18 May Weekly Round-Up

The 18 May edition of the ITICnet.org Weekly Round-Up featured the following stories:

• UN Committee of Experts Releases Draft Chapters for Cross-Border Tax Dispute Resolution Handbook (via MNETax.com)
• UNCTAD’s Technology and Innovation Report 2018
• New IMF Working Paper on Tax Policy Measures
• EC and OECD Digital Tax Proposals: A Closer Look (via TPweek.com)
• IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation with Singapore
• UAE Joins BEPS Framework
• IMF Deputy Managing Director Visits Uzbekistan
• Income Tax Updates in India (via EY.com)

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11 May Weekly Round-Up

In case you missed it, last week's ITICnet.org Weekly Round-Up featured the following stories:

• OECD Invites Comments on Transfer Pricing Guidelines
• Medium-Term Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
• EBRD's Regional Economic Prospects
• IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation with Uzbekistan
• Digital Services Tax Proposed in Spain 
• New Book Co-Authored by ITIC Advisor
• IMF Releases Staff Concluding Statement for Guyana
• Multinational Digital Tax Proposals in Australia

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4 May Weekly Round-Up

In case you missed it, last week's ITICnet.org Weekly Round-Up featured the following stories:

• Comments Invited on IGF-OECD Draft Toolkits
• Lithuania to become 36th Member of OECD
• Meeting of the West and Central Africa Directors General of Customs Held in Guinea
• IMF Releases Country Report for Turkey
• Australian Government Seeks Comments on Multinational Anti-Avoidance Law Draft Guidance

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IMF Releases WAEMU Country Reports

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released two country reports following the Article IV consultation and discussions with regional institutions of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU):

• "Common Policies for Member Countries - Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for the WAEMU" (IMF Country Report No. 18/106)
• "West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU): Selected Issues" (IMF Country Report No. 18/107)

EY releases 2018 Global Tax Policy Outlook

The outlook for global tax policy in 2018, a recent publication by EY, focuses on global and US tax reform, international tax policy changes, and the drive for countries to pursue greater tax competitiveness. 

The report offers insights from EY tax professionals around the world, and includes chapters on business taxation, the tax work of the OECD, European Union taxation, and various country outlooks.

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