OPINION/EDITORIAL

Investing now for the tax audit of the future

December 19, 2019 Caleb Langat, Tax Partner, IKM Kenya | DLA Piper Africa Transfer Pricing is one of the hottest tax issues globally, and Africa is no exception.  Globally transfer pricing has a bad reputation due to perceived deliberate mis-pricing of intra-group transactions for tax avoidance purposes.  In its simplest […]

Striking the Right Balance Between Sustainable Development and Sustainable Debt

December 19, 2019/IMFBlog By Kristalina Georgieva Over the past two decades, sub-Saharan Africa has made considerable economic progress: extreme poverty levels have declined by one third; life expectancy has increased by a fifth; and real per capita income has grown by about 50 percent on average. Yet, sub-Saharan Africa is still […]

Equatorial Guinea: Promoting Inclusive Growth, Improving Governance and Transparency

December 18, 2019/IMF The IMF has agreed a program with Equatorial Guinea worth around $280 million, which will have governance and anti-corruption reforms at its heart. The agreement aims to support the recovery of the economy, which has been contracting for the past six years, and promote sustainable and inclusive […]