Botswana News

France Updates Tax Blacklist
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
On January 6, 2019, a decree was published in the French Official Journal to modify the list of non-cooperative states and territories in tax matters. 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

European, African States To Review Free Trade Agreement
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, February 16, 2018
The European Free Trade Association states (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland), and the South African Customs Union have begun negotiations to review their existing free trade agreement. 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

IMF Urges Botswana To Strengthen Tax Collection
by Robert Lee, Tax-News.com, London
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
The Government of Botswana should seek to strengthen its revenue base amid volatile revenue flows from the diamond mining sector and the South African Customs Union, the International Monetary Fund has said. Read Full Story

Botswana Joins OECD's BEPS Inclusive Framework
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Monday, June 12, 2017
Botswana has joined the OECD's base erosion and profit shifting Inclusive Framework. Read Full Story

Botswana's Budget Seeks To Broaden Tax Base
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Botswana's Budget for the 2017/18 fiscal year looks to reduce the country's dependency on revenues from diamonds. Read Full Story

Tax Inspectors Without Borders Boosting Revenues For Developing States
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, November 25, 2016
More than USD260m in tax revenues has been generated through the Tax Inspectors Without Borders initiative since its launch in July last year, the OECD announced on November 22. Read Full Story

South Africa Ready For 'South-South' Trade Agreement
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
The South African Government has announced the completion of all the administrative processes needed to bring about the implementation of the Southern African Customs Union and the Mercosur Preferential Trade Agreement. Read Full Story

EU Welcomes New Free Trade Deal With African States
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
The EU's Competition Commissioner Cecilia Malmström has welcomed the launch of a free trade deal that will provide Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland duty- and quota-free access for their exports to the EU market. Read Full Story
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