Activities

On 22–23 August 2022, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 participated in the 19th Pacific Islands Tax Administrators Association Annual Heads Meeting held at Nadi, Fiji. More than 50 participants joined the JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游-led hybrid discussion which considered the potential impact of the t wo-pillar solution in addressing the tax challenges arising from the digitalized economy and the benefits derived from the Asia Pacific Tax Hub . Through RETA 9433, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 supports Pacific developing member countries in a phased and tailored implementation of international tax integrity standards to improve domestic resource mobilization, enhance tax transparency, and prevent aggressive tax planning. Learn more about RETA 9433: Enhancing Tax Transparency of JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 Developing Member Countries .

On 15–18 August 2022, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 and the Global Forum held technical discussions with more than 50 Mongolia government officials to help Mongolia prepare for its upcoming peer review that will assess its implementation of the international tax transparency standards and exchange of information on request. Through RETA 9433, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 supports Mongolia’s efforts to align their legal framework and administrative practices with the international tax integrity standards by increasing their capacity to prevent aggressive tax planning schemes, fight tax evasion, and mobilize domestic revenue resources. Learn more about RETA 9433: Enhancing Tax Transparency of JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 Developing Member Countries .
On 10 August 2022, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 and the Global Forum held a virtual meeting with six officials from Papua New Guinea's Internal Revenue Commission to discuss their confidentiality and data safeguarding arrangements for the implementation of the automatic exchange of information standard . Under RETA 9433, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 supports Papua New Guinea's efforts to align their legal framework and administrative practices with international tax integrity standards, as a way to increase their capacity to fight tax evasion, prevent aggressive tax avoidance, and mobilize domestic resources. Learn more about RETA 9433: Enhancing Tax Transparency of JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 Developing Member Countries .

On 29 July 2022, eight personnel from the executing agencies (EA), implementing agencies (IAs), and project implementation units (PIUs) of the Skills Development for a Modern Economy Project in Uzbekistan discussed JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游’s integrity framework and strategies to prevent and detect fraud, corruption, and other integrity risks at a virtual training session conducted by JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游's Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI), in partnership with JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游's Central and West Asia Department (CWRD). The CWRD inception mission team composed of Xin Long (mission leader) and Jocelyn Narciso also accompanied the project officers during the training session. The session is part of OAI’s Integrity Learning Series under the Capacity Building on Integrity RETA 9703 .

On 26–28 July 2022, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 and the Global Forum held discussions with 17 officials from Armenia's State Revenue Committee and Central Bank regarding Armenia’s confidentiality and data safeguarding arrangements for the implementation of the automatic exchange of information standard. Through RETA 9433, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 supports Armenia's efforts to align their legal framework and administrative practices with international tax integrity standards, as a way to increase their capacity to fight tax evasion, prevent aggressive tax avoidance, and mobilize domestic resources. Learn more about RETA 9433: Enhancing Tax Transparency of JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 Developing Member Countries .

On 22 July 2022, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 and OECD held a meeting in Jakarta with 57 officials from Indonesia's Ministry of Finance. The meeting discussed opportunities for the implementation of global minimum tax rules under Pillar Two of the Two-Pillar Solution developed by the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS). Through RETA 9433, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 supports Indonesia’s efforts to protect its tax base against BEPS and increase the opportunity to mobilize domestic resources, thereby achieving its long-term development priorities. Learn more about RETA 9433: Enhancing Tax Transparency of JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 Developing Member Countries .
On 21 July 2022, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游's Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) completed a series of knowledge sharing sessions with Palau’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) held from April to July 2022. The brown bag lunch presentations, requested by the MoF, are informal sessions that aim to offer an educational platform for the different bureaus of the MoF to attain a more cohesive understanding on a wide array of topics. OAI’s sessions covered topics such as JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 Sanctions - Debarments and Temporary Suspensions, How JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 Approaches the Fight Against Integrity Risks, Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters (MAAC), and International Standards on Integrity and Corruption.

On 20 July 2022, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 held a virtual meeting with two officials of the Revenue and Customs Service of Fiji to discuss the adoption and implementation of the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) minimum standards. Through RETA 9433, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 supports Fiji’s efforts to establish a domestic legal and administrative system that meets international tax standards, thereby increasing its capacity to mobilize domestic revenue sources and fight aggressive tax planning schemes. Learn more about RETA 9433: Enhancing Tax Transparency of JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 Developing Member Countries .
On 14 July 2022, JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游's Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, Beijing Dentons Law Offices LLP, and the Bank of China co-presented in a knowledge-sharing event on The Changing Global Framework for Trade: Impact on Global Supply Chains at the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) AML & Anti-Financial Crime Symposium – Shanghai. The session highlighted learnings on key financial crime risks related to changes in supply chains, including sanctions risks linked to trade, human rights, corruption, and sectoral sanctions. Attended by ACAMS members primarily from Shanghai financial institutions, the virtual symposium also discussed best practices for collaboration in the context of conflicting legal frameworks.

On 14 July 2022, Indonesia Resident Mission Country Director Jiro Tominaga represented JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 and the Asia Pacific Tax Hub at the Global Forum ’s Asia Initiative Ministerial Meeting, where finance ministers from 11 Asian jurisdictions and JJ竞技(拉萨)登录手游 discussed their vision for the regional initiative. He also witnessed the signing ceremony of a Ministerial Declaration . These events were held prior to the G20 Indonesia Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Bali. Launched in November 2021, the Asia Initiative aims to promote the implementation of the internationally agreed tax transparency standards in Asia to tackle tax evasion and other illicit financial flows.