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Beyond aid: reflections on tax policy reform as a path to sustainable financing in Ethiopia

On 17 July 2026, TaxDev and the Ethiopian Economic Association (EEA) co-organised a panel discussion, “Beyond Aid: Tax Policy Reforms as a Path to Sustainable Financing”, as part of the EEA’s 23rd ...

Ethiopian Economics Association panel discussion at the 2026 conference

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Job announcement: Country Economist (Rwanda)

ODI Global is seeking applications for a Country Economist to work closely with our partners at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN) in Rwanda....

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Rwanda publishes its eighth tax expenditure report

The Rwandan Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MINECOFIN) has published its FY2024-25 Tax Expenditure Report as part of the FY2026–2029 Executive Budget Proposal....

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Fiscal sustainability through partnerships and evidence: insights from the Global Partnerships Conference

This blog was originally published on ictd.org on 27 May 2026 ...

GPC side event

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Comparing tax and benefit microsimulation models: a guide for analysts in low- and middle-income countries

Distributional analysis is a crucial component of policymaking. Distributional models estimate who gains from and who bears the costs of different tax and benefit policies....

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Formal labor market dynamics and development

This paper studies formal employment dynamics using linked employer–employee data from eight countries spanning a wide income range from Kenya to Chile....

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Launch of public economics curriculum grounded in African policy and research

This blog was originally published on vatt.fi on 19 May 2026 here, and is reproduced...

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8th World Bank/ODI Global/IFS public finance conference

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Comparing tax and benefit microsimulation models: a guide for analysts in low- and middle-income countries

Distributional analysis is a crucial component of policymaking. Distributional models estimate who gains from and who bears the costs of different tax and benefit policies....

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Why tax expenditure reporting is a missing link in financing for development

This blog was originally published on iisd.org on 17 April 2026 ...

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Mitigating the consequences of job loss in lower-income countries: evidence from Ethiopia

Job loss is an understudied risk for formal workers in lower-income countries. In these settings, lump-sum severance pay is often the only source of job-loss insurance....

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Ghana publishes Medium-Term Revenue Strategy review

The Revenue Policy Division of Ghana’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) has published a short report summarising the country’s experience of producing its first Medium-Term Revenue Strategy (MTRS) in 2023...

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Ethiopia’s new investment incentive regulation explained

This month, Ethiopia’s new Investment Tax and Customs Duty Incentive Regulation (No. 586/2026) governing tax incentives for investors has come into effect. The key changes are:...

Skyscrapers in Addis Ababa

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TaxDev and Kenya National Treasury training on PIT and VAT modelling

On February 25th 2026, Kenya's National Treasury collaborated with TaxDev in training staff on the use of micro-simulation models for Personal Income Tax (PIT) and Value Added Tax (VAT)....

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