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

Southern Africa Officials Discuss Fiscal Risk Management

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, May 8, 2015

Finance Ministry officials from eight southern African nations attended an International Monetary Fund seminar on managing fiscal risks between April 27 and 30. 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

South African Mineral Export Taxes Possible Under EU EPA

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Thursday, July 24, 2014

According to South Africa's Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies, one of the major benefits that his country has taken out of the agreed Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union is that the new treaty allows some policy space for the introduction of mineral export taxes. Read Full Story

EU Pushing For Progress On African Trade Talks

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

The European Union's Trade Commissioner has said that the bloc has "the opportunity to seal agreements that will ensure the necessary access to a market of 500m consumers for key African exports, while bringing our trade and development partnership to a more advanced stage." Read Full Story

African Tax System Seen As Constraint For Foreign Businesses

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Monday, October 7, 2013

A new Africa Tax Survey, issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers on October 1, and containing the results of answers provided by its international business clients operating in Africa, showed that tax is still considered to be one of the primary constraints on doing business in that continent. Read Full Story

EU, South Africa Discuss SADC EPA Timing

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

In a joint communiqué issued after their 6th Summit, which ended on July 18, the South African and European Union leaders said that they were convinced that the pending issues currently holding up completion of Europe's economic partnership agreement with the Southern African Development Community could be resolved. 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

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

EC Urged To Give ACP States More Negotiating Time

Ulrika Lomas, tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

The trade committee of the European Parliament has called on the European Commission to give African, Caribbean and Pacific countries two more years for negotiations on their Economic Partnership Agreements before withdrawing their free access to the European Union market. Read Full Story

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