The upcoming conference is a collaboration between QU and the Qatar Financial Centre
The College of Business and Economics in Qatar University (QU), in collaboration with Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), will hold the second Conference on Fiscal Policy and Sustainable Development: “International Tax Reform and its Impact on GCC Countries,” from 20-21 September. The conference will include participation from researchers, in addition to financial and tax policymakers, from a number of international universities and institutions.
The conference brings together tax experts from around the globe to discuss international tax reform and its impact on Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. It will consider tax reform in GCC and global minimum tax, the introduction of VAT and tax compliance challenges.
Dean of College of Business and Economics, Prof. Rana Sobh said in a statement, “The conference seeks to achieve integration with the college’s efforts in serving the community and the national economy and will discuss financial and tax issues that may reflect on the economy in general and local and foreign investment in particular. The conference also integrates with the college’s efforts in conducting applied researches that reflect the reality we live in and to provide academic programs that correspond to the needs of the labor market.” Prof. Rana notes that there are plans to offer QU students a specialized program in taxation, possibly next year.
Assistant Professor of Economics at QU, Dr. Mahmoud Abdellatif, the official in charge of the conference program said, “This international event falls within the framework of the University’s keenness to contribute to strengthening the trends in the GCC countries towards economic diversification and keeping pace with changes in fiscal and tax policies that contribute to achieving financial sustainability.” Dr. Mahmoud notes the importance of this, in order to overcome the challenges of the fluctuations of oil and gas markets, and to face unstable global economic conditions.
Source: Qatar University