MENA's Evolving Tax Landscape Seminar

Paresh Khushal - Head of Professionals, MENA, Thomson Reuters

Interviewees

Dr. Ehtisham Ahmad - Senior Fellow, University of Bonn and London School of Economics

Mario Mansour - Deputy Chief, Tax Policy Division, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

• How serious are the GCC’s fiscal challenges, and why do we think things will change this time?
• What measures are likely to be implemented in the GCC in the next 12-18 months?
• Understanding the potential impact of regional and local economic reforms to your business
• What do we expect to see in the long term in the UAE?

Panelists

Dr. Ehtisham Ahmad - Senior Fellow, University of Bonn and London School of Economics

Justin Alexander - Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Qatar

Bert Brys - Head of the Tax Policy Unit, Centre for Tax Policy and Administration, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Eugene McQuaid - Strategic Advisor, International Development Ireland, Saudi Arabia

Finbarr Sexton - Partner, Ernst & Young Middle East

Moderator: Dr. Nasser Saidi - President, Nasser Saidi & Associates

Presenter

Marijn Verhoeven - Lead Economist and Cluster Lead Tax, World Bank Group

• Challenges and opportunities to your business when VAT is implemented
• Expected timelines and details for implementation in the GCC
• Building technical capacity for tax compliance
• Open Q & A

Panelists

Pierre Arman - Market Development Lead, Tax and Accounting, MENA, Thomson Reuters

Dr. Ehtisham Ahmad - Senior Fellow, University of Bonn and London School of Economics

Abdelhamid Attalla - Former Tax Director, MENA & Turkey, GE

Moderator: Stuart Halstead - Indirect Tax Leader, Deloitte

Paresh Khushal - Head of Professionals, MENA, Thomson Reuters