Nigeria: Global Partnership Can Boost Tax Collection, Cut Illicit Inflows, Says Okonjo-Iweala

17 February 2014

The Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala affirmed, at the weekend that Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation can play a pivotal role in helping developing countries check illicit flows and improve tax collection.

Okonjo-Iweala, who is also Nigeria's Minister of Finance stated this in Abuja at a two-day event organised by the Global Partnership for Effective Co-operation, of which she is Co-chair. The forum provided an avenue to finalise the agenda and details for its first high level meeting set for between April 15 and 16 in Mexico City.

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