About the event
Growing demand for critical minerals is creating unprecedented potential for financial benefits across mineral-rich countries in the Global South. However, revenue leakage continues to drain vital public resources.
To mark the launch of a new deep dive analysis on base erosion and profit shifting in mining, to be released end of September, the IGF and IISD hosted a webinar mapping the main sources of tax avoidance in mining and sharing practical solutions for resource-rich countries to safeguard mining revenues during the critical minerals boom.
Drawing over a decade of hands-on work alongside governments, tax administrations, and international partners, the session shared examples of how countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America are building expertise in combatting tax avoidance, designing and enforcing efficient fiscal strategies, and concretely securing fair revenues.
Speakers
- Alexandra Readhead, Director, Tax and Sovereign Debt, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
- Thomas Lassourd, Lead, Tax and Extractives, IISD and IGF
- Anarella Calderoni, International Tax Manager, the Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations (CIAT)
- María Fernanda Ávila, National Deputy in Argentina representing the Province of Catamarca
- Basil Kwame Tetteh, Chief Revenue Officer, Ghana Revenue Authority
- Mercy Mbithi, International Tax Advisor, African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF)
- Andrew Viola, Senior Advisor, Tax Treaty, Transfer Pricing and Financial Transactions Division, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)