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Cyprus Ethiopia Treaty Details: A New Scramble For Africa?
Cyprus Ethiopia Treaty details: A new scramble for Africa? The new double tax treaty between Cyprus and Ethiopia was signed on the 30 December, 2015. Details of that treaty have now become available. In general the treaty follows the OECD model treaty. In terms of the treaty the following withholding…
New Cayman LLC Company Law Comes Into Effect
Within the investment industry, the good news announced recently has been the eagerly awaited introduction of a new type of vehicle in the Cayman Islands, namely the Limited Liability Company. The Cayman Islands Government has announced that the anticipated Limited Liability Companies Law, 2016 (“LLC Law”) will come into force…
Cyprus: Citizenship By Investment Programme
For many wealthy people stuck with a passport that makes travel and the right to live elsewhere difficult, the search for an acceptable jurisdiction to base yourself has been a worthwhile pursuit. With the advent of Brexit this might well now include UK citizens who are keen to have a…
Brexit: EU Parent Subsidiary Directive Implications
The implications of Brexit are continually coming to the fore and we will examine them as they surface. One of the benefits for a company of being incorporated in the EU is that any number of provisions have been implemented in order to avoid tax obstacles for companies operating across…
Mauritius Private Pension Scheme from Osiris Corporate Solutions
New legislation enacted in Mauritius brings opportunity to create international pension scheme for non-residents. On the 1st of November 2012, the Private Pension Scheme Act (PPSA) came into effect in Mauritius and with it the exciting prospect of providing a framework for establishing financial vehicles that satisfy the need for…
Brexit: Right to Live and Work in Europe and the UK
Well Brexit is upon us. What has been posed as a possibility is now a reality, and the implications are only just beginning to be absorbed. David Cameron has resigned and indicated that he will leave it up to his successor to invoke Article 50 of the Treaty to start…
IPPA And GECA Between Mauritius And Côte D’Ivoire
The 5th Edition of the Economic Forum, organized by the General Confederation of Enterprises of Côte d’Ivoire (CGECI – Ivorian National Council of Employers), known as the CGECI Academy was held on 21 and 22 April 2016 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Mauritius was invited to this event as Guest of…
Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement – Mauritius and Sao Tomé Principe
Sao Tomé & Principe located in the Golf of Guinea is a former Portuguese colony, well known for its petroleum exploration which started during the late 1980s and which has since developed and where the potential exists, for further development of the country’s petroleum industry. On 6 May 2016, Mauritius…
Mara Delta Property Holdings Open New Offices in Mauritius
Following on from the relocation of several senior executives into Mauritius, Mara Delta have now moved into new offices of their own in Grand Bay. Mauritius has proved to be a superb location for Mara Delta including a successful listing on the Stock Exchange of Mauritius but also from an…
Mauritius India Protocol to Double Tax Treaty Signed
The Mauritius-India DTT was entered into in 1983. The 1990’s brought about the Mauritian Global Business Services by encouraging foreign investors to channel their investments in India through companies set up in Mauritius. For the past few years it has been argued by Indian authorities that a large number of…