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Stories that are tagged 'Uruguay'

Uruguay To Exchange Tax Information With Argentina
5/1/2012
Uruguay has agreed to share tax information with Argentina, under a landmark double tax agreement recently signed between the two nations.
Canada Pushes For FTA Negotiations With Mercosur
3/22/2012
Ed Fast, Canada's Minister of International Trade, has concluded a two-day trade visit to Argentina, to promote the conclusion of exploratory talks towards a possible Free Trade Agreement between the nation and the Mercosur trade bloc of Latin American nations.
Swiss, Uruguay DTA In Force
1/6/2012
Following the diplomatic exchange of notes, the double taxation agreement between Switzerland and Uruguay has entered into force and will apply from January 1, 2012, the Swiss federal government has announced.
Mercosur Announces Protectionist Import Duty Hikes
1/4/2012
The South American trade bloc, Mercosur is to slap the maximum rate imposable, 35%, on the import of one hundred additional goods, likely on a temporary basis until December 2014, Brazil's Minister for Finance has announced.
Swiss, Uruguay DTA Enters Into Force
1/2/2012
The Swiss Federal Department of Finance has announced that following the diplomatic exchange of notes on December 28, 2011, the double taxation agreement between Switzerland and Uruguay entered into force.
Mercosur States, Palestine Authority Sign FTA
12/26/2011
The Mercosur nations – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – have signed a Free Trade Agreement with the Palestine Authority, aimed at establishing commercial ties and boosting cooperation.
Canada, Costa Rica Look At Improving FTA
11/9/2011
Negotiations have begun between Canada and Costa Rica on the proposed modernization of their existing free trade agreement, it has been announced.
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.
India Signs Tax Agreement With Uruguay
9/12/2011
The Government of India has signed an agreement with Uruguay for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and on capital.
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.
Portugal Begins New DTA Negotiations
6/21/2011
The Portuguese government is seeking to expand its tax treaty network, beginning negotiations with three new countries over the last month: Peru, Gabon and Senegal.
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.
WIPO To Support South American Patent Collaboration
3/7/2011
The World Intellectual Property Organization has responded positively to a request by a group of nine South American countries – Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Uruguay – to assist in their efforts to improve services to local and international users of their intellectual property system.
EU To Discuss Trade Deal WIth Mercosur
2/7/2011
European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht will visit Paraguay and Uruguay in the week commencing February 7 in an attempt to advance negotiations towards a 'balanced and ambitious' free trade agreement with the Mercosur states.
South Korea Seeks FTA With Mercosur
1/4/2011
Following a meeting in Brazil between the new Brazilian President, Dilma Rousseff, and South Korea’s Prime Minister, Kim Hwang-sik, it was disclosed that the latter had emphasized South Korea’s willingness to begin free trade agreement negotiations with Mercosur.
Liechtenstein, Uruguay Sign DTA
10/22/2010
Uruguay’s Economic and Finance Minister Fernando Lorenzo and Liechtenstein’s ambassador in Bern Hubert Büchel have recently signed a double taxation agreement between the two countries, conforming to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s model convention.
Switzerland, Uruguay Sign Tax Agreement
10/19/2010
Swiss Federal Councillor, Hans-Rudolf Merz, and the Uruguayan Economy and Finance Minister Fernando Lorenzo have signed a double taxation agreement in respect of taxes on income and capital.
Syria Eyes Mercosur Trade Deal
10/5/2010
Syrian Assistant Minister of Trade and Economy, Khaled Sallouta has reported back after meeting with the head of the Brazillian International Negotiations Department at the country’s Foreign Ministry, Evandro de Sampaio Didonet, in which the diplomats initialled an agreement to begin negotiations towards a Free Trade Agreement between Syria and the Mercosur bloc, which Brazil is currently chairing.
Uruguay Stays On OECD Grey List
8/24/2010
Uruguay has reached agreement with India on an information exchange agreement, but for the present will stay on the grey list of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, since seven of its 12 agreements, including the one with India, still await signature.
Mercosur Agrees Customs Code
8/5/2010
After six years of difficult negotiations, the Mercosur trade bloc has reached agreement on a common customs code which is to be phased in by 2012.
Malta Clinches DTAs With China, Uruguay
7/15/2010
The Maltese government announced on July 13 that it had concluded negotiations with China towards revising the convention for the avoidance of double taxation and fiscal evasion the two countries share. The government said the agreement, and another double tax treaty with Uruguay, would be signed during 2010 as part of the territory’s efforts to expand its network of such agreements.
Netherlands To Sign TIEAs
7/7/2010
The Dutch government has united on plans put forward recently by Dutch Finance Minister Jan Kees De Jager to conclude tax information exchange agreements with Uruguay, Mauritius and Brunei, in a further endeavour to combat tax evasion.
Brazil Reviews Preferential Tax Regimes
7/1/2010
The Brazilian tax authority has introduced an appeals procedure in respect of its black and gray listing of preferential tax regimes, which are subject to special tax requirements.
Uruguay Legislates On Bank Secrecy
6/1/2010
Legislation is being debated in the lower house of the Uruguay parliament which seeks to impose Uruguayan income and wealth taxes on assets held by Uruguayans abroad.
Trade Body Urges Fiscal Rule For Uruguay
5/7/2010
The National Chamber of Commerce and Services of Uruguay is calling on the new government to introduce a fiscal rule, to be included in the five-year budget, to prevent public expenditure from growing at a faster rate than the economy.
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.
Uruguay Expands Tax Treaty Network
3/30/2010
Uruguay and Finland have signed an agreement to avoid double taxation with respect to taxes on income and on capital. As with all agreements signed recently, Uruguay adopted the international standards and technical recommendations from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Liechtenstein, Uruguay Initial DTA
3/24/2010
It has recently emerged that chief negotiators from Liechtenstein and Uruguay have initialled a bilateral double taxation agreement between the two countries, thus marking an end to the negotiations.
Switzerland, Uruguay Initial Revised DTA
3/19/2010
Switzerland and Uruguay on March 18 initialled a new double tax agreement that contains provisions for the exchange of tax information in accordance with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development standard.

 

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