Malta and the Principality of Liechtenstein have recently initialled a corresponding agreement in respect of taxes on income and on wealth after six months of negotiations. The bilateral double taxation agreement treaty largely follows the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Model Convention and governs the tax treatment of wealth structures and funds. It is...
David Zahra has recently delivered a lecture on ‘Islamic Finance’ as part of the 12° Corso biennale in Dottrina Sociale della Chiesa organised by the Fondazione Centesimus Annus – Pro Pontifice and the Pontificia Universita’ Lateranense. The lecture took place on Saturday 12th January 2013 at the Istituto Maria Santissima Bambina, Città del Vaticano. The Corso biennale...
The Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income between Malta and Israel has been ratified by both countries and the Convention’s provisions have now come into force. The Convention was signed on 28 July 2011.
MISCO Directors Network (MDN), a network of individuals who wish to provide their services as directors on Malta companies, is launching its first workshop this month which will cover the theme: ‘The Challenges of Non-Executive Directorships’. MDN is creating a network of excellence of persons who are already in board directorship positions or who are interested in...
The Government of Malta has recently launched a new national energy policy following wide consultation with all stakeholders. The policy is based on a series of objectives aimed at diversifying the energy mix used in Malta while accelerating a shift in the energy culture. The policy is based on five main principles: diversification, security of...
Further to its signature in March 2011, the double taxation avoidance treaty with Uruguay came into force this week. The agreement with Uruguay is the first double tax treaty with any Latin American country. It seeks to create attractive conditions for Uruguayan and Maltese investors but, contains provisions intended to prevent tax avoidance through improper...
Malta and Mexico have, this week, signed a Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income. The purpose of the Convention is to remove the obstacles that double taxation presents to the development of economic relations between Malta and Mexico. The Convention provides for...
David Zahra, partner at Camilleri de Marco & Zahra Advocates, has recently participated in a Malta Enterprise business delegation to the State of Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The 10-strong business delegation brought together operators from different sectors such financial and professional advisory services, ICT services, audiovisual services as well as renewable energy....
The Double Tax Treaty (DTA) between Malta and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, signed in January 2012, has been approved by the Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia on 17 September 2012. The law that would ratify the DTA was approved by the Majlis al-Shura, the Kingdom’s lower house of parliament, in April 2012 and...
Malta has ratified the Council of Europe/OECD Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters. The Convention is a free-standing multilateral agreement designed to promote international co-operation for a better operation of national tax laws, while respecting the fundamental rights of taxpayers. The Convention provides for all possible forms of administrative co-operation between the parties in the...
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