Who are the most connected African Airports for African destinations? Top10: Addis Ababa; Nairobi; Cairo; Johannesburg; Casablanca; Abidjan; Accra; Lagos; Douala; Lomé.

Out of the 54 signatories 38 African countries have already ratified the #AfCFTA. Here they are👎 tralac | Trade Law Centre

I just attended S&P Global Ratings #SSA webinar. As long as there is no clarity on #Ethiopia’s #debt_restructuring, the "B-" #rating remains on “Creditwatch Negative”. Noteworthy, S&P’s #growth projection for 2022 of 5.1% is way below what IMF estimated in February (8.7%).

Yesterday's episode of The Prescription is now available to view. OECD negotiations on new corporate tax rules are ongoing, but many countries are already implementing digital taxes. IMF economist Alpa Shah discussed the latest on implementation efforts tpc.io/35FxagK

International food prices have increased by 47% since 2014. Find out why in our latest blog. bit.ly/3jdQppw #IMFBlog

DP World UAE opens terminal in #Somaliland's #Berbera port increasing capacity to 500,000 TEU. Muse Bihi Abdi praises benefits to landlocked #Ethiopia. Head 🇪🇹 #Somali says his region benefits most, adding that conflict with #Oromia "have been generally solved" google.com/amp/s/www.voan…

📅 Save the date: The 3rd APTI/ATRN webinar is happening on 30 June! This webinar will explore the key challenges of intergovernmental collaboration as well as lessons and solutions for improving this for better property taxation. Register here: bit.ly/3df35c0 #APTI

Reminder to attend the #REFAfest2021, that starts today. Look out for the debate on UBIG! It's happening on 1 September 17.15-19.00

The line up for #REFAFest2021 Session 2 happening today at 17h30 SAST ! 💥 Sign up here 👉 1: bit.ly/REFA21Policy 2: bit.ly/REFA21UBIG 3: bit.ly/REFA21Digital 4. bit.ly/REFA21Trade #EconTwitter

#Ethiopia has begun implementing a reform to phase out energy subsidies, which the government says have created a 146.6 Birr billion deficit. What are the implications? Here's our discussion with Abdulmenan Mohammed, Kelbesa Megersa, and Habtamu Girma. p.dw.com/p/4EDc7

Poverty levels in Kenya should resume their pre-pandemic decline as the economy continues to rebound, the World Bank says trib.al/xB5TBIW

Our latest Institute of Development Studies work in Journal of Development Studies (JDS) on #businessenvironment & #gender👇 lnkd.in/e93eNHQX We examine effects of business licensing on gender inequalities, looking at the one-stop shop business licencing reform in Indonesia Detailed 🧵…

New in #JDevStudies: Amrita Kelbesa Megersa & Keir Macdonald examine impacts of a business licensing reform "PTSP" on gender equality in 🇮🇩 --> Results suggest no adverse effects - but also no transformational effects Institute of Development Studies Ecorys #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1080/002203…

Despite e-tax filing & payment being mandatory in #Rwanda, new surveys show that almost 1/4 of corporate income taxpayers and 1/2 personal income taxpayers are still using semi-manual practices. Why is this? New blog by Fabrizio Santoro & Kelbesa Megersa 👇 buff.ly/3pRNgBq

Registration for online participation in the #WIDERDevConf2023 is now open! In September, we join experts research and policy experts to discuss the opportunities and achievements in domestic revenue mobilization. More info and how to join: go.unu.edu/8E4fN #Rev4Dev

Our 8⃣th [August] issue of 2023 is up: Featuring 8⃣ articles & 4⃣ book reviews! * on gender, NGO growth, aid, COVID response, business productivity & more 🇧🇷🇮🇱🇪🇬🇰🇭🇵🇭🇲🇲🇮🇩 Take a peak 👇🏾tandfonline.com/toc/fjds20/59/8

#2023 Institute of Development Studies #InclusiveTrade Recap No. 7👇 In this Journal of Development Studies (JDS) article, we examine impacts of business licensing reform & implications on gender equality Based on FCDO Research, Science and Technology with Kelbesa Megersa Keir Macdonald

📝 In this earlier blog, Fabrizio Santoro and Kelbesa Megersa discuss some of the barriers to maximising the potential of digitising tax administration in Rwanda, and likewise highlight some "exciting ways forward". See ➡️ ow.ly/cC8w50Uk7qN 📸Kim Haughton/IMF #TaxTwitter

VAT works — institutions matter. New paper in International Economics: VAT raises tax revenue under weak and strong institutions, but levels are much higher where institutions are stronger. With Romain Houssa sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #VAT #TaxPolicy #Institutions #DevEcon