Rwanda: Cabinet Approves Rwanda-Barbados DTA

The Rwandan Cabinet has approved the ratification of the pending income tax treaty with Botswana on 8 June 2026, according to a post by the Office of the Prime Minister of Rwanda. Signed on 6 May 2026, the treaty aims to prevent double taxation

Rwanda’s government has published Ministerial Order No. 004/26/10/TC of 29 April 2026 in the Official Gazette No. Special of 29/04/2026, which introduces several key changes and measures regarding Value Added Tax (VAT) on online services,

The OECD announced that the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on the Exchange of GloBE Information (GIR MCAA) was signed by Barbados and Cyprus on 12 May 2026, by the Czech Republic on 11 May 2026, and by Romania on 9 April 2026. A key

Rwanda has introduced new transfer pricing rules establishing a clearer tax framework for controlled transactions, replacing the 2020 rules, which ceased to apply in October 2023 under the amended Income Tax Law No. 027/2022. The updated transfer

Rwanda has issued new rules governing the application of value-added tax (VAT) on online goods and services through Ministerial Order No. 004/26/10/TC, published in the Official Gazette on 29 April 2026. The Order implements the VAT framework for

Botswana’s Ministry of Finance has stated that officials from Botswana and Rwanda signed an income tax treaty on 6 May 2026. At a joint Rwanda–Botswana presidential press briefing held, several agreements were concluded. Among them,