Regional tax outreach

Date: 2-3 December 2024

Location: Manila, Philippines

Hosts: ADB, CATA, PITAA, SGATAR and OECD

Document: Summary (PDF)

The Regional Consultation on International Tax Developments for Asia and the Pacific took place at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Manila on 2-3 December 2024. The meeting was co-hosted by the ADB, the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA), the Pacific Islands Tax Administrators Association (PITAA), the Study Group on Asia-Pacific Tax Administration and Research (SGATAR), and the OECD. Seventy-two participants from 32 jurisdictions attended the meeting.

The event was part of a series of regional outreach initiatives designed to keep members and non-members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS informed about international tax developments, and to gather input from developing economies on their priorities and concerns1. Key topics included updates on the Two-Pillar Solution, focusing on Pillar Two’s Subject to Tax Rule and its Multilateral Instrument (STTR MLI), and the practical implementation aspects of the Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) rules. Discussions also addressed progress on Pillar One and updates on the BEPS Project. The event served as a platform for consultations on relevant tax issues, the future of international taxation, and opportunities for bilateral meetings with tax experts1. Roundtable sessions allowed jurisdictions to share experiences evaluating policy choices and implementing international tax standards.

Date: 8-9 November 2023

Location: Manila, Philippines

Hosts: ADB, CATA, PITAA, SGATAR, OECD

Document: Statement of outcomes (PDF)

Updates were provided on the progress of the Two-Pillar Solution to address the tax challenges of the digitalisation of the economy and jurisdictions shared their experiences in weighing their policy choices and implementing international tax standards in accordance with their priorities. Participants mentioned the challenges they face, in particular those associated with a lack of capacity in their administrations, as well as the critical need to effectively engage and coordinate between policymakers, administrators and other key stakeholders.

Date: 5-6 December 2022

Location: Asian Development Bank (ADB) Headquarters - Manila, the Philippines

Hosts: ADB, CATA, PITAA, SGATAR, OECD

Document: Statement of outcomes (PDF)

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA), the Pacific Islands Tax Administrators Administration (PITAA) and the Study Group on Asia-Pacific Tax Administration and Research (SGATAR) co-hosted a two-day regional meeting on tax and development at the ADB Headquarters in Manila, the Philippines, on December 5-6, 2022, in association with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The meeting was attended by 188 participants from 47 jurisdictions. In particular, 62 senior tax policy and tax administration officials from 30 Asia-Pacific jurisdictions attended the in-person meeting and 126 delegates, including delegates from an additional 17 jurisdictions, attended the meeting virtually.

The meeting built on the outcomes of the previous regional consultations for Asia-Pacific that took place on January 18-19 and June 2, 2022. In those meetings, Asia-Pacific jurisdictions noted the advice from the OECD and expressed their need for further capacity building and technical assistance to ensure that they comply with the international tax standards. Countries also agreed to assess or take steps to implement the GloBE rules as part of their commitment to the Two-Pillar Solution to address the tax challenges of the digitalisation of the economy.

Date: 19-21 November 2019

Location: Asian Development Bank (ADB) Headquarters - Manila, the Philippines

Hosts: OECD and ADB

Documents: Co-Chairs' Statement (PDF) | News release (HTML)

This meeting focussed on the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS' most recent work on consensus-based, long-term solutions to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy and included a public consultation with interested stakeholders from civil society and the business community on the Secretariat Proposal for a Unified Approach under Pillar One and the Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Proposal under Pillar Two.

Regional outreach events on digitalisation enable all countries and jurisdictions, Inclusive Framework members and non-members, to feed their perspectives into the global debate on the reallocation of taxing rights and proposals for a minimum corporate income tax. The sessions up to 15:00 on 19 November were open to all participants from invited governments, civil society and business. The remainder of the sessions on 19 and 20 November were open to all ADB member countries. The third day (21 November) was dedicated to developing countries from the Pacific region to deal with broader capacity-building issues. The meeting brought together officials from Finance Ministries, other relevant ministries, revenue authorities of ADB member countries, decision-makers, technical experts, representatives from the OECD, as well as regional and other international organisations.

