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March 2026
Five recommended reads on gender and tax for International Women’s Day 2026

This International Women’s Day, we highlight the role of fiscal policy in advancing gender equality and…

Event
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….

News
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….

Event
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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….

News
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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….

Event
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….

Event
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3 December 2024
Building More Effective and Equitable Tax Systems: Priorities and Strategies for FfD4

The ICTD will be hosting a side event at the Second Preparatory Committee Session of the Financing for Development Conference….

News
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….

Event
An art card for the event "Beyond the money: How tax policies are shaping politics and society in Africa". It has a dark blue background and headshots of each of the five speakers.
12 September 2024
Panel: Beyond the money: How tax policies are shaping politics and society in Africa

This interactive panel will discuss the relationship between taxes and trust in the state, elections and public mobilisation, informality, and gendered social relations….

News
Armed Soldiers at Checkpoint near Kabul, Afghanistan
June 2024
How can roadblocks and revenues shape governance? New working paper series launched

The series aims to shed light on checkpoints in conflict contexts across the world and provide a new window into dynamics of authority and power….

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