Peru Loses Appeal In Agricultural Duties Dispute

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Peru has lost its appeal in a World Trade Organization dispute launched by Guatemala regarding Peru's use of additional duties on imports of certain agricultural products. Read Full Story

Latin America Urged To Grasp Full Benefits Of TFA

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Monday, July 20, 2015

The World Trade Organization recently hosted a conference in Panama to raise awareness of the Trade Facilitation Agreement among Latin American parliamentarians. Read Full Story

Guatemala Joins EFTA-Central America Trade Deal

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Guatemala has become the first country to accede to the European Free Trade Association-Central American Free Trade Agreement, through a protocol signed on June 22, 2015. Read Full Story

El Salvador Signs OECD's Multilateral Tax Pact

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

El Salvador on June 1, 2015, became the 86th nation to sign the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. Read Full Story

LatAm, Caribbean Eased Off Austerity In 2013

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Tax revenues in Latin America and the Caribbean remained stable in 2013 and continue to be considerably lower, as a proportion of national income, than in most Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries, according to a recently released OECD report. Read Full Story

EFTA Outlines 2015 Free Trade Deal Priorities

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

During the first half of this year, the European Free Trade Association will support Guatemala's accession to the EFTA-Central America Free Trade Agreement and will resume free trade negotiations with India and Indonesia, the Association's Council agreed on February 3. Read Full Story

WTO Rules On Peruvian Agricultural Duties

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Thursday, December 4, 2014

The World Trade Organization has ruled against Peru's imposition of additional duties on imports of certain agricultural products. Read Full Story

Guatemala, India Begin Free Trade Agreement Talks

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Monday, October 20, 2014

Officials from Guatemala and India on October 15, 2014, formally agreed to begin negotiations towards a free trade agreement. Read Full Story

False Start For Guatemalan Tax Reform, Reports IMF

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

The International Monetary Fund has suggested that Guatemala look to further prop up its revenue base, after the private sector scuppered the Government's attempts to raise more revenue in 2013 and 2014. Read Full Story

Costa Rica, Panama FTA With EFTA To Take Force

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, July 31, 2014

A free trade agreement between the European Free Trade Association states – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland – and Costa Rica and Panama will enter into force shortly, after ratification procedures were completed by all parties. Read Full Story

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