The WTO TRIPS Waiver and Essential Security Rights in 2022By Dr. Alexander Beyleveld
Almost two years have passed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we are still far from bringing the pandemic to an end. One of the main reasons for this is the (more...)
The BEPS Monitoring Group, 18 February 2022
These comments by the BEPS Monitoring Group (BMG) analyse the draft model rules on nexus and revenue sourcing, released (more...)
The International Discourse on the Right to Development and the Need to Reinvigorate its ImplementationBy Yuefen Li, Daniel Uribe and Danish
The world is currently at an ebb for realizing the Right to Development (RtD). Weakening of multilateralism, de-globalization, (more...)
Marine Genetic Resources Beyond National Jurisdictions: Negotiating Options on Intellectual PropertyBy Siva Thambisetty
Negotiations on marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) convene after a significant hiatus during which (more...)
South Centre Comments on Draft Model Rules for Tax Base Determinations
The South Centre today provided its comments to the OECD Inclusive Framework’s Task Force on Digital Economy (TFDE) on the (more...)
Direct Monetary Costs of Intellectual Property for Developing CountriesA changing balance for TRIPS?
It is startling that almost no discussion exists on the direct monetary costs for countries of the IP international regulatory framework. (more...)
Can Negotiations at the World Health Organization Lead to a Just Framework for the Prevention, Preparedness and Response to Pandemics as Global Public Goods?By Viviana Muñoz Tellez
This paper advances that WHO Member States, having agreed to the objectives of (more...)
STATEMENT OF THE CHAIPERSON OF THE SOUTH CENTRE BOARD, THABO MBEKI: COUNCIL OF MEMBER STATES, 24 FEBRUARY 2022
Once again the health, economic and social crisis caused by COVID-19 forces us to hold this meeting virtually. The deterioration of the (more...)
Comments on the Model Rules for the GloBEThe BEPS Monitoring Group, 9 February 2022
The global minimum tax should provide an incentive for developing countries to raise their effective tax rate as close as possible to their statutory tax rates, which are often higher than the (more...)
South Centre Comments on Draft Model Rules for Nexus and Revenue Sourcing
The South Centre offers its comments on the Draft Model Rules for Nexus and Revenue Sourcing. As a procedural matter, the extremely rapid pace of discussions is a matter of great concern for developing (more...)
South Asia and the Need for Increased Tax Revenues from the Digitalized EconomyBy Abdul Muheet Chowdhary
It is understandable why Pakistan and Sri Lanka, both members of the OECD Inclusive Framework, rejected the Two Pillar solution of the OECD on the taxation of the (more...)
