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Botswana Joins Yaoundé Declaration Initiative for Tax Transparency

11 March 2022

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Treaty Development

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Botswana-OECD

The OECD has announced that Botswana has joined the Yaoundé Declaration, a regional initiative for tax transparency. --- Botswana joins Yaoundé Declaration – 33 African countries now signatories 09/03/2022 – On 4 March 2022, Botswana’s Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Hon. Peggy Serame, endorsed the Yaoundé Declaration, adding her country’s voice to this important regional initiative for transparency and exchange of information for tax purpose. Originally signed by four countries in November 2017, the Yaoundé Declaration encouraged the African Union to begin a high-level discussion on tax co-operation, the fight against illicit financial flows (IFFs) and their link to...