EFTA And Mercosur Blocs Conclude Free Trade Deal

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.con, Brussels

Thursday, August 29, 2019

The European Free Trade Association (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) and the Mercosur group of countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay) concluded in substance a broad-based free trade agreement at the tenth round of negotiations from August 20 to 23, 2019. Read Full Story

EU Agrees Largest Ever Trade Deal, With Mercosur Bloc

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, July 5, 2019

The EU and Mercosur have reached a political agreement on a new trade agreement that will save EU businesses an estimated EUR4bn (USD4.5bn) worth of duties a year. Read Full Story

Brazil, Uruguay Agree Anti-BEPS Provisions In New Treaty

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Thursday, June 13, 2019

Brazil and Uruguay have included provisions to tackle base erosion and profit shifting in a new double tax agreement, signed on June 7, 2019. Read Full Story

Time For Latin America, Caribbean To Hike Tax: World Bank

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, April 19, 2018

With economic recovery being reported in Latin American and Caribbean states, a new World Bank report says governments must now look to fiscal policy to reduce their deficits. Read Full Story

OECD Releases More Transfer Pricing Country Guides

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, April 12, 2018

The OECD has published new transfer pricing country profiles for Australia, China, Estonia, France, Georgia, Hungary, India, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, and Uruguay, bringing the number of such overviews published by the OECD to 44. Read Full Story

Canada, Latin American States To Pursue Free Trade Deal

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Canada and the Mercosur bloc have announced the positive conclusion of their exploratory discussions on a potential comprehensive free trade agreement. Read Full Story

Bermuda Lists CbC Report Exchange Partners

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

The Bermuda Government on January 31, 2018, updated the lists of the countries with which it will exchange country-by-country reports filed in Bermuda in 2018 and in 2019. Read Full Story

Telecoms Firms Ask Argentina To Ease Suffocating Tax Regime

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, December 1, 2017

The GSM Association, which represents almost 800 mobile operators worldwide, has called for reform of the tax settings for the mobile telecoms sector in Argentina, pointing out the tax burden far exceeds that in neighboring states. Read Full Story

OECD Global Forum Discusses Tax Transparency Progress

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, November 17, 2017

200 delegates from more than 90 delegations met in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on November 15-17, 2017, for the 10th meeting of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes which now includes 147 countries and jurisdictions. Read Full Story

EU, Mercosur Complete Latest FTA Round

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

The EU and Mercosur made "substantive progress" in all areas of negotiation during their latest round of talks on a new free trade agreement. Read Full Story

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