Kazakhstan: Lower House Approves pending protocol to DTA with India

India’s Central Board of Direct Taxes issued a press release on 23 February 2026, announcing that an amending protocol to the 1992 France–India income and capital tax treaty was signed on 17 February 2026. The protocol introduces significant

Kazakhstan's Minister of Finance has approved a comprehensive list of countries whose businesses qualify for double taxation treaty benefits based on their corporate tax rates. The approved countries must maintain a nominal corporate income tax

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued Notification No. 19/2026 in the Official Gazette on 5 March 2026, amending the Income-tax Rules, 1962 (Rules 114F, 114G, 114H) to bring crypto assets, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and

India and Canada aim to conclude a free trade agreement by the end of 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on 2 March 2026, during his first visit to New Delhi. The deal is intended to restore economic ties after years of diplomatic

The US Department of Commerce is expected to announce a preliminary ruling on 23 February 2026 on whether it will impose anti-subsidy duties on solar cells and panels from India, Laos, and Indonesia. This follows after a coalition of US solar

France and India signed an amending protocol on 17 February 2026 to update the income and capital tax treaty. Under the proposed amending protocol, the withholding tax on dividends paid to French investors holding at least 10% of an Indian