Date: 29 November 2016 - 1 December 2016

Location: ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines

Documents: Co-Chairs' summary (PDF) | News release (HTML)

This was the first regional meeting of the Inclusive Framework on BEPS for Asia and Pacific, following the inaugural global event held in Kyoto on 29 June- 1 July 2016, where more than 80 countries and jurisdictions, representing varying levels of development, participated to push forward ongoing efforts to update international tax rules. These regional meetings are an integral element of the Inclusive Framework, enabling all countries and jurisdictions to discuss the implementation of the BEPS package on a regional basis, including the development of practical tools and feeding their perspectives into the global dialogue. The meeting brought together officials from Finance Ministries and Tax Administrations from Asia and Pacific countries, from the OECD and international organisations.

Date: 11-12 November 2015

Location: Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Documents: Co-chair's statement (PDF) | News release (HTML)

The first Asia-Pacific Technical Meeting on BEPS discussed the outcomes of the BEPS Project, and the challenges countries face in the region in implementing BEPS, and explored how countries in the region can engage in the implementation, ongoing development and monitoring of the measures adopted, on an equal footing. This meeting was hosted in Yogyakarta by the Directorate General of Taxes, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia in co-operation with the OECD Korea Policy Centre (Tax Programme). This event focused on the exchange of experience among technical tax policy and administration experts in the region and built on a previous regional meeting on BEPS which took place on 12-13 February 2015 in Seoul, Korea. 75 participants attended the meeting representing 17 economies in addition to officials from the OECD, AIPEG, ATAIC, JICA, the OECD Korea Policy Centre, and SGATAR. These technical experts provided feedback on the delivery of the BEPS Package, shared areas of priority for their countries, plans for engagement and activity, and described the challenges ahead. They also provided their perspectives on engaging in the Implementation phase of the project including the development of an inclusive framework to include interested countries on an equal footing in the implementation, further development and monitoring of the measures adopted in the context of the BEPS Project.

Date: 12-13 February 2015

Location: Seoul, South Korea

Documents: Summary of discussions (PDF) | News release (HTML)

Over 50 senior tax officials from 21 jurisdictions and international organisations participated in the event, which was hosted by the Korean Policy Centre (Tax Programme). Discussions focused on BEPS issues of particular relevance for the region and the development of toolkits to assist the implementation of solutions to counter BEPS. Business and civil society representatives participated in selected parts of the meeting and provided their regional perspectives on the BEPS Project.

Date: 20-21 February 2014

Location: Seoul, South Korea

Documents: Co-Chair summary (PDF) | News release (HTML)

Over 50 senior tax officials from 25 jurisdictions, regional and international organisations met in Seoul on 20-21 February.. Business and civil society representatives participated in selected parts of the consultations and provided their perspectives on the BEPS Project.

Date: 28-30 November 2023

Location: Budapest, Hungary

Hosts: IOTA, National Tax and Customs Administration of Hungary, OECD

Document: Statement of Outcomes (PDF)

Given the range and scope of recent developments in the international tax landscape, the event provided a timely opportunity for participants to be briefed and to provide their input on the ongoing work. For instance: the Inclusive Framework has recently completed and delivered a subject to tax rule (STTR) package. The meeting included discussions on the Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) rules, focusing on recent additional guidance developed with the aim of outlining the relevant implementation considerations, drawing on country experiences. Discussions were also held on Amount A, where significant progress has been made, resulting in publication of the text of a Multilateral Convention (MLC), together with an Explanatory Statement and an Understanding on the Application of Certainty for Amount A of Pillar One; and on Amount B, where work is ongoing to complete its design, taking into consideration comments received on the Amount B public consultation document.

Date: 18-19 November 2021

Location: Virtual

Hosts: Ministry of Finance of North Macedonia, IOTA, OECD

Documents: Co-Chairs' Statement (PDF) | News release (HTML)

The Seventh Regional Meeting on BEPS for Eurasian countries will be hosted virtually on Microsoft Teams by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of North Macedonia, the Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

This meeting focuses on recent developments in the Inclusive Framework's work, including the recent historic statement on addressing the tax challenges of the digitalisation of the economy, as well as on the progress made in the implementation of the BEPS minimum standards and the capacity-building initiatives to support it.

