ALN Academy Podcast

Let's Talk Tax Part 2: Navigating the Frontiers of International Cooperation in International Taxation. In this episode,  Abdullahi Ali, Associate at Tax sits down with James Karanja, Head of Transfer Pricing at Anjarwalla & Khanna | ALN, to delve deeper into the tax developments at the international level.

In this part two, they address:
-The key initiatives that have been undertaken to entrench transparency as a central feature through the automatic exchange of information in tax matters;
-Addressing the impacts of harmful tax competition; and
-The role of taxation in supporting the ESG initiatives that have become a critical component of modern-day corporate governance.

Use this link to watch the interview: https://youtu.be/Tx2s4ytvL18

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In part one, they discussed the tax reforms and challenges in Africa, the OECD Inclusive Framework on the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project and Africa's role in Tax reform deliberations.

Use this link to watch part one of the interview: https://youtu.be/277_qDuaW6A

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Stay tuned for part two next week and don't forget to like, comment, share and subscribe to our channel for more content.

About the speaker:
James is an international tax expert based in Kenya and the current Head of Transfer Pricing at Anjarwalla & Khanna. He previously led the secretariat of OECD-UNDP Tax Inspectors without Borders, an innovative global capacity-building project targeted at building transfer pricing capacity in developing countries. He has previously served in various capacities within the Kenya Revenue Authority, including as Head of the International Tax Office. He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. He holds a Master's degree in Public Policy and Management from Strathmore University and an LLB (Hons) from the University of Nairobi.

#internationaltax #taxaws #OECD #baseerosion #profitshifting #law

Let's Talk Tax: Navigating the Frontiers of International Cooperation in International Taxation.  Abdullahi Ali, Associate, Tax sits down with James Karanja, Head of Transfer Pricing at Anjarwalla & Khanna | ALN, to explore tax developments at the international level. They discuss the fundamental structural reforms proposed in the international tax system to curb base erosion and profit shifting and the role that African countries will play in ensuring the protection of their taxing rights.

In this part one of this interview they discuss: 
-Tax Reforms & Challenges in Africa
-The OECD Inclusive Framework on the Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Project 
-Africa's role in Tax reform deliberations

Use this link to watch part one of the interview: https://youtu.be/SEXkCWLy3Bk

Use this link to listen to part one of this interview on podcast. The ALN Academy podcast is available on all podcast platforms:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1739846/11771229

Stay tuned for part two next week and don't forget to like, comment, share and subscribe to our channel for more content.

About the speaker: 
James is an international tax expert based in Kenya and the current Head of Transfer Pricing at Anjarwalla & Khanna. He previously led the secretariat of OECD-UNDP Tax Inspectors without Borders, an innovative global capacity-building project targeted at building transfer pricing capacity in developing countries. He has previously served in various capacities within the Kenya Revenue Authority, including as Head of the International Tax Office. He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. He holds a Master's degree in Public Policy and Management from Strathmore University and an LLB (Hons) from the University of Nairobi. 

#internationaltax #taxaws #OECD #baseerosion #profitshifting #law

Welcome to the fifth episode of the Out of Mind MasterClass Series! In this episode, Thomas Mundia, Executive Fellow and Coach, at Strathmore University Business School  takes us through the following:

- Developing personal values 
- Understanding our emotions
- Types of emotive responses to stress

Use this link to watch the full video: 

Use this link to listen to this episode on the podcast. The ALN Academy podcast is available on all podcast platforms:

In our previous episodes, we covered:

-Defining mental health

-The mental health continuum

-Managing an unrelenting workload

-Managing unrelenting deadlines

- Relationships at the workplace

Use the link below to listen to the first episode | Mental Health in the Workplace: https://lnkd.in/dmCha5rz

Use this link to listen to the second episode | Managing Workplace Stressors: https://lnkd.in/dre2Hjuu

Use this link to listen to the third episode | Relationships in the Workplace:https://lnkd.in/dUYK5g9m

Use this link to listen to the fourth episode | Developing Healthy Coping Mechanisms:https://lnkd.in/d9ZEEk4x

Stay tuned for our final episode, Part six next week, and don't forget to like, comment, share, and subscribe to our channel for more content on mental wellness.

About the Masterclass:

Over the next six weeks, The ALN Academy, in partnership with Strathmore Law School, guides us through a better understanding of mental health and emotional well-being, how having poor mental health can affect us, methods and resources to assist us to improve our mental health, and much more.

