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Stories that are tagged 'Kazakhstan'

Putin Backs Ratification Of WTO Commitments This Year
5/14/2012
Russia's new President, Vladimir Putin has dismissed calls to delay the nation's accession to the World Trade Organisation.
Offshore Aspects Of Russian 'Superbank' Merger
3/19/2012
The Jersey office of Walkers, the leading international law firm, has advised on the multi-jurisdictional aspects of the USD1bn merger between Sberbank and Troika Dialog, which will create a Russian 'superbank'.
UK Drops In Tax Competitiveness Index
11/17/2011
While the UK has a competitive tax system it risks being overtaken by other economies easing tax burdens for businesses, according to a new report from PwC.
Russian WTO Accession Terms Published
11/16/2011
The World Trade Organization has published comprehensive details of the tax and trade commitments made by Russia as part of its accession bid, due to be deliberated upon at the WTO Ministerial Plenary in December at which Russia is tipped to be granted membership to the global trade body.
EFTA And CURBK Hold Free Trade Talks
9/6/2011
Delegations from the European Free Trade Association states, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein, and the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, have held further negotiations towards a broad-based Free Trade Agreement in meetings in Geneva.
EFTA Unveils Progress On FTAs
6/23/2011
Following a recent gathering of European Free Trade Association ministers in Schaan, the Liechtenstein administration announced details of the signing of a free trade agreement with Hong Kong.
Spain Gazettes Two DTAs
6/9/2011
Spain has issued official bulletins paving the way for the implementation of two new double tax agreements, with Georgia and Kazakhstan.
EFTA Nears FTA With Ex-Soviet Customs Union
4/20/2011
Delegations from the EFTA states (Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland) and the customs union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan held the second round of negotiations towards a broader Free Trade Agreement on April 11-13, in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Ukraine At Trade Crossroads
4/13/2011
As Russia attempts to lure the Ukraine into joining a proposed four-country economic bloc with promises of cut-price oil, Ukrainian authorities must decide whether to forgo an EU-Ukraine trade pact, being negotiated currently, or look to Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, for future economic and trade cooperation.
NZ To Negotiate FTA With E. European Customs Union
11/17/2010
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, John Key has announced that negotiations on a free trade agreement between New Zealand and Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan will start early next year.
Kazakhstan Increases Tobacco Duties
11/15/2010
The Kazakh parliament has approved a bill which will raise substantially the excise tax levied on cigarettes.
Kazakhstan Defers Corporate Tax Cut
11/5/2010
Kazakhstan has put a stop on its tax cutting plans because of revenue concerns.
Karachaganak Oil Consortium Under Tax Scrutiny
10/21/2010
A tax investigation by Kazakhstan's ministry of finance has brought into question the validity of certain expenses deducted against tax by the Karachaganak Petroleum Operating consortium.
Switzerland, Kazakhstan Sign Double Taxation Agreement
9/10/2010
Swiss finance minister Hans-Rudolf Merz and his Kazakh counterpart, Bolat Zhamishev, have signed a protocol to amend the double taxation agreement in the area of taxes on income and capital, in Astana.
Kazakhstan Miners Slam Export Tax Plans
8/10/2010
The Kazakhstan Association of Mining and Metallurgical Enterprises has criticized the introduction of a minerals export tax, which was announced in July at the Second Congress of the Mining and Metallurgical Industry in Astana. It said its members advised that an additional profits based tax would be preferable.
Kazakhstan Reinstates Oil Export Duty
7/15/2010
Kazakhstan has reinstated oil export taxes with a tariff of USD20 per tonne of crude oil exported from the Central Asian nation.
Russia Continues Crisis Tax On Car Imports
7/13/2010
Russia will retain crisis import duties of 30-35% on new and used cars until 2012 or longer.
Ex-Soviet States Create Customs Union
7/8/2010
After some last minute brinkmanship, Belarus has ratified the establishment of a Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan.
Belarus Postpones Customs Union
6/15/2010
Belarus has postponed the establishment of a Customs Union with Russia and Kazakhstan, who are likely to proceed without Belarus as the Union is scheduled to come into being on July 1, 2010.
New Zealand, Russia To Study FTA
6/2/2010
New Zealand’s Trade Minister, Tim Groser, has announced that New Zealand and Russia, together with the latter’s Customs Union partners of Belarus and Kazakhstan, have agreed to begin laying the groundwork for the formal commencement of negotiations for a free trade agreement.
EC Concerned At Rising Protectionism
6/1/2010
The European Union’s major trade partners have put almost 280 trade restrictive measures in place over the last 18 months, despite pledges to tackle protectionist trade policies, according to a new report published on May 28 by the European Commission.
Russia Links Tariffs To WTO Entry
4/15/2010
Russian deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov, on a visit to Brussels to meet European leaders, has linked a reduction of its heavily criticized tariff hikes with accession to the World Trade Organization.
Tax Authorities Pursue More Revenue From Multinationals
3/25/2010
Headlined tax compacts, such as the recent AstraZeneca GBP505m settlement in respect of transfer pricing adjustments, strengthen the ambitions of tax authorities around the World to repair their tax deficits with further squeezes on multi-national companies.
Kazakhstan Transfer Pricing Law Passed
3/18/2010
The Kazakhstan parliament has passed in its second reading a bill on amendments and additions to the Law on Transfer Pricing.

 

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