The OECD announced today that Panama has become the 105th jurisdiction to join the world’s leading instrument for boosting transparency and combating cross-border tax evasion. This it did by signing … Read More
International Issues
EU-LAC Foundation
The EU Council has announced that the agreement establishing the European Union – Latin America and the Caribbean Foundation (EU-LAC Foundation) as an international organisation [was signed yesterday](http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2016/10/26-eu-lac-foundation-constitutive-agreement-signed/?utm_source=dsms-auto&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EU-LAC+Foundation%3a+constitutive+agreement+signed) in Santo … Read More
Doing Business 2017: Equal Opportunity for All
The World Bank has released its 2017 Doing Business Report, noting that a record 137 economies around the world have adopted key reforms that make it easier to start and … Read More
Caribbean Finance Conference and Caribbean Forum
A crucial Conference in Antigua is set to address issues confronting the banking system in the Caribbean. Pursuant to a mandate from Heads of Government of the [Caribbean Community](http://caricom.org) (CARICOM), … Read More
Towards Enhanced Transparency in International Tax Matters
The OECD announced today that five new jurisdictions have signed the tax co-operation agreement to enable automatic sharing of country-by-country information. Brazil, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man and Latvia … Read More
FATF October Plenary
The first Plenary meeting of Plenary year FATF-XXVIII was held in Paris on 19-21 October, under the Spanish Presidency of Mr. Juan Manuel Vega-Serrano. The Plenary dealt with a number … Read More
Automatic Exchange of Information Between Tax Authorities
The OECD has announced that the first series of bilateral automatic exchange relationships has been established among the first batch of jurisdictions committed to exchanging information automatically as of 2017. … Read More
Global Review of Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) Programmes Under BEPS
The OECD has released key documents that will form the basis of the MAP peer review and monitoring process under Action 14 of the [Base Erosion and Profit Sharing (BEPS) … Read More
EU Council Conclusions on Tax Transparency
The European Council has [adopted conclusions](http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2016/10/11-ecofin-conclusions-tax-transparency/) in response to a Commission communication on tax transparency. The conclusions highlight the continued need to prevent the large-scale concealment of funds, which hinders … Read More
EU Approves Monaco Taxation Agreement
The European Council has approved the conclusion of an agreement with Monaco that will improve tax compliance by private savers. The agreement requires EU member states and Monaco to exchange … Read More