OECD Releases New Digital Economy Publication

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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a new report entitled The Digital Economy, Multinational Enterprises and International Investment Policy.

The report looks at "the implications of digitalisation and digital technologies for international investment and investment policy, with a particular focus on digital policies relating to national security and digital policies directed at business operations." [Full Paper]

ITIC Hosts Dinner with UNCTAD Secretary General

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On 19 April, during the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings, ITIC hosted a dinner in Washington, DC with Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Other distinguished guests from the African Union, COMESA and African embassies joined IMF and World Bank officials and several ITIC sponsor companies for a discussion of the relationship between investment and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Weekly Round-Up

This week, we featured stories on:

  • UNCTAD's "E-Commerce Week"
  • The new UNCTAD Policy Brief on "Digitalization and Trade"
  • An update on GST in India by ITIC Advisor Sumit Majumder
  • PwC's latest Tax Insights Tax Policy Bulletin
  • The Indian Government releasing a Draft Notification for Comments under BEPS Action 5
  • New regulations on tax holidays in Indonesia

Weekly Round-Up

This week's ITICnet.org Round-Up featured stories on:

  • ITIC's Tax Consultations held in Kazakhstan
  • The IMF's release of the analytical chapter on Digital Government
  • 14 Transfer Pricing Country Profiles released by the OECD
  • A WCO Workshop on Digital Customs and E-Commerce held in Zimbabwe
  • The new Corporate Tax Reform Bill proposed in The Philippines
  • The new IMF Working Paper: Tax Incentives in Cambodia