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Civil Society Response to the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development Addis Ababa, 16 July 2015

July 25, 2015by Asim Jaffry Leave a comment

Very limited changes have happened in the text relating to sustainable development and sustainable development goals. Here, below I discussed the response of civil society to the Addis Ababa Action […]

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Common Tax Avoidance Strategies for Multinationals

June 28, 2015by Asim Jaffry Leave a comment

“Companies have an important role to play in societies across the world and one of those contributions is tax payments which are vital; it enables governments to provide infrastructure, education […]

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Pakistan acts to corner tax dodgers, only $8 billion income tax revenue collected in the 2013-14 fiscal year

March 24, 2015by Asim Jaffry Leave a comment

Pakistan’s tax to GDP ratio at 9.5 percent is among the lowest in the world and the government is under pressure from foreign donors and lenders, including IMF, to increase […]

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Pakistan acts to corner tax dodgers, only $8 billion income tax revenue collected in the 2013-14 fiscal year

March 24, 2015by Asim Jaffry Leave a comment

Pakistan’s tax to GDP ratio at 9.5 percent is among the lowest in the world and the government is under pressure from foreign donors and lenders, including IMF, to increase […]

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MNC s increase a government’s reliance on value-added taxes or GST, which actually termite the income of lower middle and poorer

February 23, 2015by Asim Jaffry Leave a comment

MNCs increase a government’s reliance on value-added taxes or GST (VATs, which are viewed by many as regressive) and reduce government tax receipts that can be used to fund education, […]

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State Duty to protect Human Rights against Violations by Businesses

December 14, 2014by Asim Jaffry Leave a comment

From Hanoi, 14th Informal ASEM Seminar on Human Rights – November 18-20, 2014 Humans are social beings, and the kind of creature that a person becomes depends crucially on the […]

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How Corporate Sustainability can work for reducing inequality at large

September 9, 2014by Asim Jaffry Leave a comment

At the face of miserable state of global health, women’s empowerment, and basic education have come up against headlines about the West African Ebola outbreak, kidnapping and harassment of girls […]

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30 Million Tons of lost crop each year: A big concern for survival of human age

June 28, 2014by Asim Jaffry Leave a comment

According to the World Health Organization, air pollution triggered 7 million premature deaths in 2012 and is responsible for more than 30 million tons of lost crops each year. Indeed, […]

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What Is the Responsibility of Corporate Sponsors? The Sochi Games and Human Rights

February 9, 2014by Asim Jaffry Leave a comment

The role of corporate sponsors is under scrutiny— as the Winter Olympic Games about to kick off in Sochi. The international community—companies included— here we should seek evidence that they […]

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Prospects from Business world in 2014

January 23, 2014by Asim Jaffry 2 Comments

Second UN business & human rights forum inspire my planning for the year 2014. What do I want to expose my friends in the New Year? What do I want […]

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