This chapter contains an overview of the tax framework in which local and foreign investors operate in Bahrain, including the new financial requirements that are set to affect banks’ financial reporting and the issues under the spotlight as the UK prepares to leave the EU.
This chapter contains a viewpoint from Ahmed Alsulaiman, Managing Partner, KSI – Bahrain Consultants &...
Foreign investors often wonder about the Ivorian fiscal system, most notably concerning the value-added tax (VAT). The most common issues cited are those related to the scope of the tax’s application, the exemptions and deductions, and above all, the refund system.
The recent 2018 financial law has introduced a new set of legislations that aim to modernise international taxation in Côte d’Ivoire, and more specifically, to strengthen the domestic rules on transfer pricing. In that regard, the country has positioned itself on the OECD rules on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) by adopting two key...
The Ivorian government has made it evident that it seeks to fast-track the coherent and complete implementation of an important tax reform, which the private sector has been waiting for since 2015. The objective is clear: the Ivorian economy must generate additional tax revenues to maintain the momentum of a more inclusive level of economic...
In conjunction with EY, this chapter contains an introduction to Côte d’Ivoire’s taxation system.
It also includes a viewpoint from Jean François Albrecht, Country Managing Partner and Regional Leader; and Eric N’guessan, Country and Regional Tax Leader, EY.
Côte d’Ivoire has seen rapid growth since a decade-long bout of civil unrest ended in 2011, registering an average GDP growth rate of 9.3% in the five years to 2016. By far the biggest economy in the UEMOA and the third largest in ECOWAS, the IMF expects GDP expansion in the West African nation to be sustained, forecasting growth of above 7% through to 2019.
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