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Norway Updates 2012 Budget 5/23/2012 The Norwegian finance ministry has recently published details of the country’s revised 2012 fiscal budget, in which the government emphasizes the need for fiscal constraint.
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US Issues Annual IPR Country Report 5/3/2012 The Office of the United States Trade Representative has released its annual
‘Special 301 Report’ on the perceived adequacy and effectiveness of
US trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property
rights (IPR).
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EFTA, Indonesia Hold FTA Negotiations 4/6/2012 The fourth round of negotiations towards a 'Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Agreement' between the European Free Trade Association states and Indonesia concluded
on March 29, 2012.
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WTO Members Pressure Argentina On Trade Policy 4/9/2012 At the Council for Trade in Goods meeting on March 30, 2012, fourteen World Trade Organisation members jointly
expressed their deepening concern about Argentina’s import-licensing measures, which were said to have significantly restricted trade flows.
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World Economic Forum Issues Global ICT Report 4/6/2012 The World Economic Forum, in collaboration with INSEAD, has issued the Global
Information Technology Report for 2012, which is said to be the most comprehensive
assessment of the preparedness of global economies to leverage the networked economy.
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Liechtenstein's Nordic TIEAs Enter Into Force 3/30/2012 The Liechtenstein government has recently announced that the bilateral tax information
exchange agreements (TIEAs) concluded with Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland
and the Faroe Islands are due to enter into force shortly, following ratification
of the treaties by the relevant contracting parties.
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The Netherlands Ups Tax Treaty Negotiations In 2012 2/21/2012 Underlining the government’s commitment to negotiating new tax treaties
with other countries, the Dutch finance ministry has recently outlined details
of its specific plans for 2012.
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Liechtenstein Ratifies EFTA FTAs With HK, Montenegro 2/20/2012 The Liechtenstein government has ratified the European Free Trade Association free trade agreement with Hong Kong together with a related agreement
on labour standards, and has submitted the agreements to parliament.
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Canada, India Conclude Latest FTA Talks 2/17/2012 Canada and India hope to complete negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement in 2013, ministers say, as the latest round of trade talks concludes.
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Liechtenstein, Hong Kong Cement Economic Ties 2/3/2012 Secretary of Commerce and Economic Development of the Special Administrative
Region of Hong Kong, Gregory So Kam-leung, has recently held talks with
Liechtenstein’s Foreign Affairs Minister Aurelia Frick, during a working
visit to Vaduz, with the talks focussing on the excellent economic relations
between the Principality and the Region.
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Singapore Tops 'Doing Business' Index 2/3/2012 The World Bank report, ‘Doing Business 2012’, the ninth in an annual
series, ranks 183 economies on their ease of doing business, and reports a general
improvement in the global business regulatory environment.
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EU Tax Burdens Stabilize 1/17/2012 Following three years of decline, European Union nations' tax-to-GDP ratios remained broadly level in 2010, the latest year for which detailed tax revenue statistics are available for all member states, as governments begin to consolidate their fiscal positions. In the euro area the downward trend in tax revenues continued, but decelerated in 2010, with a slight drop to 40.2% of GDP.
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Norway Launches New International Tax Unit 1/13/2012 A new unit responsible for international tax relations has been set up in the
directorate of taxes by Director General of the Norwegian tax administration,
Svein Ragnar Kristensen.
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The Seychelles Adds Guernsey TIEA 1/3/2012 The Seychelles has noted the signing of a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with
Guernsey as a significant step in boosting bilateral relations between the two
territories.
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Canada Notes Significant Progress On Free Trade In 2011 12/28/2011 The Canadian government has noted the conclusion of a productive third round of
negotiations with India towards a free trade agreement, in talks in Delhi and
at the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation, rounding off a hugely sucessful year for Canada in its quest to achieve freer trade links with its trading partners.
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Tokyo Tops Cost League For Expat Workers 12/15/2011 Tokyo remains the most expensive city in the world for international assignees as the rising value of the
yen continues to put upward pressure on the cost of living in the country, according
to a new report.
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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.
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USPTO Enhances Cooperation With EPO 10/31/2011 In their continuing efforts to promote harmonization in the field of patents,
the European Patent Office and the United States Patent and Trademark Office have launched a dedicated website for the Cooperative Patent Classification initiative.
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EFTA, India Hold Ninth-Round FTA Negotiations 10/25/2011 Delegations from the four European Free Trade Association states (Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway), and India have met
for a ninth round of negotiations towards a broad-based free trade agreement.
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Canadian Government Explains Benefits Of EU FTA 9/19/2011 Canada’s Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway has been explaining the government’s intention to forge ahead with an ambitious job-creating, pro-trade plan, which includes the conclusion of a free trade agreement with the European Union.
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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.
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Latin American States Expand Treaty Networks 7/5/2011 Panama and Costa Rica have expanded their tax treaty networks, with the former signing a new double tax agreement, and the latter inking seven tax information exchange agreements.
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Barbados Initials Nordic Treaties 7/4/2011 Barbados has initialled tax information exchange agreements with three Nordic territories, initialled a tax treaty with Iceland, and added protocols to three existing tax treaties.
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USPTO Develops Projects With Korean, Nordic, Israel Patent Offices 6/24/2011 The United States Patent and Trademark Office has announced three new
and expanded pilot projects with the Nordic Patent Institute, the Israel
Patent Office and the Korean Intellectual Property Office, respectively,
to allow applicants to obtain corresponding patents faster and more efficiently
in each country.
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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.
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Tax Burdens On The Increase, Says OECD 5/13/2011 Average tax burdens rose in 22 of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's 34 member countries in 2010, with France, Belgium, Germany and Italy among the highest-taxed countries.
