Netherlands Confirms Tax Treaty Negotiation Priorities

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

The Netherlands will seek to resume discussions towards double taxation avoidance treaties with several countries in 2018, including the United States, the Government has said. 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

EU Welcomes New Free Trade Deal With African States

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

The EU's Competition Commissioner Cecilia Malmström has welcomed the launch of a free trade deal that will provide Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland duty- and quota-free access for their exports to the EU market. Read Full Story

SADC-EU Trade Treaty Comes Into Effect

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, October 7, 2016

The South African Department of Trade and Industry has announced that the Southern African Development Community-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement would provisionally enter into force on October 10, 2016. Read Full Story

EU MEPs Back New African Trade Deal

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Members of the European Parliament have backed an Economic Partnership Agreement with six members of the South African Development Community, which will provide varying degrees of duty- and quota-free access to each party. Read Full Story

EU Signs EPA With South African States

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, June 13, 2016

The European Union has signed an Economic Partnership Agreement with six members of the Southern African Development Community, which will provide varying degrees of duty- and quota-free access to each party. Read Full Story

Mozambique Seeking To Expand Tax Base

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

The Government of Mozambique is targeting a fiscal deficit of four percent of gross domestic product this year, with support from the International Monetary Fund. 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

Report Highlights Jersey As A Conduit For FDI

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Jersey has attracted foreign direct investment worth more than USD65bn and distributed FDI worth more than USD75bn, according to a new report, which highlights the territory's contribution to the global economy. 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

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