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Stories that are tagged 'Montserrat'

EU Funding To Boost Caribbean EPA Implementation
5/25/2012
The Caribbean Development Bank and the European Union have agreed to fund a multi-million facility to aid members of the Caribbean Community in implementing the necessary reforms to allow them to fully benefit from the preferential trade conditions provided for in the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement.
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.
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.
UK To Enhance Relationship With Overseas Territories
11/28/2011
At the annual meeting of the Overseas Territories Consultative Council, the United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office highlighted progress made in strengthening its relationship with its Overseas Territories.
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'.
Canada Expanding TIEA Network
6/6/2011
Canada's network of tax agreements is in the process of substantial expansion, with the entry into force of two tax information exchange agreements, and the commencement of negotiations on four others announced by the Department of Finance.
CARICOM To Discuss EU EPA
6/3/2011
The Caribbean Community is to press forward with its implementation of the European Union Economic Partnership Agreement, with an impending meeting expected to discuss the deal's intricacies.
CARICOM To Suspend Common External Tariff
5/27/2011
Members of the Caribbean Community look set to suspend their Common External Tariff in the battle against the rising cost of fuel and commodities in the region.
CARICOM Outlines Trade Negotiation Priorities
5/20/2011
As members of the Caribbean Community gather to discuss the region's external trade agenda, CARICOM has released a snapshot of what it calls the state of play of ongoing negotiations.
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.
Antigua And Barbuda First To Ratify OECS Economic Union
1/5/2011
The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer, on December 30 became the first signatory to ratify the Revised Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Treaty of Basseterre, a first step toward establishing the OECS Economic Union.
Australia Signs Two More TIEAs
12/9/2010
Montserrat and the Republic of Mauritius have signed Tax Information Exchange Agreements with Australia, Bill Shorten, Assistant Treasurer, announced on December 9.
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.
UK Slammed For Turks And Caicos Intervention
10/11/2010
The Caribbean Community has released a statement noting its 'great concern' that the British government has decided to postpone general elections in the Turks and Caicos Islands indefinitely.
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.
Caribbean Is Urged To Adopt VAT
8/12/2010
Owen Arthur, the former Prime Minister of Barbados, has described value-added tax as the best option for the Caribbean region in the age of trade liberalization.
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.
OECD: Three More Caribbean Islands Make The Grade
5/21/2010
Dominica, Grenada and Saint Lucia have been moved into the category of jurisdictions considered to have substantially implemented the standard on transparency and exchange of information, having now all signed at least 12 exchange of information agreements conforming to the standard.
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.
Brazil Calls For Mercosur-Caricom FTA
4/28/2010
During the CARICOM-Brazil Summit on April 26, delegations from the Caribbean Community and Brazil discussed enhancing trade ties following the opening of the Takutu River Bridge in September 2009, which creates a physical link between Guyana and Brazil.
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.
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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