The meeting brings together officials from Finance Ministries and Tax Administrations of Eurasian countries, decision-makers as well as technical experts, and representatives from the OECD, regional and other international organisations. Specific sessions are also open to external stakeholders from the business community, civil society and academia.

Date: 17-19 November 2020

Location: Virtual

Hosts: IOTA, Ministry of Finance of Bulgaria, OECD

Documents: Co-chairs' statement (PDF) | News release (HTML)

The Sixth Regional Meeting on BEPS for Eurasian Countries, held in a virtual format, was organised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA) and the Ministry of Finance of Bulgaria.

This meeting focused on countries' tax administration and fiscal responses to COVID-19 as well as on recent developments in the Inclusive Framework's work, including on addressing the tax challenges of the digitalisation of the economy (see Report on the Pillar One Blueprint and Report on the Pillar Two Blueprint).

Specific sessions were also open to external stakeholders from the business community, civil society and academia.

Date: 8-10 October 2019

Location: Baku, Azerbaijan

Hosts:  IOTA, Ministry of Taxes of Azerbaijan, OECD

Documents: Co-chairs' statement (PDF) | News release (HTML)

The 5th regional meeting on BEPS for Eurasian countries was hosted by the OECD, IOTA and the Ministry of Taxes of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

This meeting focussed on the Inclusive Framework's most recent Programme of Work, which aims to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy by providing consensus-based, long-term solutions.

Date: 7-9 November 2018

Location: Yerevan, Armenia

Documents: Summary of discussions (PDF) | News release (HTML)

Over 60 delegates from 16 countries, international and regional organisations, business, civil society and academia gathered in Armenia for the latest in a series of regional meetings. These events offer participants from different regions in the world the opportunity to provide their views and input into the Inclusive Framework on BEPS from a regional perspective and in a regional setting. The event was hosted by the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia in co-operation with the OECD and the Intra-European Organisation of Tax Administrations (IOTA). Opened by the Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of Armenia, Mr. Davit Ananyan, the meeting was co-chaired by Ms. Nairuhi Avetisyan, Head of the Transfer Pricing and International Projects Division, State Revenue Committee of Armenia, and Mr. Wolfgang Büttner, Technical Taxation Expert at IOTA.

Date: 5-7 April 2017

Location: Tbilisi, Georgia

Documents: Co-Chair's Statement (PDF) | News item (HTML)

Almost 50 delegates from 14 countries and seven organisations gathered in Tbilisi for the second regional meeting of the Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. This meeting, coming after the second plenary meeting of the Inclusive Framework held in Paris on 26-27 January 2017, was part of a new series of regional events that offered participants from different regions in the world the opportunity to provide their views and input to the Inclusive Framework on BEPS.

The meeting discussed the implementation of the BEPS package on a regional basis and focused on recent developments in transfer pricing and the tax treaties area, including the CbC reporting and the tax treaty-related minimum standards. A specific focus was given to the Multilateral Instrument as a means to swiftly implement the tax treaty-related measures. Peer review mechanisms and timelines for existing and new members were also discussed. In addition, capacity-building needs and countries' priorities were addressed together with the work on toolkits.

Date: 14-16 December 2016

Location: Vilnius, Lithuania

Documents: Co-Chair's Summary (PDF) | News release (HTML)

This was the first regional meeting of the Inclusive Framework on BEPS for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, following the inaugural global event held in Kyoto on 29 June- 1 July 2016, where more than 80 countries and jurisdictions, representing varying levels of development, participated to push forward ongoing efforts to update international tax rules.

These regional meetings are an integral element of the Inclusive Framework, enabling all countries and jurisdictions to discuss the implementation of the BEPS package on a regional basis, including the development of practical tools and to feed their perspectives into the global dialogue.

Date: 21-23 October 2025

Location: Tbilisi, Georgia

Documents: Co-Chair Summary (PDF) | News release (HTML)

On 21-23 October 2015, the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Meeting and Governmental Workshop on BEPS discussed the outcomes of the BEPS project, and how countries can engage in the implementation and monitoring of the measures adopted on an equal footing.

