Botswana News

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

SADC-EU Trade Treaty Comes Into Effect

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, October 7, 2016

The South African Department of Trade and Industry has announced that the Southern African Development Community-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement would provisionally enter into force on October 10, 2016. Read Full Story

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