During the global economic turmoil, tax authorities of Eurasian countries are at the forefront of the economic recovery in the region, as well as a key driver of the digital economy and an important part of sustainable growth. This challenge requires both political and technological responses. To create a new IT industry and new jobs, the countries of Eurasia have to create attractive economic incentives. At the same time, the digitalization of the tax authorities can optimize their work in the countries of Eurasia.

Moderator:

Anatoly Motkin, President, StrategEast Center for a New Economy

Speakers:

Oleksandr Bornyakov, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

Kubanychbek Isabekov, Head of the Tax Policy Department at the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic

Marine Khurtsidze, Head of Tax and Customs Policy Department, Ministry of Finance of Georgia

Rakhim Oshakbayev, Director at TALAP center for applied research