OECD Reveals Global Forum Compliance Rankings

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, November 28, 2013

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has ranked 50 countries and jurisdictions according to their compliance with international information exchange standards. Read Full Story

WTO Advises On Services Trade For Pacific Islands

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

As trade in services has become the main engine of economic growth for the Pacific island countries that have little other export capacity, the World Trade Organization was involved in organizing a regional workshop on that topic in Vanuatu from August 5-8, 2013. Read Full Story

French Senate Backs Oman DTA Protocol

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

The French Senate has recently adopted a bill authorizing the approval of a protocol to the bilateral agreement between France and Oman aimed at avoiding double taxation. Read Full Story

Pacific Islands Urged To Conclude EU EPA Negotiations

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Monday, September 3, 2012

In his opening remarks to the Leaders Meeting of the Pacific states within the African, Caribbean and Pacific group, the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Tuiloma Neroni Slade, encouraged them to conclude their negotiations on an Economic Partnership Agreement with the European Union this year. Read Full Story

France Publishes Revised 2012 'Black List'

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, April 26, 2012

French Finance Minister François Baroin and Budget Minister Valérie Pécresse have recently updated the country’s ‘black list’ of countries deemed to be ‘uncooperative’ in tax matters. Read Full Story

More Consultation Needed On PACER-Plus

Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, October 22, 2010

A meeting of a wide range of stakeholders, including ministers, non-government organisations and businesses, has decided that much more regional consultation will be required on the proposed PACER Plus free trade agreement. Read Full Story

OECD Promotes Multilateral TIEAs

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has developed a new approach to negotiating tax information exchange agreements involving multilateral negotiations, in order to assist developing countries with resource constraints. Read Full Story

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