Namibia To Repeal 'Harmful' Tax Incentives

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Namibia's Minister of Finance, Calle Schlettwein, has tabled a legislative amendment in parliament that will repeal certain tax incentives attached to Export Processing Zones as well as those aimed at the manufacturing sector. Read Full Story

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

EU Removes Bahamas, Saint Kitts From Tax Blacklist

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, June 4, 2018

The EU on May 25 removed the Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis from its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. Read Full Story

African States Conclude Landmark Free Trade Deal

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

44 African countries have signed a landmark free trade pact to simplify tax and non-tax rules for trading between their borders. Read Full Story

EU Announces Sanctions For 'Blacklisted' Countries

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, March 22, 2018

The European Commission is to take steps to ensure that EU external development and investment funds cannot be channelled or transited through entities in countries included on the EU's "blacklist" of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. Read Full Story

Sweden To Review Transactions With States On EU's Tax Black List

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

The Swedish Government has directed the tax agency to review transactions with jurisdictions placed on the European Union's black list of non-cooperative territories in the area of taxation. Read Full Story

EU Makes Changes To Tax Blacklist

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

The EU has removed three countries from its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions and added a further three. Read Full Story

European, African States To Review Free Trade Agreement

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, February 16, 2018

The European Free Trade Association states (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland), and the South African Customs Union have begun negotiations to review their existing free trade agreement. Read Full Story

EU Removes Jurisdictions From Tax Blacklist

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

The EU has announced the removal of eight jurisdictions from its tax blacklist. Read Full Story

EU Tax Blacklist To Be Slimmed By Nine

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, January 22, 2018

At its meeting on January 22, the EU Council is to remove Barbados, Grenada, South Korea, Macao, Mongolia, Panama, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates from the EU's list of non-cooperative jurisdictions in taxation matters, according to an agenda released prior to the meeting. Read Full Story

By subscribing to our newsletter service, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.