The Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie, Prime Minister of The Bahamas, provided the keynote address this morning at the Official Opening of the Trade Show for the [Jamaica Stock Exchange](http://www.jamstockex.com/) … Read More
International Issues
China Signs Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement
*China takes important step to boost international co-operation against tax evasion* Today the People’s Republic of China became the 77th jurisdiction to sign the [Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement](http://www.oecd.org/tax/automatic-exchange/international-framework-for-the-crs/) (MCAA), which … Read More
Monaco Commits to Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information
The OECD announced today that Monaco has signed the [Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement](http://www.oecd.org/tax/automatic-exchange/international-framework-for-the-crs/), confirming its commitment to implement automatic exchange of financial account information in time to exchange in 2018. … Read More
IMF Staff Mission to The Bahamas
Mr. Jarkko Turunen, a Senior Economist in the Western Hemisphere Department of the IMF, led a recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission to The Bahamas. The team was here from … Read More
Impact of Financial and Professional Services on Commonwealth Economies
The Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie, M.P., Bahamas Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, addressed the [Commonwealth Business Forum](http://chogm2015.mt/fora/business) (CBF) held in Malta on November 24-26, immediately before the 2015 … Read More
Niue Signs Multilateral Convention
The Honourable Billy Graham Talagi, Minister for Ministry of Natural Resources of Niue has signed the [Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters.](http://www.oecd.org/tax/exchange-of-tax-information/conventiononmutualadministrativeassistanceintaxmatters.htm) The Convention has become a … Read More
Israel Joins International Efforts to Boost Transparency
Israel signed today the [Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters](http://www.oecd.org/tax/exchange-of-tax-information/conventiononmutualadministrativeassistanceintaxmatters.htm), making it the 91st jurisdiction to join the world’s leading instrument for boosting transparency and combating offshore … Read More
G20 Leaders Conclude Antalya Meeting
The Leaders of the G20 met in Antalya on 15-16 November 2015 to determine further collective actions towards achieving strong, sustainable and balanced growth to raise the prosperity of its … Read More
Multilateral Instrument Against Offshore Tax Evasion and Avoidance
Uganda today signed the [Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters](http://www.oecd.org/tax/exchange-of-tax-information/conventiononmutualadministrativeassistanceintaxmatters.htm). It is the 8th country of the African continent to sign the Convention and the 90th jurisdiction … Read More
Global Forum Meets in Barbados
Major implementation milestones are being met by members of the world’s leading forum on tax transparency as the international community continues to move ahead towards greater tax transparency. The imminent … Read More