About the instructor:
Thomas Mundia is a UK and USA Certified Emotional, Social, Gender and Moral intelligence coach and trainer. He currently works at Strathmore University Business School as an Executive Fellow and Coach. He holds a Master’s in Applied Philosophy and Ethics and currently embarking on his doctoral studies in Virtuous Leadership Coaching in the Workplace based on his WISH model on behaviour change.
Some of his notable clients are the Petroleum Authority of Uganda Board and Management, Executive Committee of Housing Finance Bank Uganda, Executive Committee of I&M Bank Rwanda, Executive Committee of NSSF Uganda, Senior Management of International Livestock Research Institute Ethiopia, Ethiopia Pharmaceutical Supply Agency, Ministry of Lands-Kenya, Board of Directors of Symbion International, Executive Committee of DFCU Bank Uganda, ABSA Group Senior Management, BOD aBi Development Limited, Safaricom Kenya Senior Management, Family Business Owners and Board Members at the Business School Program and County Executive Committee Members. He has trained across the continent in countries such as Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Botswana, South Africa, Tanzania, Ghana, Rwanda, and Mauritius.
He is a certified analyst of leadership assessment tools such as Personal Development Analysis (PDA), Clarity 4D, Extended DISC, and Inventory for Work, Attitudes, and Motivations (IWAM). He is currently a member of the International Coaching Federation as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and mentor coach. He s a board member of the Africa Executive Coaching Council and Africa Board of Coaching, Consulting and Coaching Psychology. He is a senior faculty (part-time) at Awaken Coach Institute as a co-trainer in coach certification programs. He is a certified digital coach on various international coaching platforms (UK and Germany).

#values #happiness #emotionalintelligence #mentalhealth #fulfilment #workplace #wellbeing #law

Join us on December 8th, 2022, from 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. as Prof. Githu Muigai, Senior Counsel, Mohammed Muigai LLP, and Karim Anjarwalla, Senior Partner, Anjarwalla & Khanna | ALN, discuss Prof. Muigai's recently published book, "Power, Politics, and Law," as well as the state of democracy and the rule of law in Africa. This event has been organized by the ALN Academy in partnership with Kabarak University Press.

Moderator: Aisha Abdallah, Partner, Anjarwalla & Khanna | ALN

Welcome to the fourth episode of the Out of Mind MasterClass Series! In this episode, Caroline Karoki, Head of People and Culture at Anjarwalla & Khanna | ALN takes us through the following:

- Workplace stressors in summary

- How do develop healthy coping mechanisms

Use this link to watch the full video:

Use this link to listen to this episode on podcast. The ALN Academy podcast is available on all podcast platforms:

In our previous episodes, we covered:

-Defining mental health

-The mental health continuum

-Managing an unrelenting workload

-Managing unrelenting deadlines

- Relationships at the workplace

Use the link below to listen to the first episode | Mental Health in the Workplace: https://lnkd.in/dmCha5rz

Use this link to listen to the second episode | Managing Workplace Stressors: https://lnkd.in/dre2Hjuu

Use this link to listen to the third episode | Relationships in the Workplace:https://lnkd.in/dUYK5g9m

Stay tuned for part five next week and don't forget to like, comment, share and subscribe to our channel for more content on mental wellness.

About the Masterclass:

Over the next six weeks, The ALN Academy, in partnership with Strathmore Law School, guides us through a better understanding of mental health and emotional well-being, how having poor mental health can affect us, methods and resources to assist us to improve our mental health, and much more.

About the instructor:

Caroline Karoki is a seasoned people and culture professional with over twelve years of experience working in leading professional services firms. She is currently the Head of People & Culture at Anjarwalla & Khanna | ALN, the largest Corporate Law Firm in Eastern Africa, where she also supports teams in Tanzania and Dubai.

#stressors #workplace #healthyhabits #mentalhealth #deadlines #wellbeing #law

Welcome to the third episode of the Out of Mind MasterClass Series! In this episode, Caroline Karoki, Head of People and Culture at Anjarwalla & Khanna | ALN takes us through:
-Managing unrelenting deadlines
- Relationships in the workplace

Use this link to watch the full video: https://youtu.be/BoRFXqb5D9Q

In our previous episodes, we covered:
-Defining mental health
-Why work has an impact on our mental health
-The mental health continuum
-Workplace stressors
-Managing an unrelenting workload
-Communicating expectations at work

Use the link below to listen to the first episode|Mental Health in the Workplace : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbYL2bNTc4s

Use this link to listen to the second episode|Managing Workplace Stressors : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFam46cjy6I

Stay tuned for part four next week and don't forget to like, comment, share and subscribe to our channel for more content on mental wellness.

About the Masterclass:
Over the next six weeks, The ALN Academy, in partnership with Strathmore Law School, guides us through a better understanding of mental health and emotional well-being, how having poor mental health can affect us, methods and resources to assist us to improve our mental health, and much more.

About the instructor:
Caroline Karoki is a seasoned people and culture professional with over twelve years of experience working in leading professional services firms. She is currently the Head of People & Culture at Anjarwalla & Khanna | ALN , the largest Corporate Law Firm in Eastern Africa, where she also supports teams in Tanzania and Dubai.

