Korea (Rep.), Bangladesh begin CEPA negotiations

Bangladesh’s National Board of Revenue (NBR) announced a further extension for the submission of income tax returns by individual taxpayers and Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) taxpayers for the 2025–26 tax year on 29 January 2026. According to

US President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post on 27 January 2026 that tariffs on Korean autos, lumber, pharmaceuticals, and other goods subject to reciprocal measures will increase from 15% to 25%. The higher rate reverses the

Korea (Rep.) moved quickly on 27 January 2026 to reassure the US that it still plans to carry out a major trade agreement, after President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on Korean imports. Trump said the tariff increase was a response

Korea (Rep.)’s Ministry of Strategy and Finance has released Legislative Notice No. 2026-15 on 19 January 2026, initiating a public consultation and detailing draft amendments to the Enforcement Decree of the Act on International Tax Adjustment

Bangladesh’s government plans to gradually withdraw its long-standing excise duty, National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said on 25 January 2026. Speaking at a press conference at NBR headquarters ahead of International

The OECD has published the revised transfer pricing country profiles, including profiles for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Croatia, Greece, Iceland, Korea (Rep.), and Norway on 22 January 2026. These profiles focus on countries'