International Tax Cooperation: Giving Up or Doubling Down?

April 22, 2:30 - 4:00 PM | IMF Headquarters, Washington D.C.

As global tax reforms have hit a pivotal moment, this session tackled pressing challenges - from inequality to corporate accountability - and explored pathways for fair multilateral solutions. On behalf of ICRIT and our co-sponsoring partners - Oxfam, Patriotic Millionaires, the European Tax Observatory, Tax Justice Network Africa, the Center for Economic and Social Rights, the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR), the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND), the Institute for Economic Justice, and Germanwatch, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) invited to this critical discussion moderated by Susana Ruiz.

This high-level panel, held during the Civil Society Forum at the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings featured: 

• Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning economist, Co-Chair ICRIT
• Erica Payne, Founder & President, Patriotic Millionaires 
• Felipe Antunes, Alternate Executive Director, IMF (Brazil)
• Patrick Olomo, Head of Economic Policy and Sustainable Development - African Union
• Additional experts from government and civil society