (Centre on Armed Groups), Ashley Jackson (Centre on Armed Groups).
April 2025
Launch of new project on armed group taxation

Hosted by the United Nations University-World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), in partnership with the…
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A man writes on a flipchart.
February 2025
ICTD launches new collaborative project exploring tax policy in Ghana’s informal sector

Multi-stakeholder event in Accra see launch of new ICTD project building on years of research and policy dialogues, in partnership with WIEGO, on taxation and informal economies in Africa….
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An aerial shot of a busy market place.
18 February 2025 - 21 February 2025
Workshop: Tax and Informal Economies in Africa: Charting Ways Forward

ICTD is hosting a focused workshop in Akosombo, Ghana from 18th to 21st February 2024 that seeks to chart new ways forward in how revenue authorities engage with informal economies….
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Compilation of book covers
December 2024
ICTD team reading list recommendations for 2024

Throughout the year ICTD team members have been curating monthly reading lists with thought-provoking books covering…
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November 2024
G20 Brazil: How does taxation fit into the agenda?

Researchers from the International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) participated in crafting such recommendations in a number of policy briefs, situating the issues within the tax context….
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