Webinar - Commodity Trading: Understanding the tax-related challenges for home and host countries
This webinar examined the findings of the report "Commodity Trading: Understanding the tax-related challenges for home and host countries". It was held on December 3, 2019, at 3 PM CET / 9 AM EST.
This webinar examined the findings of the report "Commodity Trading: Understanding the tax-related challenges for home and host countries". It was held on December 3, 2019, at 3 PM CET / 9 AM EST.
The event speakers outlined the results of an extensive literature review and series of interviews of commodity traders in the minerals and metals sector, looking at what tax risks may exist for home and host countries and options for mitigating them.
The webinar featured Anton Löf of RMG Consulting, one of the report's authors, as a speaker. Howard Mann, Senior International Law Advisor at IISD, moderated. Véronique Bourquin, Policy Advisor at the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, was a commentator. Along with covering the report's key findings, the speakers examined where this work could go next. The webinar video is available for viewing below.
The report described above was prepared by Anton Löf and Magnus Ericsson of RMG Consulting, with the guidance of Alexandra Readhead and Howard Mann of IISD. It was made possible through the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
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