All African States To Sign A Continental FTA In March

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Thursday, December 7, 2017

The United States Economic Commission for Africa says African countries are gearing up to sign the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, with a key deadline this month being hit with an agreement among ministers.Read Full Story

OECD Global Forum Discusses Tax Transparency Progress

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 17, 2017

200 delegates from more than 90 delegations met in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on November 15-17, 2017, for the 10th meeting of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes which now includes 147 countries and jurisdictions.Read Full Story

African Countries' Tax Bases Expanding, New Report Says

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

African countries are steadily improving their tax revenue collections, according to Revenue Statistics in Africa 2017, a new report released recently at a meeting of tax and finance officials from 21 African countries.Read Full Story

South Africa-Cameroon DTA In Force

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

The South African Revenue Service announced on September 1 that the double tax agreement signed with Cameroon in February 2015 had entered into force.Read Full Story

Cameroon Signs BEPS Multilateral Instrument

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

On July 11, 2017, Cameroon's Finance Minister, Alamine Ousmane Mey, signed the OECD's Multilateral Instrument, designed to prevent the avoidance of tax through the abuse of double tax avoidance treaties.Read Full Story

Tax Inspectors Without Borders Boosting Revenues For Developing States

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 25, 2016

More than USD260m in tax revenues has been generated through the Tax Inspectors Without Borders initiative since its launch in July last year, the OECD announced on November 22.Read Full Story

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• 01/08/2014 EU, Cameroon Implement Economic Partnership Agreement »
• 30/06/2014 Cameroon Signs Up To Multilateral Tax Assistance Treaty »
• 14/11/2013 EU Pushing For Progress On African Trade Talks »
• 07/03/2013 Canada Concludes Investment Deals With Cameroon and Zambia »
• 09/11/2012 Africa Urged To Remove Barriers To Regional Trade »
• 02/11/2012 Progress Made On OECD Tax Transparency Agenda »
• 23/10/2012 Canadian Minister To Lead African Trade Mission »
• 22/10/2012 African Nations Join OECD Tax Transparency Initiative »
• 07/09/2012 Africa Urged To Unlock Aviation Sector's Potential For Good »
• 26/06/2012 EC Urged To Give ACP States More Negotiating Time »
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