Zambia Decides To Keep VAT, Amend Tax For Miners In 2020 Budget

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, October 4, 2019

Zambia announced that it will retain value-aded tax but strengthen its administration and make changes to the tax environment for mining companies in the 2020 Budget, released on September 27, 2019. Read Full Story

Zambia Delays VAT Again, Until September

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, July 5, 2019

Zambia has once again pushed back implementation of a sales tax in place of value-added tax, to September 1, 2019. Read Full Story

Swiss Gov't Approves BEPS Multilateral Instrument

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, September 21, 2018

The Swiss Federal Council has approved an OECD multilateral convention designed to prevent BEPS-related abuse of the international tax treaty system. Read Full Story

Switzerland Adopts Dispatch On New DTAs

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, April 19, 2018

The Swiss Federal Council has adopted dispatches on a new double tax agreement with Zambia and a protocol to the current agreement with Ecuador. Read Full Story

African States Conclude Landmark Free Trade Deal

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

44 African countries have signed a landmark free trade pact to simplify tax and non-tax rules for trading between their borders. Read Full Story

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

• 31/08/2017 Switzerland, Zambia Sign DTA »
• 21/12/2016 Report Calls For Competitive Zambian Mining Tax Regime »
• 28/11/2016 Tax Inspectors Without Borders Boosting Revenues For Developing States »
• 21/11/2016 Zambian 2017 Budget Targets Fiscal Consolidation »
• 20/07/2016 Report Proposes African Transfer Pricing Improvements »
• 23/05/2016 Zambian Mining Tax Changes 'Strike The Right Balance' »
• 25/04/2016 Zambia To Pursue Mining Tax Regime Changes »
• 24/02/2016 Zambia Revises Royalties To Aid Copper Miners »
• 23/02/2016 IMF Supports South African States On Indirect Tax Enforcement »
• 07/01/2016 Zambia Cancels Government Bond Discount Withholding Tax »
• 21/12/2015 WTO's Trade Facilitation Pact Nearer Implementation »
• 25/06/2015 Netherlands Revises Treaties To Support BEPS Work »
• 16/06/2015 African Tripartite FTA Launched »
• 06/04/2015 IMF Welcomes Zambian Mining Tax Regime Review »
• 07/01/2015 Zambia Proceeds With Mining Royalty Hikes »
• 25/12/2014 IMF Urges Zambia To Rethink Changes To Mining Tax Regime »
• 27/10/2014 Mining Firms Urge Cuts In Zambia's New Royalty Rates »
• 07/10/2014 Zambian Mining VAT Dispute Escalates »
• 29/08/2014 Zambia To Relax VAT Rule On Exports »
• 21/08/2014 Good Progress Being Made On African Tripartite FTA »
• 05/09/2013 Netherlands Eyes Tax Treaty Update With Developing Countries »
• 23/07/2013 EU, South Africa Discuss SADC EPA Timing »
• 06/05/2013 Zambia Tackles Foreign Investors To Combat Tax Evasion »
• 13/03/2013 Call To Speed Up African Tripartite FTA Negotiations »

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