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

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

African Countries' Tax Bases Expanding, New Report Says

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

African countries are steadily improving their tax revenue collections, according to Revenue Statistics in Africa 2017, a new report released recently at a meeting of tax and finance officials from 21 African countries. Read Full Story

IMF Says African Countries Need To Tap New Revenue Streams

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Sub-Saharan African countries should look to tap tax revenues outside natural resources, to finance stimulus measures that could reinvigorate their ailing economies, a new report from the International Monetary Fund says. Read Full Story

Senegal Should Make Tax System Fairer: IMF

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Senegal needs to take steps to make its tax system fairer, by scaling back exemptions for the "privileged few," says a new International Monetary Fund report. Read Full Story

African States Have Expanded Their Tax Bases, OECD Says

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Monday, April 4, 2016

Tax revenues in African countries are rising as a proportion of national incomes, according to a new report released by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and partners. Read Full Story

Senegal Interested In Stronger Ties With Ajman Free Zone

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, March 4, 2016

The General Manager of the Ajman Free Zone Authority, Mahmoud Khalil Al Hashimi, received a delegation from Senegal on March 2, 2016. Read Full Story

Senior Tax Officials Meet To Discuss BEPS Project

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

On November 3-4, 2015, the 20th Annual Global Forum on Tax Treaties brought together more than 260 senior tax officials from 102 jurisdictions and international organizations to discuss the tax treaty-related outcomes of the BEPS project. Read Full Story

Sixteen States' Tax Transparency Frameworks Reviewed

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Sixteen peer review reports were released at the recent plenary meeting of the OECD Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes on October 29-30, 2015.

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