Welcome to the second episode of the Out of Mind MasterClass Series!  In this second episode, Caroline Karoki, Head of People and Culture at ALN Kenya takes us through:
-Workplace stressors
- Managing an unrelenting workload
- Communicating expectations at work

Incase you missed our first episode, we covered:
-Defining mental health
- Why work has an impact on our mental health
- The mental health continuum
Use the link below to listen now: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1739846/11607071

Stay tuned for part three next week and don't forget to like, comment, share and subscribe to our channel for more content on mental wellness.

About the Masterclass:
Over the next six weeks, The ALN Academy, in partnership with Strathmore Law School, guides us through a better understanding of mental health and emotional well-being, how having poor mental health can affect us, methods and resources to assist us to improve our mental health, and much more.

About the instructor: 
Caroline is a seasoned people and culture professional with over twelve years of experience working in leading professional services firms. She is currently the Head of People & Culture at ALN Kenya, the largest Corporate Law Firm in Eastern Africa, where she also supports teams in Tanzania and Dubai.

Welcome to the Out of Mind MasterClass! Over the next six weeks, The ALN Academy, in partnership with Strathmore Law School, guides us through a better understanding of mental health and emotional well-being, how having poor mental health can affect us, methods and resources to assist us to improve our mental health, and much more.

In this video, Caroline Karoki, Head of People and Culture at ALN Kenya takes us through
-Defining mental health
- Why work has an impact on our mental health
- The mental health continuum

Stay tuned for part two next week and don't forget to like, comment, share and subscribe to our channel for more content on mental wellness.

About the instructor: 
Caroline is a seasoned people and culture professional with over twelve years of experience working in leading professional services firms. She is currently the Head of People & Culture at ALN Kenya, the largest Corporate Law Firm in Eastern Africa, where she also supports teams in Tanzania and Dubai.

Let´s Talk Governance. MasterClass on Equity Structuring and Joint Development Agreements for PPP Projects. The objective of today’s Masterclass is introducing to a greater extent the typical types of finance documents that would be involved in a project finance transaction. This Masterclass is a part of a series of virtual trainings on public-private partnerships and project finance over the next few months. Taking us through this is Ian Gaitta, Partner at Anjarwalla and Khanna.

Today's masterclass will cover:

• Basics of equity structuring
• Joint Development Agreements/Investment Agreement
• Share purchase and subscription agreements

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ALN Academy Talks| Financing sustainable projects in Africa. In this episode, Sonal Sejpal Partner, ALN Kenya and Head of Banking and finance sat down with Oliver Phillips, Associate Director of Sustainable Finance at Standard Chartered Bank to discuss sustainability with a key focus on financing sustainable projects in Africa.

In order to fully understand the concept, it is first important to understand what the term ‘sustainable finance’ means and the scope and objectives that are incorporated with it. According to the European Union (EU), sustainable finance refers to the process of taking environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into account when making investment decisions in the financial sector, leading to more long-term investments in sustainable economic activities and projects. In Standard Chartered Bank, this objective involves delivering a net zero state from the bank financing by the year 2050 with alignment to its particular ambitions. This means that the lending book is aligned to achieving net zero with the aim of reducing emissions and promoting a green economy. This can only be achieved by maintaining a complete top-down view of all aspects of any business so as to help manage regulatory and compliance risks while also helping clients adhere to ethical and environmental standards. 

Sustainable finance and ESG cuts across various banking aspects such as trade finance and derivatives, market issuance, project financing and credit facilities for clients and other market trends. Standard Chartered provides an advisory function to the clients at the onset to strategize plans to narrow their criteria for ESG.  In Africa, there is a particular focus on having a ‘just-transition.’ The continent has made significant strides in coming up with strategies aimed at fulfilling the Paris Agreement. However, if this is not done in a responsible and just manner if the climate challenge or climate catastrophe is not dealt with effectively, there is a risk of leaving many people behind and ending up in a world with far more problems.

Financial growth is required to bridge the financial gap that Africa is currently experiencing. Only 10% of the SDGs are funded in Africa, compared to 90% in Europe, underlining the vast imbalance that must be bridged. There is an opportunity for investors to route these funds where they are most needed, such as in Africa, where responsible financing is critical to the continent's overall growth.

Any move to commercialize natural resources must begin with their protection, as there are vital African natural aspects that are often disregarded. Natural forest basins such as the Amazon receive a lot of attention, but the Congo Basin is often overlooked, despite being a massive carbon sink. Monetizing carbon and natural capital more widely have the potential to be extremely beneficial for African governments, corporations, and banks, since it provides a fresh source of debt repayment, particularly at a time when the global economy is in upheaval. Markets in Africa are developing new revenue sources to pay their debt and attract new investors, which increasingly include ESG initiatives. Despite the pitfalls and the challenges in achieving this, there is great potential for monetization of natural resources for the continent. 

Interviewee: Oliver Phillips, Associate Director, Sustainable Finance-Standard Chartered
Interviewer: Sonal Sejpal, Partner and Head of Banking and Finance, ALN Kenya

 Stay tuned for more content on the rule of law, governance, and sustainability.