Switzerland Returns Stolen Assets To Tunisia

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

Thursday, June 1, 2017

The Swiss Government said it has transferred approximately EUR3.5m (USD3.9m) in stolen assets to Tunisia, in response to a request for mutual legal assistance. Read Full Story

Switzerland Strengthens Process To Deal With Illicitly Acquired Assets

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Switzerland's Foreign Illicit Assets Act will enter into force on July 1, providing a new regulatory framework for the freezing, confiscation, and the restitution of illicitly acquired assets. Read Full Story

African States Have Expanded Their Tax Bases, OECD Says

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Monday, April 4, 2016

Tax revenues in African countries are rising as a proportion of national incomes, according to a new report released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and partners.Read Full Story

MENA Countries Seeking To Improve Fiscal Transparency

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, March 18, 2016

The International Monetary Fund's Middle East Center for Economics and Finance and the Middle East Regional Technical Assistance Center organized a regional workshop on "Fiscal Reporting and Transparency" in Kuwait City, Kuwait, from March 13–16, 2016.Read Full Story

Ten Nations Praised For Tax Transparency Improvements

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, March 14, 2016

Ten more countries have been assessed as having made improvements to their frameworks to exchange information with other countries to tackle tax evasion.Read Full Story

MEPs Vote On Duty Free Imports For Tunisian Olive Oil

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Members of the European Parliament have passed legislation to enable the European Union to import 70,000 tonnes of Tunisian olive oil duty-free over the next two years. Read Full Story

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