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Macau, Nordic Countries Sign TIEA 5/5/2011 Macau, which is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions
of the People's Republic of China, and the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland,
Norway, Sweden, Iceland, and the autonomous territories the Faroe Islands and
Greenland, have signed a tax information exchange agreement.
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Malta Enacts Incentives For Expat Financial Services Professionals 4/27/2011 The Maltese government has published the Highly Qualified Persons Rules, 2011,
bringing into force tax incentives retrospectively to January 1, 2010, that were
introduced to encourage non-resident highly-skilled workers to the island, and
clarifying the parameters of the scheme.
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EU Preferential Trade Regime To Be Improved 4/20/2011 The European Union has launched a process which it believes will allow for the easier operation of preferential trade between itself, the Southern Mediterranean and the Western Balkans, by overcoming many of the current difficulties caused by the management of a large variety of bilateral agreements.
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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.
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Switzerland Seeks To Amend DTAs 4/11/2011 The Swiss Federal Council has recently requested authorization from the National
Council and the Council of States to amend certain double taxation agreements, already approved by parliament, to ensure that they are in line with
internationally applicable standards on administrative assistance in tax matters.
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EFTA Pursuing New Free Trade Pacts 4/1/2011 The European Free Trade Association has announced the commencement of free
trade negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and discussions for a further free trade agreement with a consortium
of Central American countries, with an exploratory meeting held on March 23.
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OECD Publishes Critiques Of Territories' Tax Assistance Frameworks 1/31/2011 The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax purposes,
hosted by the OECD, has released ten reports which evaluate jurisdictions’
commitment to tax transparency, and examine whether information is made available
and accessible to foreign tax authorities.
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Liechtenstein Concludes Multiple TIEAs 12/17/2010 Liechtenstein’s government has recently approved tax agreements in accordance
with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s model convention with the Nordic States: Norway, Sweden,
Finland, Denmark, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland.
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OECD Notes Fall In Global Tax Burden 12/15/2010 The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has noted a decline
in revenues during 2009 among its member countries, in cash terms, which it
said was driven by declining economic activity, and tax cuts introduced
to cushion countries’ economies from the downturn.
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EFTA Approves Norwegian Tonnage Tax 11/8/2010 The European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority has approved changes to the transitional rules of Norway's Tonnage Tax Scheme.
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EFTA Members Ratify Albanian FTA 11/3/2010 The European Free Trade Association has noted the entry into force of the Free
Trade Agreement with Albania.
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Norway's Budget Includes Some Tax Hikes 10/8/2010 Norwegian finance minister, Sigbjørn Johnsen, has presented a new state budget in the Norwegian Parliament.
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Tax Treaty Deters Shipowner From Using NIS Flag 10/6/2010 Seatrans, a Bergen based shipping company, is planning to reflag nine chemical tankers and one paper carrier to Malta by the end of the year.
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Marshall Islands Signs Nordic TIEAs 10/4/2010 The Nordic Council, comprising of Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland,
as well as the autonomous territories of Greenland and the Faroe Islands,
has entered into an agreement with the Marshall Islands for the exchange of tax
information to facilitate in the prevention of fiscal evasion.
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Belize Signs TIEAs With Nordic Countries 9/22/2010 Belize has signed tax information exchange agreements with seven Nordic countries, which will allow for the sharing of tax-related information in accordance with the standards established by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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Switzerland Tops Competitiveness League 9/13/2010 Switzerland has claimed top spot in The Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011,
as released by the World Economic Forum on September 9. In the rankings, the United
States has fallen two places to fourth position, overtaken by Sweden (2nd) and
Singapore (3rd), after already ceding the top place to Switzerland last year.
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EFTA Progresses Asian Trade Pacts 7/12/2010 The European Free Trade Association has decided to start talks on a comprehensive
economic partnership agreement with Indonesia, and its negotiations on
a free trade agreement with Hong Kong were also said to be progressing smoothly.
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Gurria Calls For New Fiscal Balance 6/30/2010 Addressing the Group of 20 Business Summit, Angel Gurria, Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, spoke on the difficulty of balancing fiscal consolidation with the support of a job-rich recovery.
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OECD And Council Of Europe Strengthen Tax Cooperation 6/1/2010 The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and the Council of Europe have developed a Protocol amending the multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters to bring it in line with the international standard on exchange of information for tax purposes.
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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.
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EFTA, Vietnam Talk Free Trade 5/19/2010 On May 19, the European Free trade Association member states signed a joint statement establishing a study group to examine closer trade and investment relations with Vietnam, including the possibility
of negotiating a free trade agreement.
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OECD 'Tax Wedge' Falls 5/11/2010 The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has published its annual report on 'Taxing Wages 2008-2009,' an overview of the share of tax and social security charges in the total cost of employment.
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Fewer European Patents Filed In 2009 4/28/2010 The number of European patent applications filed last year fell for the first time in 20 years, according to data released by the European Patent Office.
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Multilateral Tax Cooperation Boosted 4/8/2010 The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the Council of Europe have agreed on an update to an international treaty that aims to help governments enforce their tax laws, as part of the worldwide drive to combat cross-border tax evasion.
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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.
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Nordic Countries Conclude More TIEAs 3/25/2010 The Nordic Council, comprising of the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, has recently announced the signing of tax information
exchange agreements with St Vincent and the Grenadines and St Kitts and Nevis.
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OECD Reviews Tax Transparency 3/23/2010 18 countries participating in the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information have been included in the first phase of a peer review process.
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Bahamas Achieves White-Listing 3/12/2010 The Bahamas has achieved a place on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's ‘white list’ following
the signing of Tax Information Exchange Agreements with the seven Nordic economies of
Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, on
March 10.
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Norway Urged To Revise Fiscal Policy 3/11/2010 The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has called on Norwegian
authorities to revise fiscal policy in light of the nation’s recovering
economy.
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