News Stories Tagged 'China'
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100 States Now Expected To Swap Taxpayer Data In September
by Ulrika Lomas, Lowtax.net, Brussels
06 July, 2018
More than 100 jurisdictions will automatically exchange financial account information in September 2018 after a significant increase in the number of countries participating in the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, the OECD has said.
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Hong Kong Legislates For Health Insurance Tax Relief
by Mary Swire, Lowtax.net, Hong Kong
22 May, 2018
Hong Kong's Government has gazetted a bill to provide a tax incentive for the take up of private health insurance, as announced in the 2018-19 Budget.
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ADGM, Shanghai Bourse To Create 'Belt And Road' Exchange
by Lorys Charalambous, Lowtax.net, Cyprus
24 April, 2018
Abu Dhabi Global Market, the international financial center in Abu Dhabi, and the Shanghai Stock Exchange, China's largest securities exchange, have agreed to collaborate on the establishment of a "Belt and Road" stock exchange.
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BVI Warns Of Beneficial Ownership Penalties
by Mike Godfrey, Lowtax.net, Washington
17 April, 2018
The British Virgin Islands' financial services promotion agency, BVI House Asia, recently held a seminar in Hong Kong to highlight the impact of the territory's new probate rules.
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China To Open Up Financial Services To Foreign Firms
by Mary Swire, Lowtax.net, Hong Kong
13 April, 2018
The People's Bank of China has committed to putting forward measures to significantly open China's financial services industry to foreign competition, following an announced commitment to do so from President Xi Jinping.
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Guernsey Finance Strengthens Hong Kong Presence
by Jason Gorringe, Lowtax.net, London
08 March, 2018
Guernsey's financial services promotion agency, Guernsey Finance, says its Hong Kong office has yielded significant benefits for the territory over the past 15 months.
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Shanghai Seeks To Encourage Foreign Tech Start-ups
by Lorys Charalambous, Lowtax.net, Cyprus
12 January, 2018
The Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone is to offer tech entrepreneurs more expanded rights and privileges to encourage foreign investment and innovation.
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Hong Kong Exchange Sets Up Singapore Office
by Mary Swire, Lowtax.net, Hong Kong
14 December, 2017
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited recently announced that it has expanded its presence in Asia with the opening of a Singapore office.
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Shanghai FTZ Unveils New Trade Promotion Center
by Lorys Charalambous, Lowtax.net, Cyprus
13 December, 2017
The Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone has set up a new trade promotion service center to facilitate foreign trade, inbound and outbound investment, and support the international operations of Zone-registered companies.
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Shanghai FTZ Approves Projects To Expand Port Operations
by Lorys Charalambous, Lowtax.net, Cyprus
11 December, 2017
The Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone says it has made further inroads towards facilitating high-end shipping operations in Pudong New Area, with the approval of a batch of key shipping projects.
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