The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UN CSW) 64 is coming round soon. This annual event, held in New York at the UN HQ from 9 to 20 March 2020, has special significance this year. 2020 marks the twenty fifth anniversary year of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995). … [Read more...]
Archives for 2020
IMF: shrink the financial sector to reduce inequality
The IMF has just published a new Staff Discussion Note entitled "Finance and Inequality," by Martin Čihák and Ratna Sahay. The shortest summary of its conclusions is: too much finance makes countries more unequal. And in the words of the IMF's new Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, introducing … [Read more...]
Job vacancy: Head of Fundraising
We are hiring again! This time we are recruiting for two part-time positions. This page outlines the job vacancy for a Head of Fundraising (job pack here, and details below) at 40% FTE. We are also advertising for a Head of Operations at 60% FTE. Key facts Application closing date: Sunday 16 … [Read more...]
Job vacancy: Head of Operations
We are hiring again! This time we are recruiting for two part-time positions. This page outlines the job vacancy for a Head of Operations (job pack here, and details below) at 60% FTE. We are also advertising for a Head of Fundraising at 40% FTE. Key facts Application closing date: Sunday 16 … [Read more...]
The Brexit Tax Haven Walking Tour
Tax Justice Network and the Global Alliance for Tax Justice cordially invite you to ‘The Brexit Tax Haven Walking Tour’. The tour will visit key sites in the City of London where three leading experts from the UK and the Global South will explain the imminent threat to developing economies posed by … [Read more...]
On raising tax in Africa
The Economist is running an article on a subject dear to our hearts, entitled "African governments are trying to collect more tax. It contains some useful data and quotes, such as this: It also quotes Logan Wort, Executive Secretary of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF,) saying that … [Read more...]
The Tax Justice Network’s January 2020 Spanish language podcast: Justicia ImPositiva, nuestro podcast, enero 2020
Welcome to this month’s latest podcast and radio programme in Spanish with Marcelo Justo and Marta Nuñez, free to download and broadcast on radio networks across Latin America and Spain. ¡Bienvenidos y bienvenidas a nuestro podcast y programa radiofónica! ¡Y feliz ano nuevo! Comenzamos el … [Read more...]
ICRICT’s study of asset ownership information available in the UK: a stepping stone towards a Global Asset Registry
This blog was originally published by ICRICT on 19 December 2019. ICRICT is inviting comments on its new study. If you would like to send your comments, please do so no later than Thursday 31 January 2020 to icrictsecretariat@gmail.com. Wealth inequality poses serious risks to economies, to … [Read more...]
Edition 11 of the Tax Justice Network’s Francophone podcast/radio show: édition #11 de radio/podcast Francophone par Tax Justice Network
We’re pleased to share the eleventh edition of the Tax Justice Network’s monthly podcast/radio show for francophone Africa by finance journalist Idriss Linge in Cameroon. Nous sommes fiers de partager cette nouvelle émission de radio / podcast du Réseau Tax Justice, Tax Justice … [Read more...]
The Competitiveness Files: Martin Wolf
In 2015 we set up a new website called Fools' Gold, dedicated to investigating (and skewering) the woolly concept of "national competitiveness," which is so widely (mis)used by many politicians, and so derided by many economists. We are closing the Fools' Gold site now, for operational reasons, … [Read more...]
Edition 24 of the Tax Justice Network Arabic monthly podcast 24# الجباية ببساطة
Welcome to the twenty-fourth edition of our monthly Arabic podcast/radio show Taxes Simply الجباية ببساطة contributing to tax justice public debate around the world. This latest episode marks two years since we started this podcast. Taxes Simply الجباية ببساطة is produced and presented by Walid Ben … [Read more...]
