Cook Islands News - Business, Taxation & Offshore
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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- 12/02/2013 French Senate Backs Oman DTA Protocol »
- 04/09/2012 Pacific Islands Urged To Conclude EU EPA Negotiations »
- 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 »
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