More Trade News in Brief – Week 42 (8 – 14 October 2012)

* DTA Signed Between Russia and Luxembourg

 

The Russian Federation and Luxembourg signed the bilateral double taxation agreement (DTA).

 

More here.

 

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* Liechtenstein and Japan Plan DTA Talks

 

After concluding the bilateral tax information exchange agreement (TIEA), Liechtenstein and Japan plan for a double taxation agreement (DTA).

 

Check more here.

 

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* Germany- Singapore Updated DTA

 

Germany and Singapore plan to update and to revise the existing double taxation agreement (DTA).

 

Check here.

 

 

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More Trade News in Brief – Week 33 (6 – 12 August 2012)

* ICC Global Network Extended to Albania and Kenya

 

3 August 2012, Paris

 

The International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) global network of national committees grown up with the implementation of ICC Albania and ICC Kenya.

 

Kindly check here.

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* ISO 14452: Network Services Billing – Requirements

 

8 August 2012

 

The new ISO standard provides solutions by giving recommendations for utility services to improve their billing practices and make them more customer-friendly. This requirements ensure that the customers will receive clearly comprehensible, accurate, timely and complete bills.

 

ISO 14452:2012, Network services billing – Requirements, was developed by ISO project committee ISO/PC 239, Network services billing.

 

More here.

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* India & Monaco Inked TIEA

 

6 August 2012

 

India and Monaco have signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA).

More Trade News in Brief – Week 29 (9 July – 15 July 2012)

* Free Online Tool for Trade and Market

 

The International Trade Centre (ITC) has redeveloped its free online analysis tool Market Access Map.

 

Market Access Map is an interactive analytical web tool informing about tariffs and non-tariff measures (NTMs) and other market access conditions.

 

The tool is available at www.macmap.org.

 

More here.

 

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* Mozambique Sign IMO Anti-piracy Code

 

6 July 2012

 

Mozambique is the 20th state to The Code of Conduct concerning the Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden (Djibouti Code of Conduct) developed by International Maritime Organization (IMO).

 

More here.

 

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* CARICOM-Canada Revised FTA

 

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Canada express their desire to agree a revised free trade agreement to replace the actual CARIBCAN preferential trade programme until the end of the year.

 

More here.

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* Japan & Liechtenstein Sign TIEA

 

Japan & Liechtenstein sign bilateral Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) in accordance with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) model convention.

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* Ghana Signs Tax Cooperation Agreement

 

10 July 2012

 

Ghana is the second African country, after South Africa, to sign the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, a multilateral agreement developed by the Council of Europe and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

More Trade News in Brief – Week 24 (4–10 June 2012)

* EU Starts Free Trade Talks with Armenia

 

1 June 2012, Brussels

 

The European Union (EU) and Armenia have agreed to begin negotiations for a comprehensive Free Trade Area.

 

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* Report on G20’s Trade & Investment

 

31 May 2012

 

WTO, OECD & UNCTAD published a report showing the negative impact of protectionist and discriminatory trade measures.

The seventh WTO-OECD-UNCTAD report for the G-20 on trade and investment reveals that government-imposed trade and investment restrictions continue to be an obstacle for global growth and development.

 

Please consult the report here.

 

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* Hong Kong-Portugal DTA Comes Into Force

 

On June 3^rd come into force the agreement for the avoidance of double taxation (DTA) signed between Hong Kong and Portugal.

 

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* Canada Starts Investment Talks With Benin and Burkina Faso

 

The Canadian government has launched negotiations on foreign investment promotion and protection agreements (FIPAs) with Benin and Burkina Faso.

 

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* India and Bahrain Sign TIEA

 

The governments of India and Bahrain have signed a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA).

 

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* Annual Asset Management Report: Facts & Figures in Europe – EFAMA

 

31 May 2012, Brussels

 

EFAMA published the Fifth Annual Review Asset Management in Europe: Facts & Figures (using data as at end 2010).

This report take a tour of european the industry looking at its overall size, general structure, asset allocation and client base.

 

Please see the Report.