Various tax treaties

08.12.2017

                                                                     

Double Taxation Treaties (DTTs) between the following markets were signed and came into force with the rates as indicated in the following table:

Markets

Date signed

Date in force

Max DTT rates (%)

Debt

Equities

Belarus

Hong Kong

16 January 2017

30 November 2017

5

5

Cyprus

Barbados

30 December 2015

19 October 2017

5

5

Ethiopia

South Korea

26 May 2016

6 November 2017

7.5

8

Hong Kong

Latvia

13 April 2016

24 November 2017

10

10

Hungary

Oman

2 November 2016

18 March 2017

0

10a

Jersey

United Arab Emirates

20 April 2016

15 February 2017

0

0

Kenya

United Arab Emirates

21 November 2011

22 February 2017

10

5

Kenya

Iran

29 May 2012

13 July 2017

10

5

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

13 December 2015

23 May 2017

0

0

Lithuania

Kuwait

18 April 2014

8 September 2017

10

15

Norway

Zambia

17 December 2015

9 December 2017

15

10

a Only if the Beneficial Owner is an individual. 0% in all other cases.

Unless otherwise indicated, the treaties above generally apply from 1 January 2018.

Our Market DTT information will be updated in due course to reflect the new treaties.

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