Mar. 8 – St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas said the twin-island Federation will be signing tax information exchange agreements (TIEAs) with six (6) Nordic countries on Mar. 24 and will at the latest be removed from the OECD Grey List on that date.

St. Kitts and Nevis has already initialed or concluded negotiations with and are awaiting dates for signature with Canada, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Greenland, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Finland and San Marino.

The Federation has commenced discussions with India, Japan, the Republic of Seychelles and the United States on Tax Information Exchange Agreement but has not yet confirmed the text for these agreements.

Last Friday, Australia became the 10th nation that St. Kitts and Nevis has signed TIEAs with. Australia joins Monaco, The Netherlands, The Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, United Kingdom, Denmark, Belgium, New Zealand and Liechtenstein.

Source: CUOPM