Pacific Islands Urged To Scrutinize Australia, NZ Free Trade Deal

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Monday, August 29, 2016

Oxfam says people from Pacific Island countries are most likely to lose out from the PACER-Plus regional free trade agreement with Australia and New Zealand, which is edging closer to completion.Read Full Story

Report Proposes African Transfer Pricing Improvements

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

The National Resource Governance Institute has released a paper that looks at African nations' efforts to introduce transfer pricing rules in the mining sector and puts forward policy recommendations.Read Full Story

Central, Southern African States Discuss Tax Fraud Prevention

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Tax and customs officials from Central and Southern Africa recently met at an inter-regional seminar in Mauritius to discuss the importance of collaboration in tackling tax fraud.Read Full Story

APEC Moves On Cuts To Environmental Goods Tariffs

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Monday, May 18, 2015

Senior trade officials from the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation member economies have been ramping up efforts to meet their commitment to cut tariffs on environmental goods by the end of this year, according to the organization's Committee on Trade and Investment.Read Full Story

Guinea-Bissau To Reform Taxes With IMF Support

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Thursday, May 7, 2015

The International Monetary Fund may provide Guinea-Bissau with a three-year loan worth roughly USD23.9m to support a program of economic reforms, including measures to strengthen fiscal management.Read Full Story

Obama Makes AGOA Beneficiary Changes

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, January 2, 2015

United States President Barack Obama has made his annual determination regarding country eligibility for the African Growth and Opportunity Act, and has reinstated Guinea-Bissau's eligibility for its benefits, but withdrawn those of South Sudan and The Gambia, with effect from January 1, 2015.Read Full Story

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