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Seventeenth Tax Conference
Financed by Japan Special Fund, funded by the Government of Japan

ADB Institute, Tokyo, Japan: 8-11 October 2007

Purpose | Objectives | Expected Outputs | Target Participants | Resource Speakers | Photo Gallery

To provide:


  • a capacity building opportunity through the exchange of views, experiences and new knowledge in international/national taxation, including sharing experiences in tax reforms, for policy design and administration
  • a forum that will encourage mutual understanding and cooperation among tax policymakers and senior officials from developing member countries, in particular, on emerging taxation issues

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  • discuss the emerging issues on taxation e.g. auditing techniques, and accounting and tax principles
  • analyze the policy aspects of key emerging issues in international and national taxation
  • share country experiences in tax reforms of the India, Pakistan, and the Philippines
  • provide technical advice on VAT planning, implementation and improvements and reforming personal income taxation
  • address the key questions in adopting tax systems to economic and social development

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  • ADB webpage on the Seventeenth Tax Conference
  • Key articles on the Seventeenth Tax Conference in the IBFD Asia-Pacific Tax Bulletin
  • Compilation of tax reforms updates prepared by DMCs
  • Publication of the proceedings by ADBI

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Participation of tax policymakers and administrators is by invitation only.

View the list of participants [ PDF: 297kb | 4 pages ].

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See the list of the resource persons. [ PDF: 170kb | 2 pages ]




Senior tax officials from Afghanistan; Azerbaijan; Bangladesh; Cambodia; People's Republic of China; Cook Islands; Fiji Islands; India; Indonesia; Kazakhstan; Republic of Korea; Kyrgyz Republic; Lao PDR; Malaysia; Maldives; Marshall Islands; Federated States of Micronesia; Mongolia; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Palau Republic; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Samoa; Singapore; Taipei,China; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu and Viet Nam attended the 17th Tax Conference

 Workshop Documents  
  • Program
  • Executive Summary [ PDF: 115kb | 22 pages ]


  • Tax Reforms in Selected DMCs
  • Afghanistan [ PDF: 25kb | 3 pages ]
  • Azerbaijan [ PDF: 100kb | 7 pages ]
  • Bhutan [ PDF: 22kb | 1 page ]
  • Cambodia [ PDF: 28kb | 3 page ]
  • China, People's Republic of [ PDF: 40kb | 2 pages ]
  • Cook Islands [ PDF: 20kb | 1 page ]
  • Fiji Islands [ PDF: 18kb | 3 pages ]
  • Federated States of Micronesia [ PDF: 26kb | 3 page ]
  • India [ PDF: 17kb | 1 page ]
  • Kazakhstan [ PDF: 14kb | 1 page ]
  • Korea, Republic of [ PDF: 23kb | 4 pages ]
  • Kyrgyz Republic [ PDF: 16kb | 1 page ]
  • Lao, People's Democratic Republic [ PDF: 30kb | 3 pages ]
  • Malaysia [ PDF: 30kb | 3 pages ]
  • Maldives [ PDF: 30kb | 3 pages ]
  • Marshall Islands [ PDF: 22kb | 1 page ]
  • Mongolia [ PDF: 32kb | 5 pages ]
  • Nepal [ PDF: 32kb | 3 pages ]
  • Palau [ PDF: 27kb | 2 pages ]
  • Papua New Guinea [ PDF: 17kb | 1 pages ]
  • Philippines [ PDF: 23kb | 2 pages ]
  • Singapore [ PDF: 20kb | 1 page ]
  • Sri Lanka [ PDF: 43kb | 6 page ]
  • Taipei, China [ PDF: 17kb | 1 page ]
  • Tonga [ PDF: 25kb | 3 pages ]
  • Uzbekistan [ PDF: 35kb | 5 pages ]
  • Vanuatu [ PDF: 33kb | 2 pages ]
  • Vietnam, Socialist Republic of [ PDF: 32kb | 2 pages ]

  •  Contacts  
    Francis J. Harrigan
    Assistant Chief Economist, ERMF
    Tel: (632) 632 6545
    E-mail: fharrigan@adb.org

    Ging E. Cuevas
    Conference Secretariat
    Tel: (632) 632-6639
    Fax: (632) 636-2357
           (632) 636 2372
    E-mail: lecuevas@adb.org



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