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As a leading figure at the OECD, Grace Perez-Navarro has been included in this year's Global Tax 50 for the integral role she has played in the progress of the BEPS project, raising the standards of international tax and promoting better tax policies as part of a multilateral approach.

Chris Jordan is coming up to his fifth year as Australia's commissioner of taxation, and there have been numerous triumphs since his appointment.

A native Lagosian, Babatunde Fowler knows of the travails of Nigeria's most populous state.

The fat tax is a new entry this year Let them drink soda! Tempers came to a head in 2017 when local committees in US cities and counties began wrangling over levies on sugary fizzy drinks.

The Maltese presidency of the EU Council is a new entry this year Malta's government has had to deal with a barrage of tax criticism over the years, but, while it held the EU Council presidency, it battled through that to deliver the amended Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) and enact of the dispute resolution mechanism, among other things.

James Karanja is a new entry this year Taxation plays a crucial role in promoting sustainable economic development. Research reveals that developing countries, which are generally put at a disadvantage because of weak capacities and corruption, collect tax revenues of only 15% (on average) of GDP. As a result of mounting pressure for a global solution, the demand for a programme that works to strengthen tax audit capacities, deepen international co-operation and increase transparency and compliance in MNEs led the OECD and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to launch a partnership for a joint initiative that could level the playing field.

Maria Teresa Fabregas Fernandez is a new entry this year Maria Teresa Fabregas Fernandez took over the European Commission's top indirect tax job from Donato Raponi in March, and is tasked with delivering an ambitious set of reforms.

John Pombe Joseph Magufuli is a new entry this year John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, sometimes described as Tanzania's bulldozer president, has taken aim at international natural resource companies.

Cecilia Malmström is a new entry this year During her time as the European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström has presided over the EU's side of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada. This kind of free trade agreement stands out as a reminder of what globalisation was like before the protectionist era of US President Donald Trump and Brexit.

Tomas Balco is a new entry this year