Djibouti News

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

Djibouti Should Rein In Tax Exemptions, Says IMF
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Friday, April 7, 2017
Djibouti should broaden its tax base by reducing wide-ranging exemptions and special regimes, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. 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

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

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

COMESA Members And EU Discuss EPAs
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Thursday, March 29, 2012
A delegation of MEPs from the European Parliament has recently held a consultative meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, with the Chair of the Eastern and Southern Africa group of countries to discuss their Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations with the European Union. Read Full Story

COMESA Pushes For DTAs Between Member States
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Earlier this month, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa held a three-day forum in Lusaka which attracted officials from its member states who are involved in negotiating double taxation agreements. Read Full Story
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