Belarus News

Hong Kong Ready To Apply Three Double Tax Pacts

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

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Hong Kong has announced that its new double tax agreement with Belarus entered into force on November 30, following the recent entry into force also of new deals with Pakistan and Latvia. Read Full Story

US To Investigate Ten Countries' Steel Exports

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, April 21, 2017

The Department of Commerce has initiated a wide-ranging antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigation into imports of carbon and alloy steel wire rod from ten countries. Read Full Story

EU Hails Victory In WTO Case Against Russian Duties

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, January 30, 2017

The European Commission has hailed victory in a World Trade Organisation case concerning Russian anti-dumping duties on certain light commercial vehicles from Germany and Italy. Read Full Story

Hong Kong, Belarus Sign DTA

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

Monday, January 16, 2017

Hong Kong and Belarus have agreed to lower withholding tax rates on cross-border income under a new comprehensive double tax agreement. Read Full Story

China Proposes Free Trade Deal With Russia, Others

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

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

China's Deputy Minister of Commerce, Qian Keming, has proposed that the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) – China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan – should establish a free trade agreement (FTA). Read Full Story

South Korea-Eurasia FTA In The Pipeline

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

Thursday, September 8, 2016

The prospect of a free trade agreement between South Korea and the Eurasian free trade bloc has increased after South Korea and Russia called for the swift conclusion of preparatory work for the agreement. Read Full Story

ASEAN Agrees To Look At FTA With EAEU

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

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Following a meeting with Russia in Sochi on May 19-20, the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed to look at a free trade agreement with the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union. Read Full Story

Chile, EEU Discuss Free Trade Deal

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Delegates from Chile and the Eurasian Economic Commission, the executive body of the Eurasian Economic Union, comprising Armenia, Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, met on October 3 to discuss a free trade agreement. Read Full Story

Chile Reports On Benefits Of FTAs

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, July 10, 2015

94 percent of Chile's exports are now covered by concessionary treatment under free trade agreements concluded by the nation, according to a new report from Chile's General Directorate for International Economic Affairs. Read Full Story