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

OECD Global Forum Discusses Tax Transparency Progress

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 17, 2017

200 delegates from more than 90 delegations met in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on November 15-17, 2017, for the 10th meeting of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes which now includes 147 countries and jurisdictions. Read Full Story

African Countries' Tax Bases Expanding, New Report Says

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

African countries are steadily improving their tax revenue collections, according to Revenue Statistics in Africa 2017, a new report released recently at a meeting of tax and finance officials from 21 African countries. Read Full Story

South Africa-Cameroon DTA In Force

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

The South African Revenue Service announced on September 1 that the double tax agreement signed with Cameroon in February 2015 had entered into force. Read Full Story

Cameroon Signs BEPS Multilateral Instrument

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

On July 11, 2017, Cameroon's Finance Minister, Alamine Ousmane Mey, signed the OECD's Multilateral Instrument, designed to prevent the avoidance of tax through the abuse of double tax avoidance treaties. 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

African States Have Expanded Their Tax Bases, OECD Says

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Monday, April 4, 2016

Tax revenues in African countries are rising as a proportion of national incomes, according to a new report released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and partners. Read Full Story

Central, Southern African States Discuss Tax Fraud Prevention

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Tax and customs officials from Central and Southern Africa recently met at an inter-regional seminar in Mauritius to discuss the importance of collaboration in tackling tax fraud. Read Full Story

OECD Releases New Tax Information Exchange Ratings

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

The OECD's Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes has published new peer review reports for 12 jurisdictions on the implementation of its global standards on transparency and the exchange of information in tax matters. Read Full Story

EU, Cameroon Implement Economic Partnership Agreement

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, July 31, 2014

The European Union and Cameroon are to implement an interim Economic Partnership Agreement that will give Cameroonian exports duty- and quota-free access to the European market. Read Full Story

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