Friday, December 11, 2009

Bahamas signs two more tax treaties

THE Bahamas has signed its ninth and tenth Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs), with France and Belgium respectively, leaving it only two short of the minimum 12 such deals demanded by the G-20/Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD).

The deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, Brent Symonette, is pictured (top left) signing the Bahamas' agreement with Belgium at the Hôtel des Finances in Brussels.

Didier Reynders, deputy prime minister and minister of finance of Belgium, signs on behalf of that country.