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Stories that are tagged 'Saint Vincent and the Grenadines'

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.
SVG's Tax Transparency Endorsed
4/20/2012
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has welcomed the adoption of a report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development that confirms the territory has adequate frameworks in place to meet international standards on tax transparency and information exchange.
OECD Issues New Peer Reviews
4/5/2012
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, publishing eleven new peer reviews, has said that the vast majority of territories which have been subject to critical assessments have implemented satisfactory legislative regimes that can facilitate the exchange of information on request.
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.
Canada, SVG Begin Tax Information Exchange
10/13/2011
Last year's tax information exchange agreement signed between Canada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines has entered into force, the provisions of which are based on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s internationally agreed standard on exchange of tax information.
Caribbean Territories Sign Up To Anti-Corruption Drive
9/15/2011
A number of offshore Caribbean territories have notified their consent to receive on-site visits to evaluate their compliance with the Inter-American Convention against Corruption.
SVG Looks To Maintain Competitiveness
9/1/2011
Following economic contraction in 2010, the government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines plans to implement reforms to enhance the territory's attractiveness to international investors to combat its deficit, adding to tax reforms announced earlier in the year.
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.
Four UK-Caribbean TIEAs Enter Into Force
5/31/2011
The UK's tax information exchange agreements with four Caribbean countries have entered into force, each of which complies with the standards laid down by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
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.
CARICOM To Hold Talks On EU Trade Deal
5/11/2011
During an important upcoming round of talks, members of the Caribbean Community are to discuss the implementation of the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement, which aims at establishing a trade relationship which promotes the gradual integration of the CARIFORUM countries into the world economy.
SVG Budget Focuses On Property Tax
2/3/2011
Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Caribbean territory Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has detailed a number of increases to taxation in the territory in his 2011 Budget.
Eastern Caribbean Faces Fiscal Challenges
1/28/2011
The International Monetary Fund has published recommendations for governments in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union in respect of the fiscal challenges they face from the protracted global recession, and the fall in tourism receipts.
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.
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.
SVG Sells State-Owned Bank
10/12/2010
The government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has announced that, through an agreement with the Bank of Saint Lucia’s parent company, it has privatized the state-owned bank, the National Commercial Bank (SVG).
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.
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.
Liechtenstein Parliament Approves Multiple TIEAs
4/27/2010
Liechtenstein’s parliament has, by a large majority, approved 11 tax agreements submitted by the government and which are compliant with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s standards on tax information exchange.
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.
SVG Government Notes White Listing
4/14/2010
The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has announced considerable progress on substantially implementing global tax standards on tax information exchange and transparency, which has secured the territory a place on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's ‘white list’.
Germany And St Vincent Sign TIEA
4/2/2010
Germany and the Caribbean territory, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines signed a tax information exchange agreement in London on March 29, 2010.
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.
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.
US Backs Caribbean Aviation Safety
3/19/2010
The United States Trade and Development Agency has backed the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System with a grant of USD207,000. The System is currently being ratified by Caribbean nations for implementation in the near future.
New Zealand Adds Two More TIEAs
3/17/2010
New Zealand’s Revenue Minister, Peter Dunne, has announced the signing of two new tax information exchange agreements, one with Dominica and the other with St Vincent and the Grenadines.

 

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