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Vodafone Challenges Indian Tax Law 4/23/2012 The ongoing tax dispute between India and Vodafone has erupted again, with the telecoms company now serving a Notice of Dispute against the government's controversial new retrospective tax legislation.
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UAE, Montenegro Ink DTA, Investment Treaty 4/4/2012 The United Arab Emirates has signed a double taxation agreement and an investment promotion and protection treaty with the Republic of Montenegro.
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Canada, China Conclude FIPA Negotiations 2/13/2012 Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced the conclusion of negotiations toward a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement between Canada and China.
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Malta, Saudi Arabia To Sign Double Tax Pact 1/4/2012 Malta and Saudi Arabia are to sign a double tax agreement during the official
visit of Malta's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tonio
Borg, the Maltese government said on January 2.
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Report Calls For US-Egypt FTA 12/19/2011 A report prepared by the Center for Strategic and International Studies,
with support from the United States Chamber of Commerce affiliate, the US-Egypt
Business Council, has emphasized how a potential free trade agreement could create jobs in both countries.
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Taiwan Ratifies Investment Agreement With Japan 11/25/2011 The investment agreement between Taiwan and Japan, which, it is hoped, will greatly
enhance their bilateral economic and trading relationship, has been approved and
ratified by Taiwan’s parliament, the Legislative Yuan.
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TPP Participants Reach Outline Agreement 11/16/2011 Following talks on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders Meeting in Honolulu, the countries negotiating the proposed extension
to the Trans-Pacific Partnership - Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile,
Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam –
announced they had reached the broad outlines of an agreement.
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Fast Underscores Canadian Trade Priorities 11/2/2011 The Canadian government is committed to deepening the country's trading relationships in priority markets around the world, engaging in ongoing negotiations with key jurisdictions including China, India and the European Union, and reaping the rewards of existing arrangements.
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US Senate Approves Investment Treaty With Rwanda 9/30/2011 The United States Senate, in what is hoped will be a major step forward in expanding
trade and investment relations with Rwanda, has unanimously approved the United
States-Rwanda Bilateral Investment Treaty.
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Canada, Kuwait Sign FIPA 9/28/2011 Canada and Kuwait have inked a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, designed to promote bilateral trade and investment.
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Taiwan, Japan Sign Investment Agreement 9/27/2011 An investment agreement, that, it is hoped, will greatly enhance their bilateral economic and trading relationship, has been signed in Taipei between Taiwan and Japan.
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US Points To Progress In TPP Negotiations 9/22/2011 A statement from the Office of the United States Trade Representative has disclosed
that the nine countries involved in negotiating the extended Trans-Pacific Partnership– the United States, Australia, Peru, Vietnam, Malaysia, New Zealand,
Chile, Singapore and Brunei – have made progress in a further round of negotiations
in Chicago.
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Canada Seeks Stronger Trade Links With China 8/22/2011 Canada and China are to conclude a Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement in the near future as the two countries look to boost bilateral trade and investment.
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Singapore, UAE Sign Investment Agreement 6/27/2011 An Investment Guarantee Agreement between Singapore and the United Arab
Emirates was signed on June 24 by Singapore’s Minister of State for Trade and
Industry and National Development, Lee Yi Shyan, and the UAE’s Minister
of State for Financial Affairs, Obaid Humaid Al Tayer.
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China, Japan, South Korea To Accelerate Tripartite FTA Study 4/27/2011 A joint statement released after a meeting in Tokyo of trade ministers from Japan,
China and South Korea stated that they had agreed to accelerate the work of a
current joint study on a tripartite free trade agreement.
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Clinton Pushes US Free Trade Agenda At APEC 3/14/2011 During remarks to senior officials from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum in Washington, Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Secretary of State, emphasized
the strong commitment of the United States government to free trade in the region,
as long as it is fair, transparent and 'delivers results to the American
people.'
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Economists Unite Around Capital Controls 2/2/2011 The Institute for Policy Studies and Tufts University in Massachusetts have
coordinated a letter from a group of more than 250 United States and international
economists to the government, urging it to change course and allow other governments
to use capital controls, particularly within the free trade agreements
it negotiates.
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AIT Calls For Clean Slate On US-Taiwan TIFA 12/6/2010 The American Institute in Taiwan’s Chairman, Raymond F. Burghardt, in a
recent speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, said that, while
Taiwan is one of the United States’ most important economic partners, and
closer economic relations are in the interest of both countries, the present beef
controversy should not be allowed to become an obstacle to re-booting their bilateral
Trade and Investment Framework Agreement.
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China, Malta Sign Tax Agreement 10/27/2010 The Maltese minister of finance, the economy and investment Tonio Fenech and minister for taxation of the People’s Republic of China Xiao Jie have signed a new Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation.
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India Is Ready To Sign FTA With Japan 10/15/2010 The Indian government has approved a draft economic partnership agreement with Japan ready for signature later this month.
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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.
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Taiwan, US To Resume TIFA Talks 10/4/2010 At the end of last month, a United States delegation visited Taipei for meetings
with the Taiwanese government to discuss economic issues, including how to broaden
and deepen their bilateral trade and economic relationship under the existing
bilateral trade and investment framework agreement.
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Bangladesh, UAE Initial Investment Agreement 9/24/2010 The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Finance has announced the initialling
of an agreement with Bangladesh for the protection and promotion of investments, to complement
the double tax agreement initialled by both parties in May 2010.
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India, South Africa Look At CEPA Talks 9/3/2010 The Indian Commerce and Industry Minister, Anand Sharma, has disclosed that India
and South Africa are to look at the possibility of establishing a bilateral comprehensive
economic partnership agreement and an investment protection and promotion
agreement.
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Hong Kong, Russia Consider DTA 9/2/2010 Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, Donald Tsang, in Moscow for a three-day visit, met
with various members of the Russian government, including President Dmitry Medvedev,
as well as business leaders to carry forward a growing bilateral dialogue on finance,
taxation and investment matters.
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Switzerland, Egypt Sign Investment Agreement 6/10/2010 Switzerland and Egypt have signed an agreement on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments.
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Morocco, Macedonia Sign DTA 5/13/2010 It has recently emerged that Morocco and Macedonia have signed in Rabat two
bilateral agreements designed to avoid double taxation and to encourage and protect investments in both countries.
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Swiss, China Investment Agreement In Force 4/16/2010 It has recently emerged that the agreement between Switzerland and China on the
Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments, designed to stimulate
bilateral economic relations and increase prosperity in both states, has entered
into force.
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ASEAN Summit's Commitment To The AEC 4/12/2010 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states, meeting in Vietnam
for the 16th ASEAN Summit on April 8-9, 2010, reaffirmed their strong commitment
to speed up the effective implementation of the roadmap towards an ASEAN Economic
Community.
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Barbados Eyes Larger DTA Network 4/5/2010 At the recent signing of the Barbados-Luxembourg Double Tax Agreement in London,
Barbados Minister of International Business and International Transport, George Hutson,
said that the continued expansion of the jurisdiction's tax treaty network is enhancing its
reputation and attractiveness as a place to do business.
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