The Croatian Prime Minister, Andrej Plenkovic, made a visit on 13th of July 2017 to meet the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister. During the meeting they discussed political relations and the advancement of economic cooperation. Also a first-time income and capital tax treaty was signed on 13th of July 2017 for the avoidance of double taxation by the Finance Minister of Croatia, Zdravko Maric and Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister of United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. The treaty determines the allocation of taxing rights on different types of income, better conditions for facilitating the exchange of goods and services, and boosting economic activity.
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