Pacific Countries Sign PACER Plus Deal

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

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Australia, New Zealand, and eight Pacific island countries have signed the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations, a free trade agreement covering goods, services, and investment. Read Full Story

Australia Welcomes Conclusion Of PACER Plus Talks

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

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Australian Trade Minister Steven Ciobo has welcomed the conclusion of negotiations toward the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus, a trade deal he said will drive economic growth and raise living standards in the region. Read Full Story

OECD Reports Cook Islands 'Largely Compliant'

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

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

The Cook Islands has been rated "largely compliant" in a phase two peer group review conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.Read Full Story

EU, Fiji To Implement Interim Pacific EPA

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

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

On July 18, Fiji notified its decision to apply the interim Pacific Region Economic Partnership Agreement, which provides for duty and quota free access into the European Union for all products from the countries concerned.Read Full Story

WTO Advises On Services Trade For Pacific Islands

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

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

As trade in services has become the main engine of economic growth for the Pacific island countries that have little other export capacity, the World Trade Organization was involved in organizing a regional workshop on that topic in Vanuatu from August 5-8, 2013.Read Full Story

ATO Unveils Compliance In Focus Program

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

Friday, July 19, 2013

The Australian Taxation Office has said that it will spend the next year focusing on profit shifting, tax crime, and the misuse of trusts. Read Full Story

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• 26/04/2012 France Publishes Revised 2012 'Black List' »
• 08/06/2011 Korea Boosts Links With Pacific Islands »
• 12/04/2011 Offshore Banking Body Rebrands »
• 26/10/2010 Canada, Switzerland Improve Tax Agreement »
• 25/10/2010 More Consultation Needed On PACER-Plus »
• 30/09/2010 OECD White-Lists The Philippines »
• 31/03/2010 OECD Promotes Multilateral TIEAs »