Widespread adoption of public country-by-country reporting requirements could be the silver bullet African nations need to overcome numerous challenges, including the scourge of illicit financial outflows and tax evasion.
Effective domestic anti-money laundering policy is essential for the U.S. to become a true partner to Africa in rooting out malicious foreign actors like the Wagner Group.
FACT Policy Fellow Sofia Gonzalez interviewed Amy Matsui, Director of Income Security and Senior Counsel at the National Women’s Law Center, on the connection between gender and U.S. tax policy. Read their conversation, edited for clarity and length.
In order to effectively address the international debt crisis, climate change, and other key challenges, Global North leaders must acknowledge their own complicity in enabling the illicit flow of needed funds out of developing economies.
There’s no better way to show U.S. support for Ukraine than by doing the hard, long-term work here at home to make sure the strength of the U.S. economy doesn’t benefit Putin and his cronies abroad.
Why 2023 is the year that FACT is pushing the SEC to use its authority to advance public country-by-country tax and operations reporting.
