The UAE currently has no system of federal income taxation. Instead, most of the emirates – including Abu Dhabi – enacted their own corporate tax decrees in the 1960s. These emirate-level decrees are of general application and remain in force as amended. In practice, however, corporate income tax is only enforced on oil and gas companies engaged in upstream activities, certain petrochemicals...
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Abu Dhabi is home to the world’s sixth-largest proven oil reserves and is working to achieve self-sufficiency in natural gas. It has been successfully pursuing diversification, particularly in terms of manufacturing, banking and ICT. While the global Covid-19 pandemic and decline in international oil prices poses challenges for the emirate, the fundamentals underpinning its economy remain strong.
With one of the biggest consumer markets in the region and robust fundamentals, Egypt is well placed to attract international investment and emerge from this difficult period in a strong position. Although the Covid-19 pandemic has caused considerable disruption, the government’s ongoing reform efforts have helped to mitigate the worst effects of the crisis.
Economic update | Can digital taxes help fund the Covid-19 recovery in emerging markets?
24 Jun 2020
With digital payment services and streaming platforms experiencing rapid growth during the coronavirus pandemic, governments in emerging markets are looking at introducing digital taxes as a way of expanding state revenue.
Articles & Analysis | How is Indonesia developing its digital economy? from The Report: Indonesia 2020
Indonesia is the largest economy in South-east Asia, the world’s fourth-most-populous nation, the 10th-largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity and a member of the G20. PwC’s “World in 2050” report predicted that, by 2050, Indonesia will be the fourth-largest economy in the world. However, President Joko Widodo, commonly known as...
Articles & Analysis | What are Indonesia's new tax reforms? from The Report: Indonesia 2020
In 2019 Indonesia recorded an economic growth rate of 5.3%. From an output perspective, the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors, as well as trading and construction, significantly contributed to the country’s GDP. In terms of tax intake, the government set a revenue target of Rp1786trn ($125.9bn) for the year and had successfully...