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Lyla Latif (PhD)

@lylaalatif

CEO lai-latif.com | Lecturer @UoNLawFaculty | Consultant to Governments, UN & CSOs | Chair @CFS_UoN | NED @TaxJusticeNet | Technical Expert @UNDP

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My maiden appearance ECA meeting with the Committee on Economic Governance & 33 member states present to debate & agree on Africa’s position on its financing 4 dev priorities ahead of #FfD4. Tax, Debt & Trade on the agenda today. Tomorrow it’s all about private finance!

My maiden appearance <a href="/ECA_OFFICIAL/">ECA</a> meeting with the Committee on Economic Governance &amp; 33 member states present to debate &amp; agree on Africa’s position on its financing 4 dev priorities ahead of #FfD4. Tax, Debt &amp; Trade on the agenda today. Tomorrow it’s all about private finance!
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Gettin participants to map out IFFs in AfCFTA Secretariat Official! While #EU preferential treatments benefit some #African nations thru reduced #tariffs #market access, they can create opportunities for tradebased laundering btwn these markets thru complex triangular trading schemes & origin #fraud

Gettin participants to map out IFFs in <a href="/AfCFTA/">AfCFTA Secretariat Official</a>! While #EU preferential treatments benefit some #African nations thru reduced #tariffs #market access, they can create opportunities for tradebased laundering btwn these markets thru complex triangular trading schemes &amp; origin #fraud
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So anyone for a weekend read on #wealth #tax - Its a beautiful report with great content. National Taxpayers Association it was awesome getting this done together! Available here: nta.or.ke

So anyone for a weekend read on #wealth #tax - Its a beautiful report with great content.

<a href="/ntakenya/">National Taxpayers Association</a> it was awesome getting this done together!

Available here: nta.or.ke
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2025 will be a great year to take back #tax sovereignty! Starting wth economic liberation thru source taxation, breaking refundable tax credits loophole (dodging on agreed METR thru investment credits) & ending modern economic extraction by asserting WHT on cross border services

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Yesterday we had our end of year #tax #talks! I was so happy to have the best of friends and colleagues come together to examine the #human #face of #tax and the consequences of its #political #economy laid bare! In a world where #fiscal policies ALIENATE the very people they aim

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Yesterday morning CITN & I had a conversation on the pressing issue of #taxing the #digital #economy. Our conversation touched on themes I often reflect upon in my work— #justice and #equity in public #finance and the critical need for #tax #sovereignty in an increasingly

Yesterday morning <a href="/citntax/">CITN</a> &amp; I had a conversation on the pressing issue of #taxing the #digital #economy. 

Our conversation touched on themes I often reflect upon in my work— #justice and #equity in public #finance and the critical need for #tax #sovereignty in an increasingly
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Mobile #health #apps are transforming healthcare across #Africa. Do you think they truly meet users' needs? Here is my short blog into how #user experience (#UX) can make or break the promise of health #equity and the #right to health 🩺

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I am celebrating today 🎈CITN shukran! This ♥️award♥️ is a testament to the power of the conversations, debates, and shared commitment we hold for rethinking #tax systems, tackling #illicitfinancialflows, and strengthening #fiscal policies for a fairer future. From

I am celebrating today 🎈<a href="/citntax/">CITN</a> shukran! This ♥️award♥️ is a testament to the power of the conversations, debates, and shared commitment we hold for rethinking #tax systems, tackling #illicitfinancialflows, and strengthening #fiscal policies for a fairer future.

From
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❗️Kenya has drafted its #Cloud Policy. Submit your written comments by 24 Dec 2024 to [email protected] My knee jerk reaction to the challenges section is on 5 critical concerns Ministry of Info, Comms & The Digital Economy KE should consider: 1️⃣ While #data #localisation and regulatory frameworks are

❗️Kenya has drafted its #Cloud Policy. Submit your written comments by 24 Dec 2024 to kenyacloudpolicy@moict.go.ke

My knee jerk reaction to the challenges section is on 5 critical concerns <a href="/MoICTKenya/">Ministry of Info, Comms & The Digital Economy KE</a> should consider: 

1️⃣ While #data #localisation and regulatory frameworks are
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The chapter I close my 2024 scholarly thinking with was published on 19 Dec 2024 - it's a chapter that highlights 🌟 Africa’s Moment in Global Tax Governance 🌟 You can read it here: link.springer.com/chapter/10.100… The chapter explores how #Africa is leading the charge to #decolonise

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If #governments know where your #money comes from, where it moves, and how you spend it—at what point do you stop being a #citizen fulfilling a #civic duty and start becoming a subject under #financial watch??? Sharing some of my thoughts in this open access article with

If #governments know where your #money comes from, where it moves, and how you spend it—at what point do you stop being a #citizen fulfilling a #civic duty and start becoming a subject under #financial watch??? Sharing some of my thoughts in this open access article with
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Listening to JICA - Japan International Cooperation Agency Chair Prof Takahashi of 京都大学情報学研究科データ科学コース speaking about Japan’s path to #development through #servant leadership. See the red text on his slide. Lovely ideal, worked for Japan. But for us… development isn’t just about growth—it’s about dismantling the

Listening to <a href="/jica_direct_en/">JICA - Japan International Cooperation Agency</a> Chair Prof Takahashi of <a href="/kyotouniv_data/">京都大学情報学研究科データ科学コース</a> speaking about Japan’s path to #development through #servant leadership. See the red text on his slide. Lovely ideal, worked for Japan. But for us… development isn’t just about growth—it’s about dismantling the
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Super excited to meet & engage with Steven Dean at Boston University Global Development Policy Center to discuss 4 issues that keep popping up around global tax conversations: 1. #Africa's #tax frameworks remain shackled to #colonial extraction logics—utterly failing to capture the #intangible value flowing from

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I have to share this because I am 🏆 celebrating 🏆 after receiving this email 👇 from my publisher...and NO its not that I earned some 💰 #royalties 💰 ... it's because my FIRST #book sold 74 copies 🥲 🤭 Thank you!! I suppose I should now go full force into discussing

I have to share this because I am 🏆 celebrating 🏆 after receiving this email 👇 from my publisher...and NO its not that I earned some 💰 #royalties 💰 ... it's because my FIRST #book sold 74 copies 🥲 🤭 

Thank you!! 

I suppose I should now go full force into discussing
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The Advocates Magazine by Law Society of Kenya is out! What would you say to these 2 questions: 1. Do we agree that #Kenyan citizens now scrutinise #government spending through #socialmedia? Whilst authorities are developing sophisticated #surveillance tools to monitor these

The Advocates Magazine by <a href="/LawSocietyofKe/">Law Society of Kenya</a> is out! 
What would you say to these 2 questions:
1. Do we agree that #Kenyan citizens now scrutinise #government spending through #socialmedia? Whilst authorities are developing sophisticated #surveillance tools to monitor these
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#Tax the #digital #economy- there is much thought on this.. I want to propose an approach. It’s #data related. While listening to the African Union STC meeting’s panel, members shared country experiences of their #legal framework, what I find curious, really, is the untapped

#Tax the #digital #economy- there is much thought on this.. I want to propose an approach. It’s #data related.

While listening to the <a href="/_AfricanUnion/">African Union</a> STC meeting’s panel, members shared country experiences of their #legal framework, what I find curious, really, is the untapped
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This week I was on mission in #Angola with the Ministry of Finance, AGT - Angola and the National Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG). At the heart of our discussions was a fundamental question: should Angola implement the #QDMTT under #PillarTwo? While the corporate income