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Senior Management Appointment: Mr. Stephen Matthews, Chief Tax Economist/Head of the Tax Policy and Statistics Division

06-May-2009

The OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Stephen Matthews as the Chief Tax Economist/Head of the Tax Policy and Statistics division, as of 4th May 2009.

Les mesures énergiques prises à l’encontre des paradis fiscaux seront bénéfiques pour les pays en développement

29-Apr-2009

Selon M. Gurría, Secrétaire général de l’OCDE, les mesures énergiques prises pour lutter contre les paradis fiscaux et la fraude fiscale transnationale vont aider les pays en développement à collecter davantage de recettes afin de financer la construction des écoles, des routes et des hôpitaux dont ils ont tant besoin.

Bermuda signs eight new tax information agreements

17-Apr-2009

Bermuda has signed 8 new tax information exchange agreements, with 7 Nordic economies – Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, and with New Zealand, bringing to 11 the number of such agreements it has entered into.

Bermuda signs eight new tax information agreements

17-Apr-2009

Bermuda has signed 8 new tax information exchange agreements, with 7 Nordic economies – Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and the Faroe Islands, and with New Zealand, bringing to 11 the number of such agreements it has entered into.

Gibraltar signs Tax Information Exchange Agreement with the United States

09-Apr-2009

Gibraltar and the United States signed a bilateral arrangement for the exchange of information for tax purposes on 31 March 2009. This is the first such agreement entered into by Gibraltar.

International tax information standards win further support

07-Apr-2009

At a press conference in Paris held jointly with the EU’s Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, László Kovács, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría welcomed commitments to the internationally agreed standard on exchange of information for tax purposes by Costa Rica, Malaysia, Philippines and Uruguay and commented on the OECD’s ongoing drive to combat tax evasion. 

OECD welcomes Uruguay’s commitment to OECD tax information exchange standards

03-Apr-2009

The OECD welcomed today the formal endorsement by Uruguay of its tax information exchange standards.  In a letter to Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD, Uruguay’s Finance Minister, Alvaro García, informed the OECD that Uruguay formally endorses the OECD’s standards on transparency and exchange of information, as set out in the 2005 version of Article 26 of the OECD Model Tax Convention.

Following G20 OECD delivers on tax pledge

02-Apr-2009

Following the G20 meeting and communiqué, the OECD Secretariat has provided a detailed report on progress by financial centres around the world towards implementation of an internationally agreed standard on exchange of information for tax purposes.

Cayman Islands signs tax information agreements with Nordic economies

01-Apr-2009

The Cayman Islands has signed bilateral agreements with seven Nordic economies - Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden -on exchange of information for tax purposes.

OECD welcomes Monaco pledge on exchange of information in tax matters

26-Mar-2009

OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría welcomed an announcement by Monaco that it is prepared to enter into agreements for the exchange of information in all tax matters in accordance with international standards developed by the OECD and recognised by the United Nations.




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