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POLICY PAPER

Should Developing Countries Sign the OECD Multilateral Instrument to Address Treaty-Related Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Measures?
Annet Wanyana Oguttu
November 13, 2018
The Multilateral Instrument (MLI) is a groundbreaking mechanism to update the network of thousands of bilateral tax treaties that make up the international tax system. This paper argues that developing countries should sign up to the MLI, but that they can afford to take a wait-and-see approach to s...
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Beyond ID: Using Digital Identification to Transform Governance
Anit Mukherjee
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Alan Gelb
September 20, 2018
It's Financial Inclusion Week. Read up on how digital ID can be used to promote financial inclusion and transform governance.
Blog Post

Don’t Be Fooled by Zimbabwe’s Big Election Day Charade
Todd Moss
July 25, 2018
On July 30, Zimbabweans will vote for the first time ever without Robert Mugabe on the ballot. Even before election day, there are very serious concerns about the validity of the vote. Vanguard Africa’s Jeffrey Smith and I wrote in the Mail & Guardian about eight reasons to ...
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Pinning Down Illicit Financial Flows: Why Definitions Matter
Maya Forstater
March 26, 2018
The SDGs include a target to “significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organised crime”. However, there is no globally agreed upon definition for “illicit financial flows.” My new C...