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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