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Stories that are tagged 'Anguilla'

IoM Contributes To UK Tax Transparency Program
5/1/2012
The Isle of Man government has recently participated in an initiative funded by the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office to provide training to the British Overseas Territories of Montserrat and Anguilla to help them meet their international obligations on tax information exchange.
France Publishes Revised 2012 'Black List'
4/26/2012
French Finance Minister François Baroin and Budget Minister Valérie Pécresse have recently updated the country’s ‘black list’ of countries deemed to be ‘uncooperative’ in tax matters.
US Court Closes Employee Insurance Benefit Tax Scheme
3/12/2012
The United States Justice Department has announced that a federal court has permanently barred the operation of an alleged scheme that helps high-income individuals attempt to avoid income taxes by funnelling money through purported "welfare benefit plans”.
CARICOM Trade Bloc 'In Crisis'
3/1/2012
The Caribbean Community, an economic bloc among Caribbean territories, is at breaking point, according to a document circulated among its fifteen member states which urges rapid structural and operational reform.
UK, Caribbean Talks Focus On APD
1/25/2012
Leaders from Caribbean nations and the United Kingdom agreed at the end of a two-day summit an action plan to establish 'a new and improved strategic partnership to promote prosperity'. Importantly, the UK government committed to reopen negotiations to mitigate the impact of the UK's air travel tax on Caribbean territories.
Anguilla Faces Economic Challenges
12/19/2011
The International Monetary Fund has warned authorities in Anguilla that urgent action is needed to improve the health of the financial sector, to stabilize public finances, and to increase the potential for long-run economic growth.
Anguilla Praised On Tax Transparency
10/24/2011
The efforts of Caribbean territory Anguilla over transparency and tax information exchange were recognised in the positive peer review report from the Organization for Economic and Cooperation Development now adopted by the Global Forum.
Anguilla Resents Rising Tax Burden
10/11/2011
In meetings with the government, Anguilla's hospitality industry has sucessfully won government support for abandoning a 10% tax on restaurant bills and car rentals, previously agreed by Anguillan authorities and the UK government as part of efforts to tackle the deficit.
CARICOM Welcomes Progress Towards FTA With Canada
10/5/2011
Caribbean Community Secretary-General Irwin LaRocque has welcomed progress towards the CARICOM-Canada Trade and Development Agreement, and praised Canada's 'keen and earnest approach'.
Asia-Based Incorporation Specialist Expands Into Europe
9/8/2011
Offshore Incorporations Limited, a leading global company formation specialist based in Asia, has announced the opening of its first European office, in London, to support a growing number of Asia-based companies investing in Europe.
Portugal Expands Tax Treaty Remit
6/24/2011
Portugal is to add to its collection of tax treaties still further, with the announcement that negotiations have been concluded with two key countries, and that a new tax information exchange agreement has been signed.
OECS Working With WTO On Tariffs And Tax
5/16/2011
Following recent consultations in Dominica between the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States's World Trade Organization members, the OECS has said that securing flexibility in negotiations on tariff liberalization will enable its governments to avoid cuts to border taxes.
Free Movement Agreed For OECS Nationals
2/2/2011
Leaders of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States concluded a two-day meeting in Grenada with the signing of an agreement to facilitate the free movement of nationals within the sub-region by August 1.
Caribbean Sharpens Response To Financial Crime
1/19/2011
In an effort to sharpen the regional response to transnational organized crime, the Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security and the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force have signed an agreement, laying down a framework for combating financial crimes including money laundering.
Anguillan Budget Vetoed
1/10/2011
The UK Governor in Anguilla, Alistair Harrison, has announced that he will not ‘sign off [Anguilla’s] 2011 budget as it stands,’ and intends to seek and agreement that puts Anguilla’s public finances 'onto a more sustainable footing.'
Anguilla Announces Tax Measures For 2011
12/31/2010
Announcing tax measures for the forthcoming year, Anguilla’s Chief Minister, Hubert Hughes, in his third budget announcement in 2010, said that the government’s continued fiscal consolidation efforts are going a long way to balancing the territory’s recurring budget deficit.
