Afghanistan News - Business, Taxation & Offshore

MEPs Reject Commission's Blacklist A Third Time
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-news.com, Brussels
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Members of the European Parliament have again rejected as inadequate the Commission's proposed list of countries that are considered money laundering risks.Read Full Story

China Proposes Free Trade Deal With Russia, Others
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
China's Deputy Minister of Commerce, Qian Keming, has proposed that the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) – China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan – should establish a free trade agreement (FTA).Read Full Story

UK Announces New Beneficial Ownership Register
by Robert Lee, Tax-News.com, London
Monday, May 16, 2016
The UK Government has announced that foreign companies that own or wish to purchase property in the country will be required to publicly disclose who owns them. Read Full Story

MENA Countries Seeking To Improve Fiscal Transparency
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Friday, March 18, 2016
The International Monetary Fund's Middle East Center for Economics and Finance and the Middle East Regional Technical Assistance Center organized a regional workshop on "Fiscal Reporting and Transparency" in Kuwait City, Kuwait, from March 13–16, 2016.Read Full Story

IMF Reiterates Call For VAT In Afghanistan
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Friday, December 4, 2015
The International Monetary Fund has urged Afghanistan to increase its revenue by introducing new taxes, strengthening revenue administration, and improving the tax policy mix.Read Full Story

Philippines Committed To Tax Simplification
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Monday, October 26, 2015
The Government of the Philippines has assured taxpayers that it is taking steps to simplify and improve the country's tax system as it comes under increasing pressure to ease the tax burden on businesses and make the tax system more competitive.Read Full Story
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- 27/05/2014 IMF Pushes For Ten Percent VAT In Afghanistan »
- 12/02/2014 Help Improve Fragile Tax Systems, OECD Tells Donors »
- 26/07/2013 US Responds To Afghanistan Exit Taxes With Aid Cuts »
- 25/09/2012 UNCTAD Supports Developing Nations On WTO Accession »
- 11/07/2012 WTO Accession Process Eased For Poorer Countries »
- 22/06/2012 WTO Members Back Afghan Accession Bid »
- 30/01/2012 WTO To Ease LDC Accession Requirements »
- 27/04/2011 Pakistan Committee Concerned at NATO's Minimal Tax Payments »
- 10/02/2011 Pakistan To Tax Afghanistan-Bound Convoys »
- 01/12/2010 Agreement Signed For Afghan Small Taxpayers Reform »
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