November 5, 2021/Edelman According to Asoko Insight’s FOB500 research, Nigerian family-owned businesses make up 36% of companies within the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS). These businesses have been vital to the socio-economic development of Nigeria and have been instrumental in the region’s back-to-business strategy amid the COVID-19 pandemic […]
OPINION/EDITORIAL
Bridging the Global Climate Ambition Gap
November 5, 2021/IMF Weekend Read Welcome to the Weekend Read! In today’s edition we revisit the key lesson from this week’s COP26 conference, dig into the IMF’s Annual Research Conference, learn about tax avoidance in sub-Saharan Africa, find out how Dominica and Finland are fighting climate change, and much more. COP26 […]
Countering Tax Avoidance in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Mining Sector
(PHOTO: SUNSHINE SEEDS BY GETTY IMAGES) November 5, 2021/IMFBlog By Giorgia Albertin, Dan Devlin, and Boriana Yontcheva Sub-Saharan African countries will need to implement targeted policy actions to reduce profit shifting in the mining sector and avoid losses in tax revenue. Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to possess 30 percent of global mineral reserves, […]
