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ITD 3rd Global Conference on Financial Institutions and Instruments - Tax Challenges and Solutions

27-Aug-2009

Register now for the International Tax Dialogue (ITD) Global Conference ‘Financial Institutions and Instruments – Tax Challenges and Solutions’, Beijing, China, 26-28 October 2009. 

New TIEA signed between Gibraltar and New Zealand

14-Aug-2009

Gibraltar and New Zealand have signed a bilateral agreement for the exchange of information for tax purposes. This brings to 4 the number of such agreements that Gibraltar has entered into.

Gibraltar et la Nouvelle Zélande ont annoncé avoir signé un accord bilatéral

14-Aug-2009

Gibraltar et la Nouvelle Zélande ont annoncé avoir signé un accord bilatéral pour l’échange de renseignements à des fins fiscales, ce qui porte à 4 le nombre d’accords similaires conclus par les Gibraltar.

Gibraltar signs tax information accord with Germany

13-Aug-2009

Gibraltar and Germany today signed a bilateral agreement for the exchange of information for tax purposes, bringing to 3 the number of such agreements that Gibraltar has entered into.

Liechtenstein and UK agree package of measures to improve tax compliance

11-Aug-2009

The OECD welcomes the announcement today of a package of measures between Liechtenstein and the United Kingdom intended to ensure effective exchange of information for tax purposes between the two countries and to address the important issue of undeclared funds in a cooperative way.

Belgium makes progress implementing OECD standards on tax information exchange

16-Jul-2009

In the past two days Belgium has signed protocols to its tax conventions with Luxembourg, Singapore, San Marino, and the Seychelles as well as a tax convention with the Isle of Man and a tax information exchange agreement with Monaco. 

The Cayman Islands and the Netherlands signed a bilateral agreement and an additional protocol

13-Jul-2009

On 8 July 2009 in the Hague, the Cayman Islands and the Netherlands signed a bilateral agreement for the exchange of information for tax purposes and an additional protocol, bringing to 11 the number of such agreements entered into by the Cayman Islands.

Bahrain expands its network of information exchange agreements

10-Jul-2009

The Kingdom of Bahrain has recently signed double taxation conventions with Bulgaria (26 June 2009) and Austria (2 July 2009) that provide for exchange of information in accordance with the OECD standard. These agreements bring to 12 the number of agreements that Bahrain has signed that meet the OECD standard. As a result, Bahrain can be considered as having substantially implemented the internationally agreed standard in this area.

G8 Leaders acknowledge progress in promoting tax information exchange and transparency

09-Jul-2009

In a statement following their 8 July meeting in L’Aquila, the G8 leaders stated "all jurisdictions must now quickly implement their commitments...  an appropriate follow up framework is needed to fully benefit from this renewed emphasis on tax information exchange and transparency... We ask the OECD to swiftly address these challenges, propose further steps and report by the time of the next G20 Finance Ministers’ meeting.”




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