IMF Supports South African States On Indirect Tax Enforcement

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Monday, February 22, 2016

The International Monetary Fund's Regional Technical Assistance Center in Southern Africa held a seminar over February 15-19, 2016, on indirect tax compliance and coordinating border management. Read Full Story

IMO Supporting Anti-Piracy Efforts Off Africa

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Maritime law-enforcement officers from countries bordering the western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden were trained recently to deal with organized transnational crimes at sea. 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

African Tripartite FTA Launched

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Monday, June 15, 2015

On June 10 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, the leaders of the Southern African Development Community, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, and the East African Community agreed to present the proposed tripartite free trade area for signature by their 26 member countries. Read Full Story

Good Progress Being Made On African Tripartite FTA

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

It was indicated, at the recent 34th Southern African Development Community Heads of States and Governments Summit, that negotiations for the tripartite free trade agreement, with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa and the East African Community, are at an advanced stage. Read Full Story

Call To Speed Up African Tripartite FTA Negotiations

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

The Government of Zambia has called on the three African regional economic communities - the East African Community, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa and the Southern African Development Community - to speed up their free trade agreement negotiations. Read Full Story

Uganda Joins COMESA FTA

Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

The Ugandan government has approved a recommendation by its Minister for Trade, Amelia Kyambadde, to join the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Free Trade Area. Read Full Story

EU Approves New Scheme for GSP Tariffs

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, October 8, 2012

Following an agreement with the European Parliament, the European Council has adopted a regulation amending the European Union scheme of generalized tariff preferences for developing countries. Read Full Story

India, COMESA To Discuss Possible FTA

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, August 10, 2012

The 19-nation Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa and a delegation from the Indian Government recently met in Lusaka, within a joint study group, to discuss a possible COMESA/India free trade agreement, as a follow up to the signing of their memorandum of understanding in February 2003. Read Full Story

WTO Accession Process Eased For Poorer Countries

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

World Trade Organization members have approved proposals to streamline and facilitate the accession process for Least Developed Countries seeking membership of the global trade body. Read Full Story

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