Bahrain ratifies UAE investment protection agreement
Bahrain has ratified the Bahrain-UAE Investment Protection Agreement through Law No. 10/2025 on 10 March 2025, following approval from the Shura Council and Council of Representatives. This announcement was made by Bahrain News agency on 10
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Bahrain, Hong Kong IPA enters into force
The Bahrain - Hong Kong Investment Protection Agreement (2024) will enter into force on 21 March 2025. Hong Kong and Bahrain signed an Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) on 3 March 2024 to strengthen mutual investment protection, with a view
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Bahrain ratifies income tax treaty with UAE
Bahrain has passed the law to ratify the income tax treaty with the UAE on 9 March 2025. Earlier, the Bahrain Council of Representatives approved the ratification of the income tax treaty with the UAE on 3 December 2024. Bahrain’s
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Bahrain ratifies income tax treaty with Hong Kong
Bahrain ratified the Bahrain-Hong Kong income tax agreement (2024) through Law No. 7/2025, as published in Official Gazette No. 3798 on 27 February 2025. The law came into force on 28 February 2025. Earlier, Bahrain’s Council of
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Bahrain ratifies investment protection agreement with Hong Kong
Bahrain has ratified the Bahrain-Hong Kong Investment Protection Agreement (2024) through Law No. 6/2025 on 13 February 2025. The ratification was published in Official Gazette No. 3795 on the same date. The agreement aims to bolster mutual
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UAE: Cabinet approves tax treaty with Bahrain
The Cabinet of Ministers of the United Arab Emirates approved for ratification the income tax treaty with Bahrain on 2 January 2025. Earlier, the Bahrain Council of Representatives approved the ratification of the income tax treaty with the
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Bahrain, Oman sign tax treaty
The Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Bahrain signed 25 memoranda of understandings (MoUs), which include an income tax treaty, at Al Bustan Palace Hotel on 15 January 2025. The aim of these agreements is to strengthen the economic ties
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Bahrain: Council of Representatives approve tax treaty with UAE
The Bahrain Council of Representatives approved the ratification of the income tax treaty with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 3 December 2024. Bahrain's ratification of the two agreements on income taxes and the prevention of tax evasion and
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Bahrain: Council of Representatives approve tax treaty with Hong Kong
Bahrain’s Council of Representatives approved the ratification of the income tax treaty with Hong Kong on 3 December 2024. Signed on 3 March 2024, the Hong Kong-Bahrain income tax treaty is the first between the two countries. This agreement
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Hong Kong gazettes tax treaty with Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Croatia, Turkey
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive in Council issued an Order to implement tax treaties with Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Croatia, and Turkey on 23 October 2024. The Order for signing tax treaties with Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Croatia, and
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Hong Kong issues tax treaty orders with Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Croatia, and Turkey
The Hong Kong Inland Revenue has announced that the Chief Executive in Council has issued five orders to ratify upcoming tax treaties with Armenia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Croatia, and Turkey on 23 October 2024. The Orders will be gazetted today, 25
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Indonesia, GCC announce launch of FTA negotiations
Indonesia’s Minister of Trade, Zulkifli Hasan, and Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, launched the Indonesia-GCC Free Trade Agreement (I-GCC FTA) negotiations on 31 July, 2024. The event was marked
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Bahrain plans to introduce corporate income tax
On 24 May 2023, the Bahraini Minister of Finance and National Economy, Mr. Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa announced in the parliament that Bahrain is planning to introduce corporate income tax in line with OECD's Pillar Two global minimum tax
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OECD: Peer Review Report on Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Bahrain
The second stage peer review report on the implementation of the Action 14 minimum standard (making dispute resolution mechanisms more effective) by Bahrain was published by the OECD’s Inclusive Framework on 13 September 2022. The report notes
See MoreOECD: Global Forum publishes more peer review reports
On 15 October 2018 the OECD’s Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes published a further seven peer review reports. These reports relate to Austria, Aruba, Bahrain, Brazil, St Kitts and Nevis, Singapore and the
See MoreBahrain: Cabinet approves tax treaty with Egypt
The Bahrain Cabinet has approved the law for the ratification of the new income tax treaty on 22th January 2018, with Egypt for the avoidance of double taxation. The treaty was signed 26 April 2016, will enter into force after the ratification
See MoreBahrain: Cabinet approves draft law regarding excise tax
The Cabinet approved a draft-law on ratifying the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) unified selective excise tax on unhealthy drinks on 16th October 2017. The Cabinet has endorsed an excise tax bill that would impose a 100% tax on tobacco products,
See MoreMorocco ratifies amended DTA protocol with Bahrain
On 30 August 2017, Morocco has ratified the amending protocol of Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Bahrain and that was signed on 22 April
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