Hong Kong DTAs with Qatar, Canada, Kuwait, Jersey, and Mexico

Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department (IRD), in an update, reported that Hong Kong and Morocco concluded the second round of negotiations for an income tax treaty on 16 July 2026. This follows IRD’s announcement that Hong Kong and Morocco would

President Donald Trump announced 50% tariffs on approximately USD 20 billion of Canadian imports on 20 July 2026, marking the first use of Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in nearly a century. The action targets a wide array of

Qatar has ratified the income and capital tax treaty with the UAE through Decree No. (39) of 2026, published in the Official Gazette on 25 June 2026. The treaty covers income taxes in both Qatar and the UAE, includes a mutual agreement

The US will meet with Mexico in Mexico City for the third bilateral negotiating round related to the Joint Review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on 21 July 2026, according to a release by the USTR dated 17 July 2026. This

Brazil and Canada held the fifth Brazil-Canada Strategic Partnership Dialogue on 14 July 2026.  During the meeting, participants discussed collaboration on trade, investment, mining, energy, science and technology, defence, customs, countering

The US is making progress in negotiations with Mexico to revise the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), while discussions with Canada have yet to produce the concessions sought by the Trump administration, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said