Various tax treaties
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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