Date: 5-6 March 2015

Location: Ankara, Türkiye

Documents: Co-Chair Summary (PDF) | News release (HTML)

Twenty senior tax officials from 6 jurisdictions participated in the event, which was hosted by the OECD Multilateral Tax Centre in Ankara. Discussions focused on BEPS issues of particular relevance for the region and the development of 'toolkits' to assist the implementation of solutions to counter BEPS.  Business and civil society representatives participated in open sessions of the meeting and provided their perspectives on the BEPS Project.

Date: 15-17 October 2019

Location: Saly, Senegal

Hosts: CREDAF, DGID Senegal, OECD

Over 50 delegates from 13 African countries, as well as international and regional organisations, business, and civil society gathered in Saly, Senegal, on 15-17 October 2019 for the Third Regional Meeting on BEPS for Francophone Countries. This was the latest in a series of regional meetings offering participants from different regions in the world the opportunity to provide their views and input into the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS from a regional perspective and in a regional setting.

Date: 3-5 July 2017

Location: Cotonou, Benin

Documents: Summary of discussions (PDF) | News release (HTML)

This was the second regional meeting of the Inclusive Framework on BEPS for French speaking countries. It was jointly organised by the OECD, the Centre de rencontres et d’études des dirigeants des administrations fiscales (CREDAF), and Le Pôle Stratégies de développement et finances publiques (UNDP/France joint initiative), in partnership with the Benin Revenue Authority (Direction générale des Impôts). These regional meetings are an integral element of the Inclusive Framework, enabling all countries and jurisdictions to discuss the implementation of the BEPS package on a regional basis, including the development of practical tools and to feed their perspectives into the global dialogue. This regional meeting highlighted recent developments in transfer pricing and tax treaties, as well as Country-by-Country reporting and the minimum standards relating to tax treaties. It also provided an opportunity to examine the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting in-depth during a dedicated workshop. The meeting brought together officials from Finance Ministries and Tax Administrations from French-speaking countries, and representatives of the OECD and international organisations active in the countries participating in the meeting. The morning of 3 July 2017 was also open to private sector, civil society and university representatives.

Date: 22-24 November 2016

Location: Tunis, Tunisia - Hotel Golden Tulip El Mechtel

Document: News release (HTML) | Communiqué de presse (HTML)

This was the first regional meeting of the Inclusive Framework on BEPS for French-speaking countries, following the inaugural global event held in Kyoto on 29 June- 1 July 2016, where more than 80 countries and jurisdictions, representing varying levels of development, participated to push forward ongoing efforts to update international tax rules. These regional meetings are an integral element of the Inclusive Framework, enabling all countries and jurisdictions to discuss the implementation of the BEPS package on a regional basis, including the development of practical tools and to feed their perspectives into the global dialogue. The meeting brought together officials from Finance Ministries and Tax Administrations from French-speaking countries, from the OECD and international organisations. 

Date: 22-23 February 2016

Location Dakar, Senegal

Documents: News release (HTML) | Communiqué de presse (HTML)

A regional network meeting on the implementation of the BEPS package was held by the OECD in partnership with the CREDAF (Centre de Rencontres et d'Etudes des Dirigeants des Administrations Fiscales). The event was hosted by the Senegal revenue agency (Direction Générale des Impôts et des Domaines) and it focused on the presentation and discussion of the BEPS reports published on 5 October 2015 and on the inclusive framework, in which all interested countries and jurisdictions will be able to participate to the Committee on Fiscal Affairs' work on an equal footing with OECD and G20 members to work on the remaining standard-setting under the BEPS Project, as well as on the review and monitoring of the implementation of the BEPS package.

Date: 27 February 2015

Location: Libreville, Gabon

Document: Communiqué de presse (HTML)

Over 40 participants representing 13 tax administrations, international and regional organisations, and the private sector attended the event, hosted by the Gabonese Directorate General of Taxes and jointly organised by the Centre de Rencontre des Administrations Fiscales (CREDAF) and the OECD. Discussions focused on base erosion issues identified as being of particular importance to countries in the region, as well as the development of “toolkits” to facilitate the implementation of measures to combat BEPS. Representatives from business and civil society participated in the plenary session of the meeting, where they were able to present their perspectives on BEPS.

