Andorra, UK sign tax treaty
The Government of Andorra announced the signing of a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with the UK on 20 February 2025. The agreement, formalised by Noëlia Souque, Andorra's Secretary of State for International Financial Affairs, aims to eliminate
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Timor-Leste approves income tax treaty negotiations with UAE
The Council of Ministers of Timor-Leste approved the negotiation of an income tax treaty with the UAE on 19 February 2025. A tax treaty is a bilateral agreement between two countries designed to address double taxation on both passive and
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US may suspend tax treaty with China under America First Policy
The US President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum on the "America First Investment Policy" on 21 February 2025. The policy seeks to boost foreign investment in the US to create jobs and grow the economy, especially from allies, while
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South Africa publishes synthesised text of tax treaty with Spain
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has released a synthesized text of its tax treaty with Spain, reflecting updates from the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
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France: Lower House approves amending protocol to tax treaty with Luxembourg
The French lower house of parliament has approved the law to ratify the amending protocol to the 2018 income and capital tax treaty with Luxembourg on 13 February 2025. The protocol, signed on 7 November 2022, raises the time threshold for
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Russia, UAE sign new tax treaty
Representatives from Russia and the UAE have signed a new income and capital tax treaty on 17 February 2025 . The treaty will come into effect after the exchange of ratification instruments, and once it is in force, it will replace the limited
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Japan, Bangladesh hold fourth round of EPA negotiations
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan announced, on 7 February 2025, that the fourth round of negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Japan and Bangladesh took place in Dhaka from 2 to 6 February 2025, in a hybrid
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Sri Lanka, UAE sign IPA agreement
Sri Lanka and UAE have reached an agreement on investment protection (IPA) agreement during the World Governments Summit in Dubai. This announcement was made by the Sri Lankan President's media division on 13 February 2025. The agreement was
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Saudi Arabia, Serbia to sign income tax treaty
The Saudi Council of Ministers has granted the Ministry of Finance approval to sign an income tax treaty with Serbia on 11 February 2025. Earlier, Saudi Arabia and Serbia finalized negotiations by initiating an income tax treaty on 8 February
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Kenya: Cabinet approves new tax treaty with Singapore
Kenya's Cabinet has approved a new income tax treaty with Singapore on 11 February 2025. Signed on 23 September 2024, this treaty replaces the 2018 version, which never took effect. The tax treaty aims to eliminate double taxation on income
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Philippines, Cambodia signs income tax treaty
The Philippines and Cambodia have signed their first income tax treaty on 11 February 2025. The treaty will take effect once ratification instruments are exchanged. The income tax treaty aims to alleviate the burden of double taxation for
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Belarus and Jordan to negotiate tax treaty
Belarus’s President Alexander Lukashenko has authorised the negotiation and signing of an income tax treaty with Jordan on 11 February 2025. The agreement seeks to eliminate double taxation on income and prevent tax evasion between the two
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Oman, India sign amending protocol to tax treaty
Oman and India signed an amending protocol their existing tax treaty in Muscat, the announcement was made by Foreign Ministry of Oman on 27 January 2024. The protocol aims to strengthen economic ties and enhance cooperation in the tax sector
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Egypt ratifies new income tax treaty with Oman
Egypt issued Decision No. 320 of 2024 in the Official Gazette, ratifying the income tax treaty with Oman on 16 January 2025. The parliament gave its approval to the final draft of the decree on 7 October 2024. Earlier, the Egyptian Cabinet
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UAE: Cabinet approves protocol to 2011 tax treaty with Switzerland
The UAE Cabinet of Ministers approved the protocol to the 2011 tax treaty with Switzerland on 2 January 2025. Switzerland and the UAE signed a protocol amending the agreement for the avoidance of double taxation (DTA) with respect to taxes on
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Luxembourg, Egypt officials meet for talks on bilateral relations and economic cooperation
According to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defense, Cooperation, and Foreign Trade Luxembourg government, officials from Egypt and Luxembourg convened on 14 January 2025. In Cairo, Xavier Bettel held
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Liechtenstein, Vietnam discuss income tax treaty and business ties
Officials from Liechtenstein and Vietnam met to discuss bilateral cooperation with Liechtenstein expressing interest in negotiating and signing an income tax treaty on 22 January 2025. Liechtenstein Prime Minister Daniel Risch expressed his
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Kyrgyz, Ethiopia Finance Ministers meet to strengthen trade relations
A meeting took place in Addis Ababa between the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, Asein Isaev, and the Minister of Finance of Ethiopia, Ahmed Shide. Asein Isaev provided detailed information on the country's
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