The Ocean Economy in 2030

Special attention is devoted to the emerging ocean-based industries in light of their high growth and innovation potential, and contribution to addressing challenges such as energy security, environment, climate change and food security.

The report examines the risks and uncertainties surrounding the future development of ocean industries, the innovations required in science and technology to support their progress, their potential contribution to green growth and some of the implications for ocean management.

Finally, and looking across the future ocean economy as a whole, it explores possible avenues for action that could boost its long-term development prospects while managing the use of the ocean itself in responsible, sustainable ways.

The Ocean Economy in 2030 (Summary in English)

2016 Africa Indirect Tax Country Guide

Seven of the world’s fastest growing economies are in Africa. This makes Africa a key strategic growth imperative for most global corporates.  African governments are placing high reliance on indirect taxes to meet growing revenue needs.

Given the huge volumes of value-added tax/general sales tax (VAT/GST) transactions that must be handled at any one time, finance and tax directors in Africa should make sure their organization’s people, systems and processes are able to predict and respond to the VAT/GST changes that will impact their operations and internal systems as a result of changes in law, policy and practice.

Welcome to the 2016 Africa Indirect Tax Country Guide which includes a summary of the indirect tax regimes and compliance administrative issues of 23 countries in Africa.

The countries featured in this edition of the guide include:

Botswana	Mauritius
Cameroon	Mozambique
Chad	Namibia
Congo	Nigeria
Democratic Republic of Congo	Senegal
Equatorial Guinea	South Africa
Gabon	Swaziland
Ghana	Tanzania
Kenya	Tunisia
Madagascar	Uganda
Malawi	Zambia
	Zimbabwe

https://assets.kpmg.com/content/dam/kpmg/pdf/2016/03/africa-indirect-tax-country-guide.pdf