Sudan News

WTO Seeks To Support LDCs To Join The WTO

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, December 14, 2017

The World Trade Organization has launched a new Accession Negotiators Network, which is intended to help country negotiators collaborate on their respective accession work, noting that 21 countries – many of which are least developing countries (LDCs) – are aiming to satisfy the conditions to join the global trade organization. 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

South Sudan Budget To Boost Revenues: IMF

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Thursday, March 30, 2017

The measures outlined in South Sudan's recent budget should boost annual revenue by 1.4 percent of gross domestic product, the International Monetary Fund has said. Read Full Story

Governments Easing Tax And Regulation Burdens

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

The latest edition of the World Bank's Doing Business report shows that there has been a steady improvement in regulatory efficiency around the world over the last ten years, including in the area of taxation. Read Full Story

MENA Countries Seeking To Improve Fiscal Transparency

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, March 18, 2016

The International Monetary Fund's Middle East Center for Economics and Finance and the Middle East Regional Technical Assistance Center organized a regional workshop on "Fiscal Reporting and Transparency" in Kuwait City, Kuwait, from March 13–16, 2016. 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

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

IMF Urges Sudan To Build On Fiscal Consolidation Progress

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, January 2, 2015

The International Monetary Fund has advised Sudan to reduce tax exemptions and reform its gold-related taxation in order to build on recent gains in fiscal consolidation. Read Full Story

Obama Makes AGOA Beneficiary Changes

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, January 2, 2015

United States President Barack Obama has made his annual determination regarding country eligibility for the African Growth and Opportunity Act, and has reinstated Guinea-Bissau's eligibility for its benefits, but withdrawn those of South Sudan and The Gambia, with effect from January 1, 2015. 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

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