The two countries signed the addendum on 3 September 2025, updating CRS rules to cover crypto-assets and strengthen reporting and due diligence.
The OECD has announced that Ecuador and Romania signed the Addendum to the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (CRS MCAA) on 3 September 2025.
The addendum incorporates amendments to the Common Reporting Standard (CRS) adopted in 2023. These changes expand the information scope, including data on crypto-assets, and strengthen reporting obligations and due diligence procedures for participating jurisdictions.
As of 30 September 2025, a total of 59 countries had signed the addendum, reflecting growing international participation in automatic financial account information exchange.
