Zambia News - Business, Taxation & Offshore

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

Switzerland, Zambia Sign DTA
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Switzerland and Zambia have signed a new double taxation agreement which sets maximum withholding tax rates for dividends and interest. Read Full Story

Report Calls For Competitive Zambian Mining Tax Regime
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Chamber of Mines President Nathan Chishimba, in his foreword to a report on mining taxation and investment in Zambia, welcomed this year's change to the country's mineral royalty tax, but pointed out that the country "still has one of the highest effective tax rates compared to other copper-producing countries." Read Full Story
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- 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 »
- 07/03/2013 Canada Concludes Investment Deals With Cameroon and Zambia »
- 28/11/2012 Uganda Joins COMESA FTA »
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