SWITZERLAND NEWS: BUSINESS, TAXATION AND OFFSHORE

Switzerland, EU To Apply Uniform Customs Regulations To Ease Trade, by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels 30/06/2009

The Swiss Federal Council on June 24 decided to open consultation proceedings on the agreement between the EU and the Swiss Confederation on the waiving of checks and formalities in goods transport and on customs security measures. The agreement is designed to prevent new barriers to trade with the EU and replaces and supplements the existing agreement on goods controls of 1990. The agreement, which was signed on June 25, will apply provisionally from July 1, 2009. [ FULL STORY ]

Merz Underlines Swiss Position On Tax Matters, by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels 29/06/2009
	At a meeting of finance ministers in Berlin, which was attended by twenty selected ministers of OECD and EU countries on the invitation of German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück and French Budget Minister Eric Woerth, Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz reiterated Switzerland's position regarding international cooperation in tax matters. [ FULL STORY ]

Forum Concludes That Swiss Credit Is Relatively Abundant, by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels 29/06/2009
On June 23, the Swiss Bankers Association invited representatives of the Schweizerischer Gewerbeverband (Swiss Small Business Association) and Swissmem (Federation of Swiss Machine, Electrical and Metalworking Industries) to discuss possible solutions to the current state of the Swiss credit market. [ FULL STORY ]

26/06/2009 Swiss German Relations Resume
26/06/2009 Swiss Economic Expectations Improve In June
25/06/2009 Switzerland And Germany Discuss DTA
25/06/2009 Switzerland Considers Abolition Of Property Tax
25/06/2009 US And Switzerland Initial Revised Tax Treaty
24/06/2009 FINMA To Monitor Swiss Banking Remuneration
19/06/2009 Switzerland To Represent Views On Tax Transparency At G20/OECD Forum
19/06/2009 FINMA Explains Banking Implications Of TIEA Network
18/06/2009 Switzerland, Mexico Initial Revised Double Tax Agreement
17/06/2009 Significant Progress Achieved Towards Serbia-EFTA Trade Accord
16/06/2009 France And Switzerland Initial Revised Tax Treaty
15/06/2009 Switzerland And Norway Revise DTA
12/06/2009 Swiss Tax On CO2 To Improve Energy Efficiency Of Buildings
10/06/2009 Swiss SVP Party Obtains Referendum On Eco Car Tax
08/06/2009 IMF Concludes 2009 Article IV Consultation With Switzerland
04/06/2009 GCC To Sign EFTA Trade Deal
03/06/2009 Import/Export Slide Continues To Threaten Swiss Businesses
01/06/2009 Swiss President Concludes UAE Official Visit
29/05/2009 Switzerland Discusses Tax Treaties With Saudi Arabia
29/05/2009 Companies Willing To 'Bend' Rules To Stay Afloat
28/05/2009 Switzerland, Denmark Initial OECD Model Tax Treaty
26/05/2009 Glaxo And IRS To Square Up In International Tax Dispute
26/05/2009 New Office Strengthens HK-German Ties
21/05/2009 EFTA To Negotiate FTAs With Ukraine, Serbia And Russia
21/05/2009 New Index Confirms Switzerland As Most Attractive To HNWIs
21/05/2009 KPMG Reviews Swiss Mergers And Acquisitions During 2008

Tax-News.Com Archive

Older news items are available, for free, in the Tax-news.com Archive.