African Continental FTA To Enter Into Force

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, May 10, 2019

The African Continental Free Trade Agreement will enter into force on May 30, 2019, after Sierra Leone and the Sahrawi Republic deposited their instruments of ratification of the 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

WTO's Trade Facilitation Agreement Enters Into Force

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, February 23, 2017

The European Union has welcomed the entry into force of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement, which aims to modernize and simplify customs and border procedures. Read Full Story

Ten Nations Praised For Tax Transparency Improvements

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, March 14, 2016

Ten more countries have been assessed as having made improvements to their frameworks to exchange information with other countries to tackle tax evasion. 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

US Has World's Third-Highest Corporate Tax Rate

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Monday, October 5, 2015

Not only does the United States retain the dubious distinction of having the highest corporate tax rate in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development country grouping, it now has the third-highest rate of corporate tax in the world, according to the Tax Foundation. 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

AfDB To Help African Countries Exploit US AGOA

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Thursday, May 23, 2013

The African Development Bank has announced plans to help diversify African exports to the United States through the better utilization of African Growth and Opportunity Act preferences by its beneficiary countries. Read Full Story

Africa Urged To Remove Barriers To Regional Trade

by Robert Lee, Tax-News.com, London

Thursday, November 8, 2012

African nations are failing to fully recognize the role that freer trade can play in fostering entrepreneurial activity and improving food security, a new report from the World Bank says. Read Full Story

China Cuts Import Tariffs For African Countries

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

China’s Ministry of Commerce has announced that, following an exchange of letters, 60% of imports from 26 of Africa’s least developed countries are duty free with effect from July 1, 2010. Read Full Story

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