May 2019 – GEPC

EITI Stakeholders convene in Paris for Global Assembly in June, 2019

May 26, 2019

Stakeholders

The EITI is currently a global standard which promotes transparency norms in the extractive sector. The organization has currently 52 member states from all over the world,...

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Basic understanding of Tax justice and illicit financial flows in extractive sector

May 26, 2019

Extractive Governance, Tax

The call for tax justice has in recent years gained credence as alarming evidence now shows that while ordinary tax payers are sinking under the burden of taxation on the other...

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Understanding the basics of Transfer pricing, mispricing and other aggressive tax planning measures and concepts

May 26, 2019

Tax

Transfer pricing is setting of the price for goods and services sold between controlled (or related) legal entities with an enterprise. For example, if a subsidiary company sells...

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Why governments should not sign Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) with the European Union without negotiation

May 26, 2019

Diplomacy, Regional Cooperation

The Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) are bilateral agreements signed between less developed Countries and the European Union which allows free access of goods and services to...

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A comparison between the East African Community (EAC) and the European Union (EU) in search for stronger Regional Economic Cooperation

May 26, 2019

Regional Cooperation

The European Union (EU) is a regional economic grouping of 27 member countries. The history of the EU can be traced back to 1950 when the first proposal towards integration was...

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Foreign Policy and state behaviour: How US Foreign Policy to Africa changed during Presidents Bush, Obama and Trump Administrations

May 26, 2019

Economic, Regional Cooperation

The United States (US) is by any account a dominant super power whose foreign Policy has global influence. Historically, the US was discovered by foreign immigrants and...

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Why growing influence of Non-State Actors in diplomacy and consular practice is a cause for alarm in smooth running of State foreign affairs

May 26, 2019

Diplomacy, Economic, Regional Cooperation

From the onset of its definition and practice, diplomacy was conceived as an activity within the exclusive purview of the state. Realist and Classical theorists of politics and...

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What is state capture and its impacts on political governance in Tanzania

May 26, 2019

Corruption, Governance

There are two major types of state capture: These are spectrum state capture, which involves individuals having undue influence on decision making processes in government and...

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New threats to peace and Security: Extent to which new security threats of Piracy have affected economic and human security in East Africa

May 26, 2019

Peace, Security

In recent years piracy and cyber security have emerged to represent new security threats to economic and human security like never before. Security has been defined as...

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Effects of Cyber Security on Human and Economic Security

May 26, 2019

Conflicts, Security

New threats to peace and Security: Extent to which new security threats of Cyber security have affected economic and human security in East Africa. Cyber security or attacks by...

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Month: May 2019