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

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

Report Proposes African Transfer Pricing Improvements

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

The National Resource Governance Institute has released a paper that looks at African nations' efforts to introduce transfer pricing rules in the mining sector and puts forward policy recommendations. Read Full Story

UK Gov't Amends View On DTA Residence Articles

by Robert Lee, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

UK tax authority HM Revenue and Customs has announced a change of view on the interpretation of the company residence articles in 16 double taxation agreements. Read Full Story

Philippines Committed To Tax Simplification

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

Monday, October 26, 2015

The Government of the Philippines has assured taxpayers that it is taking steps to simplify and improve the country's tax system as it comes under increasing pressure to ease the tax burden on businesses and make the tax system more competitive. Read Full Story

US Looks At TIFA With West Africa

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Acting United States Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis has announced that the United States is exploring the possibility of a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement with the Economic Community of West African States. Read Full Story

Africa Urged To Unlock Aviation Sector's Potential For Good

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, September 7, 2012

Speaking at the recent Aviation Days summit in Dakar, Senegal, the Director General of the International Air Transport Association called on the industry and leaders to prioritise work towards improving safety, regional cooperation and support for infrastructure projects, to unlock the potential of the aviation sector as a force that can drive economic development and integration. Read Full Story

LDCs Request Extension To Implement IP Frameworks

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, November 28, 2011

Among draft decisions on intellectual property rights set to be tabled at the World Trade Organisation's December ministerial, concessions have been proposed for least developed countries in their efforts to introduce WTO-compliant frameworks for the protection of intellectual property rights. Read Full Story

China Cuts Import Tariffs For African Countries

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

China’s Ministry of Commerce has announced that, following an exchange of letters, 60% of imports from 26 of Africa’s least developed countries are duty free with effect from July 1, 2010. Read Full Story

Africa Should Broaden Tax Base

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

The African Development Bank, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the UN Economic Commission for Africa, have published a joint report focusing in particular on the continent’s fiscal resilience to the financial crisis, and an analysis of appropriate tax policy going forward. Read Full Story

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