More Trade News in Brief Week 42 (14 – 20 October 2013)

 

* Latvia – OECD Membership

 

The 34 OECD Members have approved a Roadmap to accession for Latvia.

 

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* Switzerland Signs Multilateral Convention on Tax Matters

 

Switzerland has become the 58^th country to sign the Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters.

 

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* Isle Of Man First To Sign UK FATCA-Style Agreement

 

The Isle of Man signed an agreement with the United Kingdom extending the automatic disclosure of tax information.

 

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More Trade News in Brief Week 39 (23 – 29 September 2013)

 

* Colombia’s Accession to OECD

 

The 34 OECD Members approved a Roadmap to accession for Colombia establishing the process and setting out the terms for Colombia’s future membership.

 

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* WTO Agrees Membership Terms for Yemen

 

The final step before Yemen becomes a member of the WTO would be the ratification of the accession package by the Yemeni Parliament.

 

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* US and Mongolia Signed an Agreement on Transparency

 

United States and Mongolia signed an Agreement on Transparency in Matters Related to International Trade and Investment between both countries.

 

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