Date: 13-16 June 2023

Location: Castries, Saint Lucia

Hosts: Saint Lucia's Inland Revenue Department, CARICOM, WBG, OECD

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTOkzW1-LSs

Saint Lucia’s Inland Revenue Department (IRD) hosted, together with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and in association with the OECD and the World Bank Group (WBG), the first Foundational Transfer Pricing Workshop for the Caribbean.

This workshop was organised as a result of the regional meeting on Tax and Development Opportunities and Challenges in the Caribbean that took place in Jamaica on 22-24 November 2022, co-hosted by Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) and the CARICOM Secretariat in association with the OECD. At such a regional event, in an effort for the OECD to re-engage with the Caribbean, support to tax policymakers and administrators was requested, in particular, through bespoke capacity-building initiatives on priority issues identified by CARICOM member states like transfer pricing.

This in-person foundational workshop is aimed at building jurisdictions’ transfer pricing knowledge following international standards and best practices and discussing countries’ considerations in adopting transfer pricing rules. The workshop brought together technical tax administration and Ministry of Finance officials from 7 Caribbean jurisdictions and allowed for discussions regarding potential legislative and administrative measures to address transfer pricing.

Date: 22-24 November 2022

Location: Kingston, Jamaica

Hosts: CARICOM, Tax Administration Jamaica, OECD

Documents: Statement of outcomes (PDF) | Agenda (PDF)

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat co-hosted a three-day regional meeting on tax and development in Kingston, Jamaica, in association with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The meeting was attended by 80 senior tax policy and tax administration officials from 21 Caribbean jurisdictions.

The meeting built on the outcomes of the meetings of the CARICOM Council for Finance and Planning (COFAP) that took place on 3 July and 23 September 2022. In those meetings, CARICOM member states noted the advice from the OECD and agreed that the CARICOM Double Taxation Agreement should be updated to ensure that it complies with international tax standards. CARICOM Member States also agreed to analyse the economic impact of the Two-Pillar Solution to address the tax challenges of the digitalisation of the economy. All 21 members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS from the Caribbean region had endorsed the Two-Pillar Solution when it was agreed on 8 October 2021.

Date: 18-20 September 2019

Location: Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Hosts: Ministry of Finance of Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, OECD

The Regional BEPS Induction Workshop for the Caribbean was hosted by the OECD and the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning, Sustainable Development, and Information Technology of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Regional meetings enable all countries and jurisdictions, Inclusive Framework on BEPS members and non-members, to share their experiences on BEPS implementation on a regional basis, and feed their perspectives into the global dialogue.

This workshop aimed to address the specific needs of Caribbean jurisdictions in terms of technical assistance and capacity-building support on BEPS implementation. It dealt with the implementation of the four BEPS minimum standards, particularly on harmful tax practices and tax treaty abuse. Other key BEPS priorities for Caribbean jurisdictions, like transfer pricing and other tax treaty-related matters, were also discussed.

This meeting focussed on the Inclusive Framework’s most recent Programme of Work, which aims to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy by providing consensus-based, long-term solutions.

The meeting brought together officials from Finance Ministries, other relevant ministries, revenue authorities of Caribbean jurisdictions, decision-makers as well as technical experts, and representatives from the OECD, regional and other international organisations. 

Date: 17-18 November 2015

Location: San José, Costa Rica

Documents: Co-Chair Summary (PDF) | Resumen de los debates (PDF) | News release (HTML) | Comunicado de prensa (HTML)

A new regional meeting as well as a governmental workshop on BEPS was held for the Latin America and the Caribbean region to discuss the outcomes of the BEPS Project, and the ways that the countries can explore to be involved on an equal footing in the implementation and the monitoring phase of the measures adopted.

Date: 26-27 February 2015

Location: Lima, Peru

Document: Co-Chair summary (PDF) | Resumen de los debates (PDF) | News release (HTML) | Comunicado de prensa (HTML)

89 senior tax officials from 14 jurisdictions and 7 international organisations participated in the event, which was hosted by SUNAT.

Date: 27-28 February 2014

Location: Bogotá, Colombia

Documents: Co-Chair summary (PDF) | Resumen de los debates (PDF) | News release (HTML)

Over 70 senior tax officials from 25 jurisdictions, regional and international organisations met in Bogotá on 27-28 February. Business and civil society representatives participated in selected parts of the consultations and provided their perspectives on the BEPS Project.