Moyo Arewa

LoGRI Programme Director

Local Government Revenue Initiative

Moyo is the Programme Director for the Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI). He was previously the Manager for Strategic Initiatives at (ICTD) and, before then, a Policy Development Officer at the City of Toronto. His tax research has focused on understanding how new technologies impact tax policy, administration, and public service delivery.

Publications

Journal Article

Enhancing taxpayer registration with inter-institutional data sharing—evidence from Uganda

November 2025
Celeste Scarpini, Fabrizio Santoro, Moyo Arewa, Ronald Waiswa & Jane Nabuyondo
Research in Brief

How Will Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) Influence Tax Administration in Developing Countries?

June 2024
Moyo Arewa, Celeste Scarpini, Kelbesa Megersa, Barry Cooper, Antonia Esser & Megan Campbell
Research in Brief

Enhancing Taxpayer Registration with Inter-Institutional Data Sharing – Evidence from Uganda

June 2024
Celeste Scarpini, Fabrizio Santoro, Ronald Waiswa, Moyo Arewa & Jane Nabuyondo
African Tax Administration Paper

Enhancing Taxpayer Registration with Inter-Institutional Data Sharing – Evidence from Uganda

June 2024
Celeste Scarpini, Fabrizio Santoro, Ronald Waiswa, Moyo Arewa & Jane Nabuyondo
Working Paper

How Will Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) Influence Tax Administration in Developing Countries?

May 2024
Moyo Arewa, Celeste Scarpini, Kelbesa Megersa, Barry Cooper & Antonia Esser
Working Paper

An Introduction to Digital Tax Payment Systems in Low-and Middle-Income Countries

December 2022
Moyo Arewa & Fabrizio Santoro
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Blogs

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Group photo showing around 15 people smiling at the camera in front of a banner that reads "Financing for Development".
July 2025|
Blog

Financing development: Gains and gaps of the Sevilla conference

by Regan McCort, Wilson Prichard & Moyo Arewa

Much has changed in the 10 years since the last financing for development conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia….
blurred man holding his ID in focus to the camera.
November 2022|
Blog

Identity issues: Four challenges for digital IDs in Africa’s tax systems

by Fabrizio Santoro, Moyo Arewa & Celeste Scarpini

From streamlining primary healthcare to amplifying agricultural outcomes, digital IDs matter. Here are some of the reasons why……

News and events

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News
December 2025
LoGRI conference in Cotonou, Benin drives dialogue on property tax reform in lower-income countries

The two-day event, themed “Frontier Issues, Evidence, and Reform Directions,” brought over 100 leading property tax experts, policymakers, and practitioners from around the world to Cotonou to foster interactive exchange and mutual learning on property tax reform….
News
November 2025
ICTD at the Global Digital Public Infrastructure Summit

The summit reinforced that the journey toward safe, inclusive digital public infrastructure is still unfolding. Through our DPI and Tax Programme, we aim to contribute to this work by generating practical, evidence-based insights for governments and partners navigating this rapidly evolving field….
News
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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. …

Research Projects

Completed Project

An Introduction to Digital Tax Payment Systems in Low-and Middle-Income Countries

Moyosore Arewa & Fabrizio Santoro
Completed Project

Block management system and formalisation: An ethnography and evaluation of the registration process in Freetown

Giovanni Occhiali, Wilson Prichard & Moyo Arewa
Current Project

Understanding Retail Central Bank Digital Currencies and their Potential for Revenue Authorities

Moyosore Arewa, ICTD, Laura Munoz Perez, ICTD & Celeste Scarpini, ICTD
Completed Project

Inter-Institutional Data Sharing and Cooperation for Better Tax Administration – Evidence from Uganda

Fabrizio Santoro, ICTD, Moyosore Arewa, ICTD, Ronald Waiswa & Jane Nabuyondo
Completed Project

Review of Tax Payment Technologies: Uses, Benefits, Drawbacks, and Future Options

Moyosore Awera, ICTD, Laura Munoz, ICTD & Fabrizio Santoro, ICTD
Completed Project

Evidence Review: digital financial services, digital ID systems and tax administration

Laura Muñoz, ICTD & Moyosore Arewa, ICTD
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