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Myanmar Must Double Tax Collections: IMF
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Myanmar must double its revenue collections to 15 percent of GDP from 7.5 percent to fund measures to sustain economic growth, the International Monetary Fund said in its Article IV report. Read Full Story

Hong Kong Seeking ASEAN FTA Deal By March
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
During the question-and-answer session of the Joint Business Community Luncheon on January 26, Hong Kong's Chief Executive, C Y Leung, stressed the importance to the city of global free trade. Read Full Story

Trump Confirms US Withdrawal From Trans Pacific Partnership
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed that, during his first day in office, he will withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade treaty.Read Full Story

China Pushes Its Pan-Asian Trade Deals With TPP In Doubt
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Monday, November 14, 2016
Given the increased probability that the Trans-Pacific Partnership will not be ratified by the United States, China is pushing its own longer term objective of a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific and the more-immediate Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.Read Full Story

EU, ASEAN Decide To Resume FTA Talks
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Representatives from the Association of South East Asian Nations and the European Union have confirmed their "commitment to intensify work towards the timely resumption of region-to-region free trade agreement negotiations." Read Full Story

Ministers Discuss Taking Forward Hong Kong-ASEAN FTA
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Hong Kong's Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Gregory So, met with the Singaporean and Philippine trade ministers to discuss the progress of the Hong Kong-Association of Southeast Asian Nations free trade agreement negotiations.Read Full Story
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