Panama and Netherlands Sign Tax AgreementThursday, April 8, 2010 Panama now has also signed double taxation agreements with Italy, Mexico, Belgium and Barbados. Economy Minister Frank de Lima explained that these agreements are part of the government’s policies to make the financial services sector more competitive. Panama Negotiates Double Taxation Agreement with PortugalThursday, July 8, 2010 Both countries have taken steps toward signing a double taxation agreement. On signing this agreement Panama will have completed 10 of the 12 it needs to be removed from the OECD’s gray list. Panama and Italy Close Tax Agreement NegotiationsWednesday, December 2, 2009 Panama concluded negotiations for a double taxation agreement with Italy. The agreement between both countries will be signed very soon, stated Frank de Lima, Panamanian vice minister of Economy. Panama Negotiates Double Taxation Agreement with BarbadosTuesday, March 9, 2010 This week, the Government of Panama began negotiating a double taxation with Barbados. Representatives from both countries met at the Economy Ministry of Panama. Panama to Negotiate Agreements with South Korea and SingaporeFriday, August 13, 2010 The negotiations will bring to 12 the number of double taxation agreements it has, equalling the minimum required by the OECD. Panama's Vice-minister for the Economy, Frank De Lima, indicated thta the agreements will mean that by next year the country will no longer be on the gray list held by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Italy and Panama to Negotiate Double Taxation AgreementThursday, October 8, 2009 Discussions between both governments will begin on October 19th. This was announced by Frank De Lima, Panamanian Vice Minister of Economy, who didn't communicate where the meetings are going to take place. Panama Signs Tax Agreement with U.S.Monday, November 22, 2010 On November 30th Panama will sign a tax agreement with the United States. The signing is part of a strategy by the country to exclude Panama from the grey-list created by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), informed the minister of Economy and Finance, Frank De Lima. Panama and Spain Ink Tax AgreementMonday, May 3, 2010 The country penned a double taxation agreement with Spain; it had already done so with Holland, Italy, Mexico, Belgium and Barbados. Economy vice minister Frank de Lima explained that the country had set the objective of signing 12 of these agreements in 2010, and that they have already achieved half of it. Panama and Qatar Ink Tax AgreementThursday, May 13, 2010 This is the latest double taxation agreement signed by Panama; it has recently done the same with Belgium, Italy, Holland, Barbados, Spain and Mexico. Economy Minister Frank de Lima stated that in May they will negotiate two additional agreements with France and Luxembourg. Panama and Netherlands Negotiate Double TaxationMonday, April 5, 2010 Starting today and until Wednesday, representatives from both countries will negotiate a Double Taxation Agreement in Panama City. With these agreements, Panama seeks to be removed from OECD’s tax-haven gray-list. It has already closed similar treaties with Italy, Mexico, Belgium and Barbados. Panama and Barbados Agree Double TaxationTuesday, June 22, 2010 The Panamanian foreign ministry reported it has signed a double taxation agreement with Barbados. So far, the country has concluded tax agreement negotiations with Belgium, Holland, Qatar, Spain and France. Panama Could Leave Gray ListMonday, June 20, 2011 A treaty signed with France will become the twelfth, enabling Panama to get off the list of tax havens. As part of measures being taken by the government so that Panama will no longer be considered a tax haven, a treaty will be signed with French representatives in Paris to avoid double taxation (DTT). Panama Closes Double Taxation Agreement With FranceWednesday, June 2, 2010 When signed on September, it will become the seventh double taxation agreement with OECD nations. Prensa.com reported that the country has already signed and ratified the same agreement with Mexico, it plans to sign it with Barbados on June 21, and dates still must be set for doing the same with Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Qatar and Spain”. Panama to Negotiate Tax Agreement with ArubaMonday, February 28, 2011 The finance ministers of both countries began discussing a Double Taxation Agreement. The Minister of Economy of Panama, Frank De Lima, said a Panamanian trade mission is to visit Aruba in August, headed by the Foreign Trade Vice Minister, José Domingo Arias. "We made recommendations on diversification of economic activities in the island, which was a follow up meeting we had with the Finance Minister in March of last year," he said. Elections in Panama: Economic ProgramsTuesday, April 21, 2009 For whoever wins the elections on May 3, the main challenge will be to maintain the economic growth that has averaged 8% annually in recent years. Both the PRD (the Democratic Revolutionary Party, plus the Liberal Party and the People's Party) and Alianza para el Cambio (Democratic Change, the Patriotic Union, the Panamanian Party and Molirena), propose the continuation of the current macro-economic direction of the country, giving continuity to many of the programs conducted by the government of Martín Torrijos. |
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