The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published its Progress report to the G20 on the FSB action plan to assess and address the decline in corresponding banking. The progress report … Read More
International Issues
Liechtenstein Ratifies the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters
Liechtenstein today deposited its instrument of ratification for the [Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters](http://www.oecd.org/tax/exchange-of-tax-information/conventiononmutualadministrativeassistanceintaxmatters.htm?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Convention%20on%20Mutual%20Administrative%20Assistance%20in%20Tax%20Matters&utm_campaign=Tax%20News%20Alert%2022-08-2016&utm_term=demo) (“the Convention”). By doing so, Liechtenstein underlines its commitment to fighting tax evasion … Read More
Kuwait Signs CRS MCAA
Kuwait has re-confirmed its commitment to implement automatic exchange of financial account information in time to commence exchanges in 2018. It did this today by joining the [83 current signatories](http://www.oecd.org/tax/automatic-exchange/international-framework-for-the-crs/MCAA-Signatories.pdf?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_content=83%20current%20signatories&utm_campaign=Tax%20News%20Alert%2019-08-2016&utm_term=demo) … Read More
Bahamas Targets End of September for AEOI/CRS Legislation Review
The Bahamas expects to have draft enabling legislation and supporting regulations and guidance notes submitted to the Government by the end of September for vetting, review and finalization to ensure … Read More
LINK-Caribbean
The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) is partnering with the World Bank Group to bring greater access to finance for Caribbean entrepreneurs and develop the region’s angel investment ecosystem. … Read More
Disconnecting from Global Finance
**The Impact of AML/CFT Regulations in Commonwealth Developing Countries** The Commonwealth Secretariat has released its report on de-risking in the Commonwealth, noting that it seeks to complement and enhance previous … Read More
BEPS Discussion Draft – Banking and Insurance Sectors
The OECD is inviting interested parties to provide comments on a [discussion draft](http://www.oecd.org/tax/aggressive/discussion-draft-beps-action-4-banking-and-insurance-sector.pdf) which deals with approaches to address BEPS involving interest in the banking and insurance sectors under Action … Read More
Global Forum Publishes New Peer Review Reports
***International community continues movement towards greater tax transparency*** The [Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes](http://www.oecd.org/tax/transparency/) has released ten new Peer Review Reports. A release from … Read More
Platform for Collaboration on Tax Reports to G20
***Enhancing the Effectiveness of External Support in Building Tax Capacity in Developing Countries*** The third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting was held in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan … Read More
Preparing from the G20 Leaders Summit
**G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors** The G-20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ will meet in Chengdu on July 23-24. Click [here](http://www.imf.org/external/np/g20/pdf/2016/072116.pdf) for an Executive Summary of the … Read More