Canada Signs TIEAs
11/19/2010
The Canadian goverment has announced the signing of two tax information exchange agreements, with San Marino and with Anguilla, bringing the total number of such agreements signed by Canada to 11 over the last 14 months.
IMF Formulating Fiscal Plan For Indebted Caribbean
11/19/2010
The International Monetary Fund has announced the launch of a forum aimed at drafting fiscal solutions for Caribbean territories, many of whom, due to the financial crisis, have experienced significant expansion in their already unsustainable deficits.
Caribbean Urges Change To UK Flight Tax
11/17/2010
The Caribbean Tourism Organization has noted the publication of a report that comprehensively analyzes the impact of the UK's aviation tax, the Air Passenger Duty, on the tourism industries of Caribbean territories.
Caribbean Intensifies Lobbying Against UK Air Tax
9/8/2010
The Caribbean is to intensify efforts to establish a 'fairer passenger tax system' in the UK during an official visit to the city of London, which will include a series of meetings between high-level officials and parliamentary bodies, the Caribbean Tourism Organization said.
Anguilla's Airport Tagged International
8/23/2010
The Caribbean territory of Anguilla has announced that it has renamed its airport, Wallblake Airport, to Clayton J. Lloyd International Aiport, having met the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization to be designated as an international airport. The name was officially changed to honour Anguilla’s foremost aviation pioneer.
Six OECS Member States Adopt Economic Union
6/21/2010
The Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Chairman of the Authority of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, Denzil Douglas said at a meeting held on June 18 in a forward looking statement that member states would sign a landmark agreement to establish an economic union in the Carribean.
OECS To Remove Export Subsidies
5/14/2010
Trade officials from members of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States concluded talks on May 11, 2010, on withdrawing government subsidies to the region’s exporters by the end of 2015, as part of an agreement concluded with the World Trade Organization.
Anguilla Announces Budget Measures
5/4/2010
Anguilla’s Chief Minister, Hubert Hughes has announced budgetary measures as part of the government’s 3-year plan to put Anguilla’s finances back on track.
Anguilla Braced For Tax Hikes
4/27/2010
Anguilla’s Minister for Finance, Hubert Hughes has warned that taxes will have to be hiked to secure a financing agreement.
Caribbean Amongst Last Regions To Recover
4/26/2010
Commenting upon the release of the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook Report, Chief of the World Economic Division, Petya Koeva Brooks, warned that the Caribbean region can expect a protracted recovery from the financial economic crisis, despite a return of more favorable conditions globally.
OECD Promotes Multilateral TIEAs
3/31/2010
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has developed a new approach to negotiating tax information exchange agreements involving multilateral negotiations, in order to assist developing countries with resource constraints.
Caribbean Territories White-Listed
3/26/2010
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has welcomed a late drive by three Caribbean territories to conclude multiple tax information exchange agreements to gain a place on the list of territories that have substantially-implemented the internationally-agreed standard in transparency and tax information exchange.
Germany Signs TIEA With Anguillla
3/25/2010
The German Ministry of Finance has announced the signing of a tax information exchange agreement with the Caribbean territory of Anguilla.
Australia And Anguilla Sign TIEA
3/23/2010
It has been announced that the Chief Minister of Anguilla, Hubert Hughes, and the Australian Deputy High Commissioner in London, Adam McCarthy, have signed a bilateral tax information exchange agreement between Australia and Anguilla.
Anguilla's Deficit Is 'Unsustainable'
3/19/2010
The Anguilla government has admitted 'serious measures' will need to be urgently introduced in a budget next month to prevent the country's fiscal position from deteriorating further.
World Bank Assesses Caribbean Debt
3/17/2010
Staff at the World Bank have been tasked with assessing the debt profile of indebted Caribbean nations to advise on policy approaches to alleviate their individual deficits, World Bank President, Robert Zoellick, announced on March 11.

 

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