The 10th CoP meeting will focus on Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and the role of tax incentives.
Findings from recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) work on tax incentives in SEZs will be presented. This will be complemented by country presentations from Pakistan and Mauritania, highlighting their experiences with the design and implementation of SEZs, the use of tax incentives within them, and the implications for investment and domestic revenue mobilisation.
More details: ATI website
| 14.00-14.05 | Welcome and Introduction |
| 14.05-14.25 | SEZs: What are They, and How to Tax Them |
| Flurim Aliu (Fellow, Council on Economic Policies) | |
| 14.25-14.35 | Pakistan: country case |
| Naeem Ahmed (Director of Research and Statistics, Federal Board of Revenue, Pakistan) | |
| 14.35-14.45 | Mauritania: country case |
| Sid’Ahmed Ould Dechagh (Coordinator of the Tax Policy Unit, Ministry of Finance, Mauritania) | |
| 14.45-15.25 | Q&A and Open Discussion |
| 15.25-15.30 | Closing |